Matildas’ brutal Olympic blow confirmed as final call made on injured Sam Kerr
The recovery task proved too hard for injured Matildas captain Sam Kerr who will miss the Paris Olympics as coach Tony Gustavsson endured a “very, very tough period with injuries” ahead of the Games.
The Paris Saint-Germain centre-back missed the Matildas’ 2-0 win over Mexico last month, but fears she would be in doubt for Australia’s Olympic Games campaign have been eased with her selection for games against China on May 31 and June 3 . However, star midfielder Katrina Gorry and veteran Aivi Luik remain sidelined along with long-term casualties Amy Sayer and Kerr.“I just got the summary sheet here a week ago and 15 out of these 37 players are either injured or just coming back from injury which means some of the players that are selected now is selected to be evaluated where they are with their physical status in the gym window and see where they will potentially become the Olympics.
“I have to make some decisions in June based on players that I think might become available come the Olympics and then closer to the tournament we can see if we have to do an injury replacement or not but that comes into place as well.”
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