Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson admits his facet’s “in your face” fashion may show expensive on the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Intent on his facet enjoying a urgent recreation, Gustavsson has been relentless in getting 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,” stated 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 may 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 stated.
“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 getting 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 stated.
“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.”
Matildas goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold admitted it had taken some time for the workforce to develop into accustomed to the “passionate” persona of Gustavsson, who was appointed because the nationwide ladies’s workforce coach in September 2020.
“Now that we’ve had him for a little bit, we’re starting to get more used to him and his personality because Europeans are very different to us Australians,” Arnold stated.
“We’re starting to understand each other a lot more. He’s very passionate and you know that he wants the best for our team, and you always feel that, whether it’s in a game or we’re in training or whatever it is.
“He’s been really good for us and we’re really excited to get the World Cup going together.”
The Matildas’ World Cup preparations proceed on Friday evening with a pleasant in opposition to France at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium.
“We want to perform well for the fans,” Arnold stated.
“We want to get as many fans as we can behind us because that’s what helps us. The more the merrier.”
Originally revealed as ‘Passionate’ coach Tony Gustavsson to demand World Cup depth from the Matildas
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
