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Injured Cahill targets return

17 May 2007 - 10:21:42

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Injured Everton midfielder Tim Cahill is hopeful of making a rapid recovery from a broken metatarsal and featuring in Australia's Asian Cup campaign.

Cahill has been sidelined since damaging his foot against Sheffield United at the start of March, but could be available for Australia's opening game against Oman on July 8.

The 27-year-old has endured an injury-ravaged campaign but has received some positive news on his current situation.

"I don't want to get ahead of myself too much, but I'm quietly confident, I'm happy," Cahill told the Sydney Morning Herald.

"Before I left England, there was quite a bit of a gap between the bone and the pin, but these X-rays show a massive improvement. If anything, the bone looks as though it's healed over 80 per cent

"So I'll start running on Sunday. I hope to do a good 20 minutes, half an hour, so I can get the feel for it, and the biggest day will be Monday, to see how I pull up. But at the moment it feels fine, I've had no pain.

"I've always been fresh and positive mentally and now I'm just looking forward to the Asian Cup.

"It's not a Mickey Mouse tournament. This is one of the biggest tournaments outside the World Cup and we've got a massive chance of some silverware."