The Matildas will get an unforgettable World Cup send-off with greater than 50,000 followers anticipated to attend the sold-out farewell match at Marvel Stadium on Friday evening the place they tackle France.
The crowd will eclipse the earlier report at an Australian ladies’s soccer match of 36,109, set in 2021 after they hosted the USA in Sydney.
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson has welcomed the chance to play a aspect he has had little coping with.
“France is one of the few (top) teams that we haven’t played under my tenure. So I’m really happy to get the chance to do that as well,” he mentioned.
“When it comes to why we’re playing France, it’s part of the bigger plan that we’ve prepped for, for years — meaning we need to play top opposition, European opposition, and make sure that we measure ourselves against those top teams.”
Looking forward to the World Cup which will get underway subsequent Thursday, Gustavsson admits his aspect’s “in your face” model might show expensive on the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Intent on his aspect enjoying a urgent sport, Gustavsson has been relentless in making ready the Matildas forward of their opening match of the event subsequent Thursday in opposition to Ireland in Sydney.
“We’ve been in a performance bubble for about a month with some of these players now,” mentioned the 49-year-old Swede.
“They’ve been training extremely hard. We ran them hard. We know we want to play a pressing game, play intense and attack a lot, so it takes a lot of running, so we ran them hard.”
Gustavsson made no apologies for the urgent ways regardless of the chance that it might depart the Matildas susceptible.
“We’re always going to be an ‘in your face’ kind of team, no matter who we’re playing, (even) if it’s a top-ranked team,” he mentioned.
“We’re going to use that Aussie spirit and the high-pressing game in attack.“It might cost us a goal or two, but then we need to score more.”
Veteran Matildas defender Clare Polkinghorne praised Gustavsson’s consideration to element in making ready Australia for the World Cup.
“He’s always thinking of ways to improve and what he can do better, and he likes to have things organised,” the Matildas’ most-capped participant mentioned.
“That’s the type of coach he is. He knows what he wants and he comes up with detailed plans of how to get there.”
Originally revealed as Matildas v France kick-off time stay rating: Australia TV, Womens World Cup pleasant
Source: www.news.com.au
