Asked if she might be tempted to go with youth in Tilburg, Andreatta replied: “I think what they showed was a real maturity and able to manage the moment and they thrived. “We could see an improvement in the second half and I think just that belief that they can play and choose moments to...
“I think I have a good baseline now to understand where we’re at.” These were the first words Melissa Andreatta uttered in the aftermath of her Scotland debut, which not only ended in defeat, but with relegation to Nations League B. When asked whether that baseline was higher or lower than she expected, the Australian...
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Melissa Andreatta says she now “has a baseline” from which to work – and retains belief in the squad – after watching Scotland lose 1-0 to Austria and suffer relegation from Women’s Nations League A in her opening match as head coach. MATCH REPORT: Scotland 0-1 Austria Read full article at source...
Goalkeepers: Eartha Cumings (Rosengard), Lee Gibson (Glasgow City), Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit). Defenders: Jenna Clark (Liverpool), Rachel Corsie (Aston Villa), Nicola Docherty (Rangers), Sophie Howard (Leicester City), Emma Lawton (Celtic), Rachel McLauchlan (Rangers), Amy Muir (Glasgow City). Midfielders: Chelsea Cornet (Rangers), Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Lauren Davidson (Brann), Freya Gregory (Newcastle United), Brogan Hay (Rangers), Sam...
Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has been given a two-year suspended sentence over a car incident in Australia which killed his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins. Dennis pleaded guilty to one aggravated count of creating the likelihood of harm, after Hoskins was struck by the car he was driving during a fight outside the...
Andreatta is under no illusion her remit is to get Scotland back to the top table of international football. She helped her native Australia to a fourth-place finish at their home World Cup in 2023 and fourth in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. “It’s a multiple range of factors that leads to high performance at the...
Australia women’s assistant coach Melissa Andreatta has been appointed Scotland head coach on a four-year deal. The 46-year-old is the permanent successor to Pedro Martinez Losa – who left his role in December after failing to reach Euro 2025 – subject to the completion of visa arrangements. Michael McArdle oversaw the first four games of...