Coach Ante Milicic will continue to be in fee of the Matildas for Australia’s Olympic marketing campaign after Football Federation Australia moved to extend his settlement earlier than the World Cup begins in France.
Milicic, who took over on the helm of the ladies’ countrywide facet in February following the sacking of Alen Stajcic, will oversee the Matildas’ efforts to qualify for Tokyo 2020 early next year and, if a hit will pass for gold on the tournament in Japan.
After starting his tenure with three victories in the Tournament of Nations and a defeat to sector No. 1 USA, the new one-year deal puts to bed any talk of him taking over the A-League club after the World Cup.
FFA chief government David Gallop said Milicic’s overall performance since taking the reins and his reception from gamers and the workforce in the countrywide setup have been behind the selection to fasten him down.
“Ante has been operating in our national group’s space since 2014, and we were confident when we appointed him to Matilda’s post that he could do a great activity,” Gallop stated.
“However, the remarks we have obtained from the ones closest to the group over the past three months have been fine and helped manual our decision to extend his appointment.”
One of his assistants, Ivan Jolie, has also spent a one-year period extensively working alongside Milicic while the Matildas are in France to kick off their marketing campaign against Italy on 9 June. Games against Brazil and Jamaica are also looking forward to in Group C.
Next week, Milicic will return to Australia to announce a 23-sturdy squad before departing on 19 May for Turkey, wherein they’ll sing the first-rate song of their World Cup preparations at an elite training facility.
Australia will need the equipment for their opener with a friend towards the Netherlands in Eindhoven on 1 June.
“The continuity this will can provide most effective advantage the perception and preparation main into the Women’s World Cup campaign in France, but greater importantly I suppose it demonstrates the deep perception that I have on this special group of gamers,” Milicic said.
“I realize I can help them gain something special for themselves now, not only individually but also for this group and Australian football.”
