Tim Cahill

hktoffee · January 27, 2015

He can still score goals. I bet he scores more than Kone nowadays.

deipnosophist · January 27, 2015

McBain said:

lol lol lol that's a very funny gif

Phenom · January 27, 2015

EvertonAmerican said:
Lol what? He's been world class for Australia this year. He was dominant in the World Cup and has been outstanding in the Asian Cup. He's adjusted his game accordingly and has seen results.

Tim Cahill has never been or ever will be world class.

This doesn't take away from the fact he was outstanding for us and won us so many points on his own.

Basil Fawlty · January 29, 2015

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Azzurri · January 29, 2015

Was glad he left when he did, and don't want him back. He doesn't suit the style, is getting on and was quite poor for his last year with us.

I'd have him as first name on the team sheet against Palace, though.

scratchnsurf · January 29, 2015

Getting sent off in his final game for launching an opposition player who had a go at one of our ball boys was the perfect ending to Cahill's Everton story.

Anyone with the most basic understanding of a narrative has to realise that he can never come back for this reason alone.

evertony · January 29, 2015

He'll be back some day......as manager

Polish_Blue_Army · January 30, 2015

Modern EFC legend. And a great man. Total opposition to the most of today's "footballers".

Come on Timmy !

Kurt. · January 30, 2015

Some awful shouts in this thread lol..... World class my ar5e....

cduff · January 30, 2015

Ok, I think there are 2 different ideas getting mixed up here. Just because some of us think that Tim is a great footballer does not necessarily mean that we think it would be a good idea for him to return to EFC (on loan). Personally, I think (just like his heading ability) that his timing in leaving us was perfect. His move to MLS was great for him and his family and for both personal and professional reasons he would be crazy to return to EPL. He has basically ruled that out himself anyway.
Having said that, I think Cahill is one of those players who continues to surprise. I had assumed that when he left and went to MLS that it would just be his last pay day and that he would (and should) retire from international football. However I, and many others who held the same views, have been proven wrong. He has been outstanding in both MLS and international football. His ability to score from all different positions (compare these goals WC v Holland, o/head via China, header v China, fastest goal in MLS) is unbelievable. Despite what has been said earlier, he does work his proverbial off and he puts his body on the line in any game that I have seen. This from a 35 yo playing in midfield or up front and usually marked by 2-3 players. Not sure what your definition of "world class" is but he has scored the same no of goals in WCs as Messi, Geoff Hurst, Platini and more than Ronaldo and many others. This is in arguably much weaker teams. Maybe we can borrow a much used phrase and agree that he is PHENOMENAL!

AussieToffee · January 30, 2015

Because of Cahills career trajectory (longitivity) it's IMPOSSIBLE to not rate him as a great.

In 4 years time he'll be scoring in his FOURTH world cup equalling Pele and a couple of others.

The kid stands on his own and in his OWN right!

His so called short comings have been laid to rest as they never managed to stop him.

He's very unique AND a world enigma.

ianefc · January 30, 2015

I think My favourite memory of Cahill's was in the 2nd half of the FA Cup Quarter Final against 'Boro in 09 when we were appalling in the 1st half 1-0 down being outsang by there fans and we had no fully fit strikers, at half time Moyes put Felliani up along side Saha who came on at HT and went 4-4-2 with Cahill playing CM and that day he proved he was a footballer first and foremost as he ran the show.