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Tom Sermanni has never kept count of his games as Matildas coach.
So the interim boss was surprised to learn that Friday night’s clash with Argentina would be No.150 at the helm.
Tom Sermanni, coach of Australia celebrates 150 games as Matildas coach before the match against Argentina.Credit: Getty Images
The women’s soccer stalwart is set to step aside after this two-game window, finishing eight months in charge in his third stint as national team boss.
After a protracted appointment process, Joe Montemurro is then expected to be officially named as full-time coach.
But first, Sermanni will mark his milestone, then see out his final game in Canberra on Monday night, the way he has always done: bringing through Australia’s next big talents.
“You don’t count games as a coach,” Sermanni said. “I’ve just been extremely privileged to have the times I’ve had with the Matildas program, but particularly coming at this time, at this stage, in my career for something that was just not even on the radar.
“To have the opportunity for me has just been unbelievable.
“So I’m really blessed and privileged that that’s happened to me, and it’s been great being back in working with the players again and having that balance where I saw players that I started out with as young 15,16-year-olds who are now really senior professionals leading the team.
“Stuff like that really appeals to me. I don’t count numbers of games. I don’t count wins and losses.
“It’s more about how you’ve seen the program grow, how you’ve seen players grow, and hopefully it’s somewhere along the line you might have had some influence in that, hopefully a positive influence.
“The fact that I’m still here in the job is a real bonus for me and a real privilege.”
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Tom Sermanni has never kept count of his games as Matildas coach.
So the interim boss was surprised to learn that Friday night’s clash with Argentina would be No.150 at the helm.
Tom Sermanni, coach of Australia celebrates 150 games as Matildas coach before the match against Argentina.Credit: Getty Images
The women’s soccer stalwart is set to step aside after this two-game window, finishing eight months in charge in his third stint as national team boss.
After a protracted appointment process, Joe Montemurro is then expected to be officially named as full-time coach.
But first, Sermanni will mark his milestone, then see out his final game in Canberra on Monday night, the way he has always done: bringing through Australia’s next big talents.
“You don’t count games as a coach,” Sermanni said. “I’ve just been extremely privileged to have the times I’ve had with the Matildas program, but particularly coming at this time, at this stage, in my career for something that was just not even on the radar.
“To have the opportunity for me has just been unbelievable.
“So I’m really blessed and privileged that that’s happened to me, and it’s been great being back in working with the players again and having that balance where I saw players that I started out with as young 15,16-year-olds who are now really senior professionals leading the team.
“Stuff like that really appeals to me. I don’t count numbers of games. I don’t count wins and losses.
“It’s more about how you’ve seen the program grow, how you’ve seen players grow, and hopefully it’s somewhere along the line you might have had some influence in that, hopefully a positive influence.
“The fact that I’m still here in the job is a real bonus for me and a real privilege.”
AAP
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