It was a characteristically light-hearted remark from the ever-affable Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson. “After tomorrow, I’m either going to be a phenomenal coach or the worst coach that has ever coached the Matildas,” the Swede said in jest on the eve of the Women’s World Cup.
A week and a half later, with Australia’s campaign hanging by a thread, needing to beat Olympic champions Canada on Monday to stay in the tournament, Gustavsson may come to rue those words.
