Australia’s captain has revealed that the mystery ‘lower leg injury’ that sidelined her for the warm-up loss to Canada 12 days ago was a calf niggle.
Tony Gustavsson has declared his captain Steph Catley ready to start the Matildas’ Olympics opener against Germany, adding Caitlin Foord is “available as of now” but still needs medical sign-off over the coming hours.
“It was just a little calf niggle. Nothing bad at all, but I’ve had a little history with my calves so it was just being careful and taking my time, making sure I got it right. Because any hiccups this close to a major tournament and you could miss the whole thing.” “If Steph is available or captain, that’s a no-brainer,” he said when asked if Catley would start. “Obviously we always need to plan. The players just focus on one game at a time, and that game against Germany.Credit:“As a coach and SSSM , we always look down the road in tournaments, and when it comes to minutes and what the game looks like and game management, that’s another thing. But that she starts is a no-brainer.
, is another whose minutes will be managed throughout a tournament riddled with three-day turnarounds.The other big question marks hover over the heads of Foord – a crucial figure in Australia’s attack – and versatile defender Kaitlyn Torpey, after both sat out the Canada friendly.
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