Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou is adamant Tim Cahill remains part of his World Cup plans after omitting the veteran striker from this months away qualifier against Thailand.Postecoglou dropped a bombshell on Wednesday by leaving Cahill out of his final 23-man squad over fitness issues.The 36-year-old Melbourne City marquee missed last weekends A-League win over Adelaide with achilles soreness.But while hes likely to return on Friday night against Brisbane, Postecoglou opted to leave Cahill in Australia to recover fully instead of the risk of putting him through an intense 10-day training camp before the November 15 game in Bangkok.Its the second time in 20 months an achilles issue has forced him out of an international after also being sidelined for last Marchs friendly with Germany.With his 37th birthday fast approaching, Cahills exclusion has sparked questions about whether age is finally catching up with the talisman as he inches towards a fourth World Cup appearance.Yet hes remained a key component of Postecoglous set-up, more recently used off the bench for limited periods but still consistently contributing to the scoresheet.Postecoglou insists Australias all-time leading scorer need not worry his international career is in jeopardy, two goals short of 50 and six caps shy of a century.He is still very important for us, Postecoglou said.Timmy missed the last (A-League) game and had a bit of an interrupted pre-season.We took him along to the last camp and he got through most of the work but, for us, its more important he has a strong A-League season.The direct beneficiary is Brisbane striker Jamie Maclaren - not named in the extended 30-man squad but getting the nod ahead of Apo Giannou based on his strong club form.Maclaren, debuting against England in June, is also playing regular football. Giannou, however, would be more than two weeks without a game having just finished the Chinese Super League season with Guangzhou R&F.It was an important factor given the in-form Tomi Juric suffered a knock last weekend playing for FC Luzern.I didnt want to be left short up front having two players in one position being underdone physically, Postecoglou said.Jamie missed out on the initial squad but I thought, against Central Coast and then him scoring (against Glory), hes looked pretty good.Ryan McGowan and Chris Ikonomidis were also dropped from the team that drew last month with Saudi Arabia and Japan, with Nathan Burns, Josh Risdon and Milos Degenek elevated alongside Maclaren.Luke Brattan, Tommy Oar, Jason Geria and Aziz Behich were trimmed from the 30-man line-up.The unbeaten Socceroos will start arriving in Bangkok this weekend for the match which signifies the halfway mark of the Socceroos final stage on the road to Russia 2018.Having slid to second in Group B, two points behind Saudi Arabia, Australia can ill afford to slip up against last-placed Thailand on their mission to qualify as one of the top two in their six-team group.The match will go ahead despite the recent death of the countrys beloved king, although supporters have been asked to treat it as a solemn occasion.Australia: Nathan Burns, Milos Degenek, Adam Federici, Alex Gersbach, Craig Goodwin, Jackson Irvine, Mile Jedinak, James Jeggo, Tomi Juric, Robbie Kruse, Mitchell Langerak, Mathew Leckie, Massimo Luongo, Jamie Maclaren, Mark Milligan, Aaron Mooy, Josh Risdon, Tommy Rogic, Mathew Ryan, Trent Sainsbury, Brad Smith, Matthew Spiranovic, Bailey Wright. 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You just have to extend down your arm and hand them an olive branch.The Redskins dont play the Giants until Week 3, but the momentum for that game started building the minute he signed with Washington in April because of his on-field battle with Giants wideout Odell Beckham Jr. in December.Cruz took a jab at Norman for not spending much time on Pittsburghs Antonio Brown on Monday night.Especially if he calls himself -- I dont call him this, he calls himself the best corner in the league -- then you have to go cover the best receivers on the other team, Cruz told reporters. Going in, I thought he was going to follow AB all over the place, but he didnt. So it is what it is. He made his choice.For Norman, its yet another player making yet another comment on his game. It happens often, and he became a bbig topic again this week after the Redskins decided not to have him isolated on Brown.ddddddddddddCrazy thing is, I guess if you say something, you get yourself on TV -- cause Im always on, Norman said. Add up the number of people who are saying something against me, compared to how many I say something to them, youll see the vast number of people. Wow.Norman said hes focused on Dallas, whom the Redskins host Sunday.Not somebody elses team that were not even playing this week, Norman said. Im sure they need to worry about their matchups. Lets keep it that way. Its like, Wow. You take it with a grain of salt.The buildup for Normans meeting vs. Beckham and the Giants will intensify next week. It became a minor topic in their locker room Thursday because of Wednesdays comments.Redskins receiver DeSean Jackson, for one, enjoys it.I love it, Jackson said. Let the people say what they want to say, get riled up. Were going to have to see them in two weeks. Whatever Vic feels he has to say, thats his opinion. He still has to go on the field and play against Josh so whatever you say, get ready to back it up when we come play yall. ' ' '