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What Mackenzie Arnold's Cup of Nations redemption story says about Tony Gustavsson's Matildas project

Mackenzie Arnold's stand-out performances in the Cup of Nations reflects the rise of Australia's peripheral players. (Getty Images: Brendon Thorne)

Last June, as the full-time whistle ebbed away into the night above Spain's Huelva Stadium, Mackenzie Arnold picked up her water bottle, stared into one of the clinically bright floodlights, and let out a deep sigh.

The Matildas goalkeeper had just conceded six goals, including three in less than 15 minutes, in what was one of her worst-ever tallies in a single game for club or country. And she had only come onto the pitch at half-time.

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