FIFPro has found that female footballers who sustained ACL injuries travelled further,for longer and crossed more time zones – not a great sign for an Australian squad playing in Europe.
This was not a bad performance,but it was equally not a good one from an Australian first team that struggled to fill a new brief against the Olympic champions.
A day before Australia’s second friendly in Vancouver,the coach says the inexperienced players who were thrashed on the weekend relished the experience.
Uncertainty around the coach’s future,combined with the chaos of Saturday,could end a historically prosperous year for the Matildas on a disconcerting note.
This was supposed to be the Matildas’ toughest of their games in Perth,but it was more like a walk in the park,with Australia storming home to an 8-0 victory.
The coach talked and talked until there was nothing left to say. Except,perhaps,what everybody really wanted to know:will he still be around for the Olympics?
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson has named his team for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers,including captain Sam Kerr and vice-captain Steph Catley.
How will Tony Gustavsson manage squad fatigue,and what if it goes to penalties? We answer all the big queries ahead of the biggest game in Australian history.
Australia’s players appeared to be out of petrol after their gruelling shootout against France – but they’re putting their trust in their world-leading sports science and sports medicine experts to fill their tanks back up.