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Matildas coach calls out Australian football's 'inferiority complex'
Matildas coach Joe Montemurro says Australian football does not do itself any favours. (Getty Images: Paul Kane)
Matildas coach Joe Montemurro has called out Australian football's "inferiority complex" in a passionate plea to those involved with the game.
Montemurro says "we put ourselves down for no reason", echoing a sentiment made by former Matildas coach Alen Stajcic.
Montemurro's Matildas face New Zealand in Adelaide on Tuesday night, the team's final friendly before next March's Asian Cup.
Matildas coach Joe Montemurro says Australian football's inferiority complex must end, backing a predecessor's passionate plea for unity.
Montemurro's Matildas host New Zealand in Adelaide on Tuesday night in their last friendly before the Asian Cup next March.
Montemurro: We're building an idea of our football
CommBank Matildas Head Coach Joe Montemurro said that he was focused on emphasising his ideas of football to the group during this international window, not only to help prepare for the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026™, but also to extend those ideas down the Australian football pyramid.
He was talking to the media alongside Ellie Carpenter ahead of Australia's second international friendly against New Zealand on Tuesday evening in Adelaide.
"We've been building an idea of football because we believe it's what we need to go ahead, not just to the Asian Cup, but as a nation, and also as an elite national team," he said.
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has opted out of next month's Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions in Abu Dhabi, ending a 13-season stint in the lucrative T20 competition.
The explosive hitter was bought by Punjab Kings for 42 million rupees ($712,602) for last season but only returned 48 runs and four wickets in seven games, and was released by the side in November.
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