Australia back Cahill fitness

03 April 2009 12:38
Australia coach Pim Verbeek has claimed that Everton should pay tribute to the Socceroos' medical staff if midfielder Tim Cahill is passed fit to play against Wigan on Sunday.[LNB] Toffees boss David Moyes has been critical of the methods of the Australian national team in the past, having witnessed Cahill return to the club injured on several occasions.[LNB]But with Cahill arriving for international duty carrying an injury, the situation was reversed and the all-action midielder was forced to sit out his country's 2-0 win over Uzbekistan - granting Verbeek a chance to take a swipe at the Everton set-up.[LNB]"Timmy is 100%, if he can play 90 minutes, that's up to my colleague at Everton," Verbeek said. [LNB]"We bring him back fit, and I think they can be very grateful to our medical staff that they did that job, when he came in, he could not walk.[LNB]"So they will be happy with us this time, normally they are not."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports