By Genevieve Henry and Kieran Yap 10/1/24 Above: Sophie Harding is the in-form Australian striker. Photo: Western Sydney Wanderers. The devastating news that Sam Kerr has torn her ACL leaves much of the football world mourning. But it leaves another thing: an opening and opportunity in the ever-competitive Matildas squad, especially with the Olympic qualifiersContinue reading “From the veterans to the untested talents, what are The Matildas attacking options?”
Category Archives: Analysis
Spurs Women: Review of 2023
by Rachel Lara Cohen (3/1/24). Above: Spurs fans celebrate their WSL North London derby win over Arsenal before Christmas. Photo: Mariella Prew for Impetus ’71. This time last year Spurs were coming off the back of a hellish run of four consecutive defeats. In all of these, the team failed to score, culminating in mid-DecemberContinue reading “Spurs Women: Review of 2023”
What we actually learned from Australia’s losses against Canada
By Kieran Yap 7/12/23 Above: Teagan Micah for Australia. Photo: Caroline Charruyer / Football Australia The Matildas final games of 2023 were not ones to remember from an Australian perspective, but contrary to the loudest voices, that does not mean that there were no lessons to be learned from the games. After we remove theContinue reading “What we actually learned from Australia’s losses against Canada”
Champions League: The African Stars
With this season’s Champions League getting underway this week, Impetus’ Africa Correspondent Emmanuel Faith examines the African stars represented in the competition in 2023/24 (15/11/23). Above: L-R, Asisat Oshoala takes a selfie with Christy Ucheibe after their group-stage match last season with other members of the Nigerian national team in frame. Photo: X It’s anotherContinue reading “Champions League: The African Stars”
Aston Villa’s turbulent start
by Ava-Marianne Elliott (9/11/23) Above: The Aston Villa team celebrating their first goal of the season against Marc Skinner’s Manchester United Photo: Aston Villa Women on Instagram. Aston Villa suffered their fifth consecutive league loss this past weekend after league leaders Chelsea put six past the home side at the Bescot Stadium. So far, theyContinue reading “Aston Villa’s turbulent start”
Who could be the next generation Matildas strikers?
By Kieran Yap 7/11/23 Above: Kahli Johnson (Right) after scoring for Western United in the A-League Women’s. Photo: Western United. Kerr, Foord and Raso will thankfully be with us for a while, but there are numerous attackers being prepared by the youth setup to step in when the time arises. There are few faults toContinue reading “Who could be the next generation Matildas strikers?”
Squad rotation, three wins and big crowds: The Matildas made a success of Perth matches
By Emma Burke 7/11/2023 Above: Mary Fowler was dominant and influential across all three games. Photo: Kris Goman for Impetus So, the Matildas have successfully made their way through the second stage of Olympic Qualifiers, defeating Iran 2-0, Philippines 8-0, and Chinese Taipei 3-0 in a series of games played in Perth. This means they will nowContinue reading “Squad rotation, three wins and big crowds: The Matildas made a success of Perth matches”
Tottenham Hotspur’s rebirth
By Rachel Cohen, with Hannah Chadwick (4/11/2023) Above: There has been plenty to celebrate for Tottenham Hotspur this season. Photo: Tottenham Hotspur Women. Tottenham Hotspur are looking like a team reborn this season. They have now won three on the trot and are on nine points from the first four WSL games. Compare this toContinue reading “Tottenham Hotspur’s rebirth”
Deep Dive: Analysing the Philippines’ performance against Australia
by Beth McCowen (30/10/23) Above: The Philippines team pictured prior to training at Optus Stadium on Saturday. Photo: Kris Goman for Impetus. They may have suffered a drastic 8-0 loss to Australia yesterday, but the Philippines are a rapidly rising force in Asian Football. After making their mark at the 2022 AFC Asian Cup andContinue reading “Deep Dive: Analysing the Philippines’ performance against Australia”
Clare Hunt makes promising PSG debut
By Genevieve Henry 12/10/23 Above: Clare Hunt in action for PSG against Manchester United. Photo’s by Matthew Appleby, pitch side for Impetus Clare Hunt played every single minute of Australia’s World Cup campaign. She did not achieve this significant feat by simply being good at football. She had trust put in her. From the momentContinue reading “Clare Hunt makes promising PSG debut”
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