The newly-minted Matildas coach Joe Montemurro has admitted he had no plans to leave his post at European powerhouse Lyon, but the lure of breaking a 15-year drought was too big a drawcard.
The Matildas have claimed a second big win in four days, but there were bigger things unfolding in the grandstand as new coach Joe Montemurro watched on.
The Matildas have ended the Tom Sermanni era with a dominant 4-1 win against Argentina in Canberra, as Amy Sayer bagged a brace in her return to the national team.
Football Australia has finally confirmed the new coach of the Matildas after a lengthy wait following Tony Gustavsson’s departure.
Alanna Kennedy knows the Matildas have ‘let themselves down’ since their World Cup run. She details the problems that have brought them undone as they look towards the Asian Cup.
The Matildas’ match on Monday is expected to be Tom Sermanni’s last as interim coach and Kaitlyn Torpey thinks the resolution of a permanent national coach can help the squad improve.
With next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup fast approaching, the Matildas want to turn winning into a habit.
The Matildas were without a number of their Olympic stars and yet, the forced restart caused by line-up and combination changes did the trick for a much needed confidence boost.
The Matildas picked up a confidence-boosting win on Friday night, but the biggest cheers were reserved for a superstar in the stands.
The Matildas have ended a three-game losing run with a 1-0 victory over the Korea Republic in Sydney as the interim coaching spell of Tom Sermanni draws to a close.
The match against Korea Republic may be a ‘friendly’, but there is a lot riding on this match for the Matildas, as ROBBIE SLATER explains.
The search continues for a permanent Matildas coach as the AFC Women’s Asian Cup fast approaches.
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