Matildas goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold and coach Tony Gustavsson speak on the “whirlwind” attention the squad has received after making it to the World Cup semi-final.
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00:00 Yeah, so I guess the last couple of days have been a pretty big whirlwind for me.
00:04 Probably the first time I've received attention like that.
00:07 But at the same time, I just tend to block it out because I know,
00:10 to be honest, if I play like tomorrow, it could be a whole different attention on me.
00:14 So I know the good comes with the bad.
00:17 So I'm just sort of trying to take it in my stride and yeah,
00:20 sort of trying to block it out a bit and focus on the game tomorrow for sure.
00:23 >> When it comes to the lineup, we'll have a discussion tonight again about minutes.
00:29 I think consistency and chemistry is key for any team that wanna be successful
00:35 in tournaments and player availability is another one that is key for
00:38 a team to be successful in a tournament.
00:40 I have some tough decision to make tonight cuz I have a lot of player availability.
00:44 So what we do is we look at always trying to start as strong as possible but
00:49 finish even stronger.
00:50 Meaning what kind of starting lineup do we wanna have but
00:52 also what kind of finishing 11 do we wanna have?
00:54 What kind of tool and game changer do we think we need in a game like this?