Source: Daily_Mail
Tim Cahill: Everton owe David Moyes a victory
It has been another week of soul-searching on the blue half of Merseyside but anybody who thinks David Moyes has lost his ability to inspire should spend 10 minutes in Tim Cahill's company.[LNB] 'Nobody cares more than the manager,' said Cahill, tackling the weighty issue that is Everton's abject campaign.[LNB] 'The hardest thing as a player is letting your manager down, the fans and then yourselves. He didn't need to say much after Bolton. The reaction has to come in training.' [LNB] Frustration: Cahill was part of the Everton side that slumped to defeat at Bolton on Monday[LNB]Everton might be three points off the relegation zone and have a weaker squad than before the transfer window yet there is no sense they will face Chelsea today in an FA Cup fourth-round replay with their tails between their legs. [LNB]Moyes may have been enraged by the insipid performance of his players at Bolton last Sunday yet his actions in the time since have been those of a man who will not let all he has worked so hard for slip away.[LNB] He is approaching the ninth anniversary of his appointment at Goodison Park but Moyes still has the ability to surprise. [LNB]Stomach for the fight: Everton boss Moyes[LNB]When many expected him to read the riot act the morning after that 2-0 defeat at the Reebok Stadium, he took a completely different approach. Carefully and considerately, Moyes has built up the belief of those whose confidence had been damaged.[LNB] Everton have big issues to address but worrying about whether their manager has the stomach for a fight is not on the agenda. [LNB]'There is no sense from me that the manager's message isn't getting across,' said Cahill, Everton's leading scorer. 'There are circumstances at the club but it has been the same every year. We have to make do with what we have got.[LNB] 'A lot of players are on new contracts and we need to repay the manager, the chairman and the fans. [LNB]'The only thing that has happened this year is that we haven't produced as players. It could have been a lot different if we had produced better results. We have probably played too much football and it has worked against us.[LNB] 'In the past we have prided ourselves on being one of the best teams defensively and winning ugly. You have to find a happy medium. It is nice to play beautiful football but now it is starting to take its toll. We just need to go back and scrap.'[LNB] Few will relish the thought of a skirmish more than Cahill. As someone who has battled his way from humble beginnings to the top of his profession, he shoots down the perception that Everton's squad has lost its hunger and unity.[LNB] 'If you can't be motivated to play at a club like this, then you shouldn't be here,' he said. 'Look at Scott Parker inspiring West Ham and they are bottom of the league. Whether it is me or Phil Neville who carries the can because we are the most experienced players here, that doesn't bother me. [LNB]'What bothers me is that we fight between now and the end of the season to get out of this situation. I am convinced we can. We were really average against Bolton. We need to pick ourselves up and this is a massive opportunity.' [LNB] It won't make or break us if Chelsea knock us out the Cup, rages Everton boss MoyesDrogba back in Chelsea line-up as ?50m Torres sits out FA Cup replayBolton 2 Everton 0: Cahill sends a message and Sturridge on hot streakAll the latest Everton FC news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:People: Tim Cahill, Phil Neville, David Moyes
