DESPITE a mammoth 32-hour plane and car journey via Dusseldorf and London, Dutch-based Socceroo Luke Wilkshire says he'll be ready for Qatar if selected.
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“So far, so good,” he said when asked how his body was feeling. Wilkshire arrived a day earlier than most of the long-haul Roos, arriving on Sunday night.
“We've done this many times. Get a decent sleep on the plane and you should be right.”
Wilkshire played on Friday in Holland in Twente Enschede's 1-0 loss to NAC Breda. After the game, Wilkshire drove across the border to Germany to pick up the Qantas flight home via London. And he's happy to be back in warmer climes.
“It's very nice to come back to a bit of sunshine... it's been cold in Europe.”
Wilkshire admitted Pim Verbeek has not spoken to him about what his role will be but under former coach Guus Hiddink, he was used as a wide midfielder on the left.
It's a whirlwind week for the Wollongong boy. Wilkshire arrives back in Holland this Friday morning and has a game with his club side FC Twente that night.
“I'll worry about that after Wednesday night's game.”
The remaining Socceroos Tim Cahill, Jason Culina, Brett Emerton, Brett Holman and Carl Valeri fly in tonight with Mark Schwarzer the final arrival on Tuesday morning.
To see the Euro stars in training with the Socceroos...
“So far, so good,” he said when asked how his body was feeling. Wilkshire arrived a day earlier than most of the long-haul Roos, arriving on Sunday night.
“We've done this many times. Get a decent sleep on the plane and you should be right.”
Wilkshire played on Friday in Holland in Twente Enschede's 1-0 loss to NAC Breda. After the game, Wilkshire drove across the border to Germany to pick up the Qantas flight home via London. And he's happy to be back in warmer climes.
“It's very nice to come back to a bit of sunshine... it's been cold in Europe.”
Wilkshire admitted Pim Verbeek has not spoken to him about what his role will be but under former coach Guus Hiddink, he was used as a wide midfielder on the left.
It's a whirlwind week for the Wollongong boy. Wilkshire arrives back in Holland this Friday morning and has a game with his club side FC Twente that night.
“I'll worry about that after Wednesday night's game.”
The remaining Socceroos Tim Cahill, Jason Culina, Brett Emerton, Brett Holman and Carl Valeri fly in tonight with Mark Schwarzer the final arrival on Tuesday morning.
To see the Euro stars in training with the Socceroos...
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