Matildas star Hayley Raso is assured she will be able to overcome an absence of sport time together with her membership Manchester City to play a key function for Australia at this yr’s FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Used primarily as an influence participant off the bench within the English Women’s Super League, the 28-year-old winger stated City’s “really high training environment” ensured she was able to make a contribution each time she represented the Matildas.
“(As) frustrating as it is in club football not getting as many playing minutes as I’d like, I feel that when I come over to my national team, I’m getting a lot of minutes and doing well,” Raso stated from London, the place she is getting ready for Australia’s conflict with Scotland on Friday night time at Cherry Red Records Stadium.
“As soon as I put this shirt on to represent my country, I am in good form and ready to go.
“I am a confident player; I feel like I’ve been performing well in our recent games, (and) keeping my training level high every single day.
“It’s nice to have (that ability) to come on and do something or turn a game around.”
Raso stated the conflict with Scotland and Wednesday morning’s battle with England, additionally in London, would proceed the Matildas’ excellent preparations for the World Cup, which begins in July and is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
“Two really good games (against) tough opposition – it’s about preparing for us now, and making sure that we’re getting opponents in who are tough and will prepare us for the World Cup,” she stated.
“It’s really good to be coming into form at this point in time because we have the World Cup right around the corner.
“I feel like when the World Cup comes around, we’ll all be ready to go and firing. I hope to be a big player for the team at the World Cup.”
Raso performed in two of the Matildas’ three matches in February’s Cup of Nations, scoring a brace in Australia’s 4-0 win over the Czech Republic in Gosford.
However, the previous Brisbane Roar star broke her hand in Australia’s subsequent sport – a 3-2 defeat of Spain – and missed the staff’s tournament-concluding 3-0 victory over Jamaica.
“I broke my hand, (but) only missed a couple of games from that. I’m training well, performing well when I’m on the pitch, (and) definitely ready to go,” she stated.
Matildas v Scotland
Friday, 10.15pm (AEST)
Cherry Red Records Stadium, London
TV: Network 10
Originally printed as Lack of membership sport time hasn’t dented confidence of Matildas star
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
