How will Tony Gustavsson manage squad fatigue, and what if it goes to penalties? We answer all the big queries ahead of the biggest game in Australian history.
for that 2019 decider and had only praise for Wednesday’s opponent.
“Sarina, the work she’s done with every team she’s worked with, there’s no coincidence she is the best coach in the world,” Gustavsson said. “Any team she works with, her stats talks for itself in terms of tournament football. I think she lost only one game and that’s that game that I was lucky enough to sit on the other bench ... she’s going to be very prepared with her team. She will have a very clear plan of how to hurt us and we need to be ready for everything that’s thrown at us.
“We just had the conversation before the penalties came up, Tony mentioned that I would be fifth and that’s just how it worked out with the subs,” Arnold said on Tuesday. “He asked me if I was happy to take it and I said yes. If it went in we wouldn’t be having this conversation, but unfortunately I didn’t. I’m confident enough to take that position [again] if that’s what I’m called upon.”
Earps was also between the posts for England’s round-of-16 shootout win, during which Nigeria missed two spot-kicks and England buried all except one.
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