Can Aussie’s Rule With Cahill?

From Millwall to Everton to Australia, Tim Cahill is a player who has had a fantastic career. Around ten years ago, people probably would have never heard of Tim Cahill as the man was plying his trade with Millwall. However when the Aussie burst onto the scene in the 2003/2004 season, it was then where Premier League clubs started to take notice of Tim Cahill. Everton snapped him up in the year 2004, for a fee of £1.5 million. As soon as he made his switch to Everton, Cahill was deservedly called up to the Australia national team, and from the year 2004 onwards, Tim has always been a regular in the Australia side.

As we all know this year is a World Cup year, and for Tim Cahill’s national side, Australia, they will be undoubtedly tested in Group D. Looking at the teams which will do battle in that group, any of them could well advance into the last 16 of the tournament. For Australia though, they could well have to rely on the heading ability of the Everton superstar, that’s only if they want to progress in the World Cup tournament. Australia’s squad is packed full of stars most of which have been or are, English based players. That could well turn out to be vital on Cahill’s behalf, as he will be surrounded by fellow Premier League or Football League players.

Cahill has always been known for his heading ability and that part of his play could well come into admiration at this summer’s World Cup. Tim Cahill will most likely fit in behind the Australian strikers, as he could potentially be linked up with goalscoring sensation, Archie Thompson. Cahill and Thompson have scored 40 goals between them while playing for Australia, as that partnership could well turn out to be a crucial one. However if Cahill, wants to assist Archie Thompson with some goals, he will need to get past some of the best defenders in the World, as the likes of Germany’s Per Mertesacker, Serbia’s Nemanja Vidic and Ghana’s John Mensah, could all be trying to stop Tim Cahill from latching onto headers, at this year’s World Cup.

Cahill offers Australia a lot in terms of footballing ability. Cahill has scored some trademark headers in the past, for club and country, however how can Cahill leap that high as he only stands on the ground at a considerably small height of 5ft10? Cahill though has also scored most of his Australia goals with his feet, as in the 2006 World Cup, he single handily turned the game around against Japan, with some smart finishes. Also he scored a double with his feet against the Republic of Ireland last year.

Also Cahill has applied his national side with assists, as in the Asian Cup in 2007; Cahill assisted three of Australia’s four goals in a 4-0 win against Thailand. Also in the past, Cahill has been awarded with the set piece duties for Australia, as Cahill has struck some free-kicks for the Aussies in the past, however with his heading ability growing in stature, it is highly unlikely that Tim Cahill will be taking any set pieces for Australia, in a couple of months time. Cahill could well score a few goals in South Africa, and his national team could well be relying on his heading ability. Will Cahill be leaping for joy at this summer’s World Cup?