Football Australia is taking its time to find the right long-term replacement for Tony Gustavsson, with interim coach Tom Sermanni at the helm.
FA has consulted with senior players such as Sam Kerr about the search for the Matildas ' next coach. The search for the next head coach of the Matildas could potentially extend past the February international window. Football Australia boss James Johnson refused to put 'any hard deadlines' on the appointment process. The Matildas are looking for a full-time replacement for Tony Gustavsson , who departed in August after the Olympics.
The hunt for the next Matildas coach could drag on beyond February's international window with Football Australia determined to take its time to appoint the right long-term candidate. Interim coach Tom Sermanni has led the Matildas in six friendlies since his appointment in September. That interim reign could continue into and beyond February's SheBelieves Cup as FA contemplates candidates for the next four-year cycle. The coach needs to lead Australia at the home 2026 Asian Cup and qualify and compete in the 2027 Women's World Cup and 2028 Olympics. Photo shows Tom Sermanni looks on from the sidelines during a Matildas match. Tom Sermanni is in charge of the Matildas on an interim basis and he is worried by what he has seen since taking over from Tony Gustavsson — a side he believes isn't quite future-proofed. But FA boss James Johnson noted there were still six women's international windows in 2025, plus two before the Asian Cup in 2026 in which to prepare. 'The hard deadline is as soon as possible, and as soon as possible means getting the right person,' Johnson told AAP. 'So we have a window in February, and then a window in April. I would hope we at least have confirmed who our coach is by one of those two windows, I hope. 'But again, I don't want to put any hard deadlines because the priority is to get the right person, and the right person is important, right?'We've got a women's Asian Cup at home that the expectation from the community, as it should be, is that we will win that tournamen
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