Emerton Gets International Call

Last updated : 01 October 2009 By Andy

 

Emerton is fighting back to full fitness after suffering a bad knee injury in January.

Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has no problems picking Emerton for the squad, even though he has not seen first team action for some time.

"Emmo is back," Verbeek said.

"I was with him at Blackburn Rovers a few weeks ago and he looks very, very fit. He's ready and very eager to start playing games for the first team and for us obviously it's great to have him back.

"He can play two games in a row - he likes to play two games in a row so there are no worries about his fitness. I will find out myself but he's okay."