When the Matildas were instructed to meet with coach Tony Gustavsson last Wednesday evening, a week out from the Women’s World Cup, they expected another session of the astute tactical analysis that has become the Swede’s hallmark.
“We thought, ‘all right, Tony and tactics, here we go,’” veteran midfielder Aivi Luik recalled on Tuesday. The Matildas sat down as a group, only for Gustavsson to surprise them.
