{"id":413848,"date":"2024-07-25T22:28:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T22:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=413848"},"modified":"2024-07-25T23:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T23:06:17","slug":"matildas-coach-so-sorry-for-paris-thumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=413848","title":{"rendered":"Matildas coach 'so sorry' for Paris thumping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matildas<\/a> coach Tony Gustavsson apologised for Australia's dismal opening clash in Paris<\/a>, following the 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe 2016 Olympic<\/a> champions thoroughly outclassed the Matildas, with Australia lucky to walk away with only three goals conceded after Germany's strikers failed to convert on several chances.<\/p>\n

Germany led 2-0 at half time through headers off corners before \ufeffJulie Brand tapped in a third in the 67th minute.<\/p>\n

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With the opening loss to their campaign, Australia needs to defeat Zambia on Monday morning to keep their Olympic dream alive.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to media after the match, Gustavsson \ufeffdid not shy away from the task ahead, while delivering a message to the fans who woke up early to catch the match.<\/p>\n

"I just want to say I'm so sorry to let down the fans back home that put their alarms on a 3am in the morning to get up and support us.<\/p>\n

"It's just amazing to see the support back home and I know we disappointed a lot of people.<\/p>\n

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Matildas star Steph Catley, who suffered a head knock in the first half, said the result was a wake up call for the 2023 World Cup semi-finalists, who will need to make adjustments to their set piece defence.<\/p>\n

"We have two more games and we have to turn it around quickly. We have a lot to learn from here," Catley said after the match.<\/p>\n

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"I think at times we were well on top and let two set pieces affect the game in a very negative way. There are things that we can fix nice and quickly, which is good \u2014 but we just need to be better.<\/p>\n

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"We conceded two set pieces. We are usually much, much better on set pieces. It is a wake-up call and it is not to our standard and we need to be better for the next game and turn this tournament around."<\/p>\n

Gustavsson assured fans back home his team will be better against Zambia at 3am on Sunday, saying the team will show its usual resolve in the next game.<\/p>\n

"The one thing I know about this team is that when they're backed against a corner and there's a lot of shit thrown at them with curve balls and different ways, a loss three-nil or baggage going missing \u2026 they never use these things as excuses.<\/p>\n

"This side is so physical normally, we win all the one-on-one duels, there's aggressiveness there, we're running and our speed beats teams. But it wasn't really there tonight."\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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