Anichebe eyes swift return
21 Mar 2008 - 08:05:57
Everton striker Victor Anichebe is hopeful of shrugging off a hip problem in time to face West Ham United on Saturday.
Anichebe missed last weekend's defeat at Fulham after jarring his hip in training, but believes a week of intensive treatment has boosted his chances of facing the Hammers at Goodison Park.
The Toffees are also sweating on the fitness of Andrew Johnson, who limped out of the Fulham defeat with a groin strain.
"It is getting better. I will have to see about the weekend but hopefully I can be fit because we need everybody fit for the last few games," Anichebe told evertonTV.
"It has been a problem for a while and it has been coming and going. I redid it in training, I tried to block a ball out and I just felt a pain.
"It was just too sore at the time (to play against Fulham). There is no point in risking it for one game when we have got eight games to go so I may as well just be fit for those last eight games.
"As soon as AJ was coming off I was gutted because that would have been my chance to get a game but that is just the way football is. I will get another opportunity and I will take it when it comes.
"Everyone is really pleased this year and we are in a really good position.
"Hopefully we can push for that fourth place but fifth place is not a bad place to be but obviously we are pushing for the best."