Cahill CLEARLY not fit
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Just watched Cahill play ¾ of the game for Australia's World Cup Qualifier. Similar to his recent games for the Toffees, he just can't seem to get into the game. Reports have suggested he's struggling with injuries to his foot, it's painfully obviously SOMETHING is not right.
What I don't understand, is why doesn't he just take the break he needs? Sure, he's been out a while, but SURELY we're better off having him playing in less games, and scoring goals, than we are more games as a passenger???
Fellaini can play his role quite well in his absence, and might force us to bring on and develop Rodwell/Castillo which could be a good thing.
Can anyone understand Moyes's thinking in playing him when he's clearly not up to it at the mo?? Wouldn't have thought it was from lack of options....
Dennis Karanikolopoulos,
Melbourne, Australia Posted 19/11/2008 at 22:05:57
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I’ve got to agree he is clearly not at 100%. He and the club have admitted it. He has some foot issues to do with his new authotics and movement required as part of his rehabilitation.
It think the reasons for him not taking a rest at this stage are two fold.
1.The club is short of players and Moyes loves his tried and true performers. Cahill clearly fits this mold being one of our best players.
2.Tim himself would be absolutley desperate to play. Look at the passion he displays on the field. He would hate sitting out. He would also be keen to help out Pim Verbeek, as he hasn’t seen much of Cahill since taking over.
Too right Dennis, Tim is clearly not fit, he is not getting the full training due to his foot injuries, you can only do so much in a gym.
He is carrying a bit of weight as well, you’ve only got to look at his face, puffy.
Fit.... or fit for purpose?
Carrying a bit of weight?? Pretty tough there Derek. Out of form but don’t think it’s as a result of his weight.
To be honest, don’t think I can count on one hand the amount of players that have been playing well this season. Jagielka and Howard maybe?? Any others??
Wow, Dennis, What a surname!!
Cahill played with injections to his foot yesterday and it was there for all to see that he is not match fit as yet. I don?t know why the Aussie manager left him on the park for 87 minutes as he was clearly not moving at 100%. After the game, I saw him walking gingerly which doesn?t bode well for us. I think Moyes needs to pull him back a bit as we of course don?t want a reoccurrence of the injury and secondly, he is not doing much good for us in this sort of form.
Kieran Fitzgerald
Posted 20/11/2008 at 18:03:19
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This something I?ve had a problem with for a while. A player has an injury that?s not hugely serious. But instead of giving him a couple of weeks rest to get rid of it, the club sticks him full of painkillers and keeps playing him. Now maybe I?m missing something here but two glaringly obvious problems here are that one, a player in this condition is as much a liability as an asset on the pitch and two, are you not risking making the injury a lot worse and causing the player to miss a lot more time than he would have originally.
As other people have mentioned we surely have enough players to cover things like this.
Agree fully with Kieran’s points above. But another issue for me is that here we are again with Cahill and his Australian involvement. Fine as far as it goes but if a player is supposedly having a very difficult time regaining full fitness after injury why on earth can Everton not make out a case that if he is not as yet anywhere near being 100% fit how can turning out one minute for his club(with obvious problems?) and then jetting off half-way around the world to play for his country possibly be seen as helping his recuperation? Surely his present physical condition makes such levels of "close proximity" appearances very questionable? It appears that Cahill obviously is not going to turn down the chance to play for Australia - whatever his difficulties? -so as such, and as his employers, could Everton’s Medical supervisory team not make a case for withdrawal on health grounds?
Dennis Karanikolopoulos
Posted 20/11/2008 at 19:33:25
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Anthony, why single out Australia? What about our beloved Everton? Why can?t they withdraw him from the games "on health grounds"? Don?t think it?s fair to single out Socceroos here when clearly Everton aren?t helping his rehabilitation either.
Although I do agree, he shouldn?t have played last night.... nor on the weekend.....
I’ve said this all along, Cahill needs REST to allow mother nature to do it’s work. Building other muscles to support the injury, modifying his motor mechanics to compensate the injured areas/muscle, painkillers, wearing NASA designed boots - will do FA to his long term health, and most importantly his contribution to Everton, Australia or whoever he needs to play for 24/7.
The body is interconnected and his heel problem is likely due to his whole body posture/mechanics trying to compensate for his weak foot/bone whatever. I once had back pain, and my physio traced it to my flat footed heel as the root cause. My whole body was trying to compensate for the heel, and thus the back was taking the toll.
Cahill needs rest to resolve the root cause of all this niggling injuries otherwise if he keep going like this he’ll end up a crock and life with arthritis. The End.
I think he should have been given a couple more weeks rest, especially with Fellaini being in the form he is/was when Tim wasn't in the team! Saying that though, the chances Cahill has been missing in the games he has played have been close to sitters, and that's why it has been much more noticable. A sore heel shouldn't stop you netting a free header from 4 yards.
Dennis,
Thanks for the comment! I should have been a little more specific in emphasising that, as you quite rightly say, the issue first of all is with Everton itself. That is why, as I said at the outset, I agreed with Kieron?s comments. If a player is not fit then he should not play.
As you have intimated, the first duty of the club is to ensure that those who take to the pitch are capable of lasting the full 90 minutes ? subject to the physical vaguaries of the game itself of course! If Cahill is carrying a debilitating problem with his foot then he and the club are duty bound to ensure that the injury is healed before taking to the field.
I totally agree that if Everton itself does not abide by an approach such as this then it makes it well nigh impossible to make out a case as to why he should not be available for Australia ? or even Brazil if such was the case! I did not mean to be particularly unfair on Australia! Thanks a lot for your comments.
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It think the reasons for him not taking a rest at this stage are two fold.
1.The club is short of players and Moyes loves his tried and true performers. Cahill clearly fits this mold being one of our best players.
2.Tim himself would be absolutley desperate to play. Look at the passion he displays on the field. He would hate sitting out. He would also be keen to help out Pim Verbeek, as he hasn’t seen much of Cahill since taking over.