Neill left out of squad for Korea match

Clubless Socceroos captain Lucas Neill and injured star Tim Cahill will miss next
week's friendly against South Korea, while Harry Kewell is also in doubt.
Coach Pim Verbeek has named Kewell in a 24-man squad for the September 5 encounter
in Seoul, but says an ankle injury might sideline him.
Neill and Cahill were not named, with Neill concentrating on efforts to find a new
club, while a foot injury has forced Cahill's omission.
Cahill was the two-goal hero in the national team's last match a fortnight ago, when
the Socceroos downed Ireland 3-0 in Limerick.
The Everton midfielder was sidelined for six months by a foot injury last year, but
Verbeek said the latest problem was unrelated and not nearly as serious.
"It's a totally different injury, at this moment it's much better to leave him in
England because I have enough other players," Verbeek said.
"He's okay, but it's better for those players to stay in England and prepare
themselves for the long, long season to go."
The coach was similarly unperturbed about Neill's so-far fruitless efforts to find a
new playing home.
Verbeek scoffed at suggestions Neill was simply chasing a big pay packet and said in
terms of the Socceroos' preparations for next year's World Cup, it was far from
becoming a problem.
"He's a transferring player of 31 years old, he's just waiting for the right moment
to sign with the right club for the right deal and I think there's nothing wrong
with that," he said.
"What other people are thinking of his decision, they don't know what he's talking
about, what are his motivations and I have no worries at all."
He said Neill was omitted so he could be free to talk to prospective clubs and
undergo medical testing.
Kewell's fitness will also need testing, after he was injured representing his
Turkish club Galatasaray last week.
"He got a very nasty kick on his ankle, I was with him on Friday when he had his
medical, it didn't look good," Verbeek said.
He will possibly play with Galatasaray in a European League game on Thursday and
Turkish league match on Sunday, but Verbeek was uncertain what that meant for the
Socceroos.
"The staff were confident, Harry was confident, but let's wait and see what the
reaction is when he plays," he said.
Meanwhile, while no A-League players were included against Ireland, Jason Culina and
Shane Stefanutto were brought in to play South Korea, along with Japanese-based
striker Josh Kennedy.
Verbeek said other A-League players were in contention, but he did not want to
disrupt the domestic competition by removing players not guaranteed to start the
game.
Vince Grella returns from injury, with Michael Beauchamp, Mark Milligan and Michael
Petkovic the other inclusions.
Verbeek said Kennedy and Scott McDonald were likely to play as dual strikers.