Australia coach Tony Gustavsson the same 11 who looked out on their feet against England, and it showed in Brisbane. No other team has asked so much of so few.
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson is an emotional guy, if you haven’t noticed. But before Saturday’s third-place play-off, he promised he“It’s not about giving players experience just for the sake of giving experience. This is a game to win,” he explained.
It does, again, raise valid questions over Gustavsson’s decision-making, and the head vs heart battle he spoke about. For three years But it was too little, too late. Two minutes later, their lead was doubled as a rasping drive by Swedish skipper Kosovare Asllani flew past Mackenzie Arnold’s outstretched glove, while a zapped Mary Fowler tried in vain to close her down.
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