Tony Gustavsson learned a lot in San Antonio, Texas on Wednesday morning . For starters, he learned who the other team in the Matildas’ group at the Paris Olympics will be, with Zambia clinching the last remaining spot at approximately half-time of his side’s friendly against Mexico.as they ran out comfortable 2-0 victors“That’s exactly what we needed,” Gustavsson said post-match. “And now the next step is, can we now do this against a top-ranked opposition? Which we haven’t tested yet.
He learned how others like Mary Fowler, Emily van Egmond and Caitlin Foord would manage to deal with rotating through different roles during a game. And then he had some things confirmed that he probably already knew - like that Hayley Raso can still perform brilliantly for Australia despite being frozen out of first-team action by her club and that Foord remains criminally underrated in global terms.Raso has played more at Real Madrid this campaign than she did at Manchester City last season, but still much less than she or Gustavsson would like.
Why her name is not more often raised in conversations about the world’s best players is one that Gustavsson can’t quite work out.“I see a smart player, a technical player, but the one thing that she has that some smart and technical players doesn’t have is the commitment to defend. Look at her slide tackles, her off the ball work - she is committed like no-one else. Combine those two ... it’s rare, especially at the top, top, top level.
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