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"He played the second game, and he's been massively overloaded. We have to make a decision tomorrow if he's really fit to be part of the team."
"James had declared himself fit. He played the first game and came off in the second, not because he was injured, but because he was tired. "Remarkably, he trained the day the manager was bleating about it."https://twitter.com/dionfanning/status/793755910850146304 McCarthy has made one appearance since the Ireland games in October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gerard Deulofeu against Manchester City on October 15. However, he suffered a hamstring tear in training last week, and is a doubt for Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Austria in Vienna. "James is improving day by day," O'Neill said.
"If the game was this weekend he wouldn't make it. The following weekend I would say he'd be doubtful at this minute. "Maybe he can get some proper training in. It's one of those where I'll leave him in provisional squad and see how things go. I would say he wouldn't make it this week."Koeman doesn't seem like the shy type, so it wouldn't be a surprise if he was to respond to O'Neill's comments. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/768203614166847488 McCarthy's future had been in doubt before he started picking up injuries, and his club and international managers had their dispute. The 25-year-old was reportedly surplus to requirement at Goodison Park, and was substituted for tactical reasons during Everton's game against West Brom in August.
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