Legendary coach Jill Ellis says Matildas manager Tony Gustavsson is a ‘strong candidate’ to lead the USA back to its former glory
Andonovski’s predecessor Jill Ellis claimed Gustavsson was ripe for the USA job following his exploits with the Matildas. The Swede, who guided Australia to Wednesday’s semi-final defeat, worked with Ellis en route to the USA being crowned world champions in 2015 and 2019.
“He should definitely be a strong candidate for the job,” Ellis told ESPN. “I don’t think people are giving him and his staff enough credit for having navigated most of this tournament without arguably one of the best players in the world. “Most of us as coaches would not have said Australia was even close to being a contender without [Sam] Kerr, so that’s pretty remarkable what they’ve been able to navigate as a staff.”
Gustavsson is contracted by Football Australia until the end of the 2024 Olympics. He took Australia to the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics but suffered a humiliating Asian Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of South Korea in 2022.
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