Experienced mentor calls for more opportunities for emerging players as Australia prepare for two friendlies against Taiwan
Matildas coach Tom Sermanni calls for better balance between the present and future ahead of friendlies against Taiwan starting in Melbourne on 4 December.Matildas coach Tom Sermanni calls for better balance between the present and future ahead of friendlies against Taiwan starting in Melbourne on 4 December.haven’t planned well enough for the future, says interim coach Tom Sermanni as he prepares to field a squad missing plenty of Australia’s biggest stars against Taiwan.
“The Matildas have had a very consistent squad for four years and what’s happened with that is it hasn’t allowed opportunities for other players,” Sermanni said. “And one of the key things as a national team coach is you’ve got to play for the present but plan for the future. And I think, in all fairness, I don’t think we’ve planned for the future well enough.
“So part of the task for me and whoever comes in on a permanent basis, has to be that we’re doing a little bit of balance of both. That encompasses looking at other players trying to balance everything else, getting results, good performances, all those type of things. But we do need to look at expanding the competition within what I would call the Matildas program.”“One of my aims this week is to give opportunities to as many players that I can do,” Sermanni said.
“Hopefully there’s continuity. I think that’s important,” Sermanni said. “When I step away, the coach that comes in, he or she will hopefully rely on the staff that is here, as well as perhaps bringing in their own staff. But I think that part of the continuity is important for the program. “If you look at the overall picture, I think what’s very important in a job like the Matildas job is that the head coach comes in and is not just simply a head coach of one team, but that they’re the head coach of the Matildas program. That encompasses a lot of other roles, apart from just doing the national team. Hopefully, whoever that person is, comes in and will, or should certainly, rely on the expertise that’s already here.
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