ANALYSIS: How Tony Gustavsson's shoes reflect a Matildas team built on connection and community
But behind the scenes, the Swede was always working, always thinking about the next small step, always confident it was all going to add up to something big.was, in many ways, the football Gustavsson had always talked about: the high-intensity, aggressive, attack-minded, heavy-metal football that he has been wanting the Matildas to play.
Vine opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a stunning strike from outside the 18-yard box following a clever Raso square-pass. He also conceded his own formation changes and the timing of substitutions allowed Spain back into the game in the second half. More generally, this was a team who, just over a World Cup cycle ago, struggled to play in anything other than a 4-3-3 formation; who did not have the defensive depth to manage long-term player injuries; whose midfield and centre-backs lacked the speed and intensity to keep up with where the international game was headed; and who over-relied on captain Sam Kerr to score goals when all else failed.
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