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Cahill admits devastating experience captaining Everton

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 03:17

Tim Cahill admits leading Everton in their 5-0 Europa League thrashing at Benfica left him "devastated".

Cahill was captain of an injury-ravaged Everton side who were hammered 5-0 by Benfica in the Europa League in Lisbon on Thursday.

The Australia international said: “Did that Benfica defeat knock our confidence? Yes and no. Maybe it’s a nice wake-up call to say, ‘Let’s try to kick on now and put this result behind us’.

“It’s the wake-up call we needed. For some of the players who have been at Everton for a long time, it is now time for us to react and show what it means to put on the jersey.

“I was devastated because it was one of the best days of my life, being captain, but the worst because of the result. It was a harsh lesson.”

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