Cahill has a dig at old coach from his new Den
IAN MCCULLOUGH TIM Cahill took just one training session with Millwall to realise he had made the right decision to quit the A-League in a bid to keep alive his World Cup dream.
Cahill, 38, this week signed a short-term deal with the En- glish Championship club where he began his career.
He has not kicked a ball competitively since securing a release from Melbourne City in December.
He left City after falling out with coach Warren Joyce and, in a veiled dig at his former boss, said he already feels he is in a more professional environment under the leadership of former teammate Neil Harris.
“When you watch a Championship team train, the intensity is so high, especially at Millwall,’’ Cahill said. “When you train in Australia, yeah, it’s hard but it was comfortable and I needed more from it.
“Any Australian player who is playing A-League would jump at the chance of playing in the Championship.
‘‘The A-League is not the Championship, that’s not being disrespectful, it’s just being honest. You’re going through the motions.’’
After leaving City, Cahill trained on his own in Byron Bay where he was monitored by the Socceroos’ conditioning team, overseen by team doctor Craig Duncan.
He also spent a week using Sydney FC’s facilities to keep fit and turned down offers from the Middle East to try to pick up a contract in England.