Everton and Socceroos star Tim Cahill has rated his national coach on a par with his club coach. Cahill believes that Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has done an enormous amount of hard work to ensure the Australians are just a point off qualifying for the 2010 World Cup and rated him as good as Everton boss David Moyes.
"For me, he's the complete manager. On and off the pitch, his man-management skills are amazing," Cahill tells The Socceroo magazine.
"He's probably one of the best managers I've worked with and on par with David Moyes. He talks to the players, he understands the players, he gives them their jobs, he listens and on the pitch he wants it delivered.
"There's high respect from every single player and the nation is starting to get to know him better and appreciate what he's brought to Australia.
"What he's brought is calmness and a fact that he'll take all the responsibility and just let the players play. And as you can see, we haven't lost a game or conceded a goal."