TIM CAHILL has hailed the impact Guus Hiddink has had on his career but vowed to make his old manager's life a misery in Saturday's FA Cup final.
The midfielder played under Hiddink for a year when the Dutchman took charge of the Australia national side in 2005.
Cahill reckons the departing Chelsea boss is one of the best tacticians of his generation and holds him responsible for the turnaround in the west Londoners' fortunes since he replaced Phil Scolari in February.
The Everton ace said: "Guus went to Chelsea and cleaned up what was a pretty messy situation.
"I've got a lot of respect for him, for the calibre of the man that he is and the stature he holds within the game.
"I've always said he's pretty much a genius in what he does if you look at his track record and what he's done with South Korea and Australia."
But Cahill reckons this weekend's showpiece between the Toffees and Chelsea could be a shut-out.
He added: "I can't see it being an open game because both teams will be cautious.
"All finals are pretty tight but it'll probably get more open towards the end with a few tired legs at the end of a long season.
"But we're a very fit team, we've been training very hard the last four weeks to be a really strong team.
"It's going to take a set play or something special to open up the game and break the deadlock."
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