The 20-year-old’s journey has been unconventional,but Australia wouldn’t have it any other way now.
The former Matildas boss,who was sacked in acrimonious circumstances four years ago,is working miracles with the Philippines,who loom as a dangerous World Cup floater in Group A.
The Matildas are on the cusp of the second round of the Asian Cup after beating Alen Stajcic’s Philippines 4-0.
Australia will face coach Alen Stajcic for the first time since his controversial sacking in 2019,when the Matildas play the Philippines on Monday night in the Asian Cup.
Alen Stajcic has wrought a remarkable transformation at Central Coast,taking the cellar dwellers to the top of the table ahead of their clash with Western United.
Too many,indeed most,have argued their case as black and white when really much of the reason for Stajcic's dismissal falls somewhere in the grey.
Panel chair Diane Smith-Gander has admitted an email was accidentally"mischaracterised"by one of the panel members and then mistakenly sent to a third party.
The independent review into Australia's national teams in the wake of Alen Stajcic's axing did not speak to the ex-Matildas coach.
After calls for greater transparency,FFA is set to conduct an independent review into its controversial sacking of Alen Stajcic as coach of the Matildas.
The FFA congress has the power to remove Heather Reid as a director but has not yet made a move to do so.
Alen Stajcic has accepted an apology and a lucrative settlement from FFA after his sacking as coach of the Matildas in January.