Matildas ready to spoil Canada's Sinclair party

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson believes the best way to 尊敬(する)・点 retiring Canada 広大な/多数の/重要な Christine Sinclair's send-off is to 衝突,墜落 the party.

Football's かつてない 主要な international goalscorer, women's or men's, Sinclair will draw a decorated career to a の近くに after friendly matches against Australia on Saturday and Wednesday (AEDT).

"I know that Canada will do their part but I know our team want to do their part 同様に to honour her before the game," Gustavsson said.

"But ... she is a competitor, she wants a game, she wants it to be a game and all these players are going to 尊敬(する)・点 that.

"Once the game starts, it's two teams that really want to go at each other and make the most out of every 選び出す/独身 minute out there, because that's the best way to honour her."

Saturday's game at Starlight Stadium in Langford is the Matildas' first 会合 with Canada since 強くたたくing the Olympic 支持する/優勝者s 4-0 to end their World Cup (選挙などの)運動をする in Melbourne in July.

Canada coach Bev Priestman has steered away from a 復讐 narrative while Gustavsson certainly isn't taking victory for 認めるd.

"This is not about something that was connected to the World Cup," he said.

"This is a new cycle, a new 旅行, (Priestman's) 焦点(を合わせる) is probably 準備するing her team for the Olympics.

"I'm sure it's going to be a 堅い 戦う/戦い."

The Matildas are without 船長/主将 Sam Kerr (foot) and first-choice goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold (arm).

Gustavsson leaned into a more 所有/入手-based style in Australia's 最近の Olympic qualifiers in Perth and 計画(する)s to build on that.

"We did a tr emendous 職業 in the qualifiers in October to take steps in the 権利 direction," he said.

"But now we need to 実験(する) that against world-class 対立, a 最高の,を越す-10 階級d team," he said.

"And do that against the 圧力(をかける)ing team like Canada. We're probably going to get dispossessed at times and their 移行 game is going to 傷つける us.

"But ... we want to take that step and this is a 大規模な 適切な時期 for us to do that."

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