Australia have no time to waste under an interim coach as they start on a path towards redemption with friendlies against Switzerland and Germany
Matildas play Switzerland from Saturday 5am AEDT ahead of a friendly against Germany as Australia start a new era under interim coach Tom Sermanni.Matildas play Switzerland from Saturday 5am AEDT ahead of a friendly against Germany as Australia start a new era under interim coach Tom Sermanni.have time. That thanks to automatic qualification as hosts for the 2026 Asian Cup, Australia have plenty of time to find a permanent replacement for former coach Tony Gustavsson.
Yet time can also be a double-edged sword, as can be the significant mainstream appeal the group has gleaned from their efforts in 2023. As the Matildas prepare to face Switzerland and Germany in European-based friendlies in the coming days, withDisappointing performances risk further lowering morale among a playing group still stinging from the Paris Games.
Yet after a calamitous group stage exit in Paris, the need for strong performances against two European outfits, helping to reassure the side isn’t being left further behind, carries significance for the players. Results against Switzerland and Germany, which carry an important differentiation from performances, will go some way to soothe sentiment and the hatchet jobs that accompanied their Olympic elimination.
The elephant in the room of all this is, of course, the coaching situation. In stark contrast to how quickly Football Australia moved to replace Socceroos coach Graham Arnold with Tony Popovic – it took all of four days – it looks increasingly likely that Sermanni will see his third stint in charge of the Matildas extended. The next women’s international window is jam-packed, with the side to play a pair of games against Brazil and then two fixtures against Taiwan, and starts in late November.
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