Matildas star Ellie Carpenter says the criticism she copped after Australia’s 3-1 Women’s World Cup loss to England comes with the territory of her growing stature within the nationwide workforce.
Carpenter was focused on social media for her mistake that led to England’s essential second purpose, solely eight minute after Sam Kerr’s equaliser, at Stadium Australia within the June 16 match.
The 23-year-old right-back reportedly needed to restrict replies on her social media accounts, wit a few of the feedback described as “vile, misogynistic garbage” by former Socceroo Craig Foster.
However, France-based Carpenter, who’s again in Australia for the Matildas’ 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers in Perth in opposition to Iran, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei, stated on Tuesday she wasn’t bothered by “outside noise”.
“It doesn’t affect me at all because I did my job for my team and for myself – I don’t really listen to outside noise,” she stated.
“I had a great support system around me during that time, during the whole World Cup really.
“The bigger you get, the more criticism you get. That comes with being a professional athlete as well.
“You see it everywhere in different leagues, and different sports as well.”
Carpenter stated there had been little time to replicate on the success of the World Cup on dwelling soil such had been her commitments with French membership Lyon.
“You have your season starting two weeks after the World Cup … we never stop.,” she stated.
However, she was heartened by studies that an general attendance of 100,000 is predicted throughout the three video games in Perth, beginning with Thursday evening’s battle with Iran at HBF Park and together with one match – Sunday’s battle with the Philippines – at Optus Stadium.
“It’s been incredible to see the aftermath of the World Cup, and what we’ve done in football in Australia for women,” Carpenter stated.
“It just shows what legacy we’ve left post-World Cup. We’re really excited that it wasn’t just for the World Cup, it’s for these games as well.
“It’s nice that we’ve got some more fans, and they’ve stuck with us now. We want to continue making Australia proud.”
It was additionally introduced on Tuesday on the Matildas will play two matches in opposition to reigning Olympic Games champions Canada in December in British Columbia.
Carpenter predicted the Canadians can be in search of “revenge” after the Matildas beat them 4-0 in Melbourne throughout the World Cup.
Football Australia chief govt officer James Johnson stated: “We have witnessed the benefits of investing in the team for tournament preparation by securing and scheduling matches against high-ranking nations, and this is a strategy we believe will continue to be advantageous as the team continues their Paris 2024 (Olympics) qualification journey.”
Originally printed as Matildas defender Ellie Carpenter not involved by criticism of her World Cup semi-final efficiency
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
