The early hours of Sunday morning saw the CommBank Matildas arrive in Skive to prepare for their fixture against Denmark at Viborg Stadium on 11 October 2022 (local time).
After a day of recovery, the team hit the training pitch at the venue of Tuesday night’s match for a familiarisation session.
Assistant Coach Melissa Andreatta said the recovery day has been one of the key components of getting ready to take on the world number 17.
“First of all, our preparation has been all about recovery,” Andreatta said. “After the game [on Saturday], we left late at night and arrived here in Denmark at about 2 am.
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“It was a long travel day, but it was good for us to get here early to settle in so that we could have that Sunday as a day off for full recovery - mentally and physically.
“The main message has been about doing what we did really well. You won't see too many changes, some tweaks, obviously, because Denmark pose some different challenges," she continued.
“They've got some world-class players and they play different systems. We've taken that into consideration in our preparation and in our planning."
After facing Denmark in June 2021 where the CommBank Matildas lost 3-2, Andreatta said the team is prepared for the newly qualified FIFA Women’s World Cup™ participants.
“We know that their transition game is a threat and they're very good on set pieces,” Andreatta followed up.
“If we allow them to control the game that could be dangerous. For us, it's been about how we nullify those threats, but also focus on our principles and our strengths, the qualities of the individuals and the way that we want to play to hurt Denmark.”
Denmark v CommBank Matildas
Date: Tues, 11 October 2022 (local) / Wed, 12 October (AEDT)
Location: Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark
Kick-Off: 6.00pm (local) / 3.00am (AEDT)
Broadcast: Paramount+