The fog has lifted. Just as Joe Montemurro was walking to the lectern on Monday morning at his unveiling as Matildas coach, the thick clouds behind him obscuring the iconic view of Sydney Harbour from Mrs. Macquarie’s Point seemingly evaporated.
Now, too, the path forward for the Matildas is clear at last.
It has taken 10 months for a full-time coach to be appointed, and there was only one candidate who was worth such an excruciating wait – one which players had long grown tired of, concerned that their hopes of Asian Cup glory next year were reducing by the day.
The challenge for Montemurro, and the Football Australia apparatus supporting him, is to live up to the billing.
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Joe Montemurro has been confirmed as the new coach of the Matildas.Credit: Steven Siewert
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