Matildas: The World at Our Feet (2023): Season 1, Episode 5 - No Time to Waste - full transcript

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Some breaking transfer news.

Man City have signed Australia forward

Mary Fowler from Montpellier.

Manchester City have paid money for her.

One of the most highly-rated teenagers

in the women's game.

At 16, she was the youngest player

to play in the last World Cup.

A huge signing
for Manchester City, this one.

When the deal finally went through,

I was really excited and very proud



to be able to join such a big club

because I've always wanted to be
the best footballer I can be.

Mary Fowler,
she's the one to watch.

She's the future of Matildas.

She's a football prodigy.

Manchester is probably
the best place for her.

She's in a way better position
than she was at Montpellier.

Clubs like that make people better.

Coming to a club
with such big history,

a club that plays in the Champions League.

She's going to be playing

against the best football players

in the world, week in, week out,

in the Women's Super League.



This is massive for the Matildas.

Manchester is
a very attack-minded team.

That's a perfect fit for both City,
Mary, and us, so it's a win-win-win.

If I can improve
as a player continuously,

then it's gonna help
the Matildas massively,

and have every chance
to go as far as we can.

When I got to Manchester,
the guy that was driving me...

he was like,
"Oh, it's lovely weather today."

I was like, if this is lovely,

I don't know what
I've got in store.

So, you excited?

I am, very.

- Yeah?
- Yeah, it's been amazing.

Excellent.
- Yeah.

Enjoy our family.

Thank you. Have a nice day.

I don't know,
it feels strange I'm actually here.

Everything happened so fast.

Obviously, I have

Alanna and Raso here,
so it's made it a lot

easier for me to get comfortable.

I was at Montpellier for
the past two and a half seasons

and I needed something else
that was a bit more challenging.

Get yourself
in a good position to receive.

To receive, that's all it is. Side on.

Manchester, the intensity in the training

and, you know,
the level at which people work

is a lot higher
than what I've ever been around.

But I'm finally in an environment where,

if I do something wrong...

Go on.

...it will get called out.

I need that.

- Oh!
- Unlucky, unlucky.

Mary,
finish it off, come on!

Don't give up on it.

If it's not perfect, it's not perfect.

Mary's an unbelievable talent.

She is so strong in her physique

and even just her persona on the field.

She can unleash a shot

left and right
from almost anywhere on the pitch.

Mary's on.

You can come out if you want.

It's actually really good for us

as a Matildas unit
to be able to play with each other,

so Alanna, Mary and myself,

helping us form those connections.

Cut, cut!

Yes, Ras!

When we're
back in the national team,

I'm sure it will work to our advantage.

No, you lay it out.

Three-three formation.

- Wait.
- Oh, God.

Oh, no. This way.

Yeah, yeah, use the wind.

How've you been
getting on without your family here?

It's actually going all right,
but I feel like...

'Cause we're at the club

- the whole day, each day.
Yeah.

You don't feel like you're by yourself.

I mean, I FaceTime my family
literally every day.

My family and I are really close.

My dad is from Ireland,

my mother's from Papua New Guinea,

and I was lucky enough
to have four other siblings.

We didn't have the easiest of times

and we're not a very wealthy family.

The thing that I think, all of this,

just made us,
you know, become even closer.

We never really had a TV at home.

So, we become so creative

at finding ways to entertain ourselves.

Just warm-up, no smashes.

The main thing
I remember from my childhood

was actually just being at the beach.

Just playing a lot
of football with my family

and my dad and my mother
made a mini Olympics,

so that we could

compete with each other,
for, like, medals and stuff.

And, I mean, obviously, looking back,

I can just see how much

purposeful training that we did,

we were just putting in
so many hours without realizing it.

- One touch.
- One touch.

Oh, geez!

I'm literally living my childhood dream.

Be lucky enough to be part of the Olympics

and now we have a World Cup at home, like,

it doesn't get much better

because there's
not many players that get to play

at a World Cup, let alone a home World Cup

so, it's pretty awesome.

How good was the break
and having time off?

- So nice, hey?
- Yeah. Yeah.

I went to Fiji for a week with my family.

But it was so nice,

and then, I was just home the whole time.

I feel like a lot of us needed that.

So it's looking ahead to

the most important moment,
the World Cup, next year.

Towards the end of my break,
I wanted to come back.

- Yeah.
- I missed it.

I want to get back into training
and be around the team.

Now that we've had a reset,

we're coming back stronger, fitter,

and more determined
to be at our best for 2023.

The off-season break was

one of the best things
we've had in a long time

and I feel so refreshed,

I feel ready to go again.

I feel, yeah, excited.

I feel like my body's
in a good place.

Mentally, I'm in a good place,
just ready to start the season,

ready to get back into camp

and play a team like Canada

and really put our best out there
and see where we're at.

Nice skills.

Oh!

I'm so excited and so grateful
that it's a camp in Brisbane.

My hometown.

I get to play
in front of my friends and family.

When I was younger,
I wanted to play for Brisbane Roar.

When that happened,
I wanted to play for the young Matildas.

And that happened, and then,

I was just hoping
that I would get to a level

where I could put on
a national team senior jersey,

and then, that happens.

I was a part of the last World Cup

and the last Olympics, which was special.

My long-term goals, the big one,

the World Cup 2023.

It doesn't get any bigger than that.

I've come into camp one day earlier...

Nice.

...because I've had something
in the pipeline for a few months now.

Right now, I am living away from home.

I'm playing for Aston Villa Football Club
in Birmingham.

I reckon I've done the flight at least

40 to 45 times.

Australia to Europe.

To be honest,
this was one of the rough ones.

There's no sleeping tablets
that could alleviate what

I went through on that long flight.

But there's a lot
going on in my life that...

I would say, that I was overthinking

a fair few things, so,

that's why I couldn't sleep.

But I miss Ellie,
she's one of my best mates in here.

I was really sad when Ellie did her knee.

Hey, darls.

How are you?

-I'm good, I just woke up.
- You just woke up?

Darls, how's the knee going?

How's everything going?
How's the progress?

Yeah, good.

I've enjoyed my six weeks home.

That's been good for, like,
my progression.

Yeah. I was watching
the videos on Instagram.

You look like
you're moving so well, honestly.

I'm stoked for you.

- It was good.
- Yeah.

Darls, I actually
got something to tell you.

So prepare yourself.

- For what?
- Um...

So, yeah.

I'm popping the question.

Oh my God!

How, when? But aren't you in camp?

I'm in camp.

So, I've come to camp early.

Oh my God, how are you, are you nervous?

Yeah. I'm sweatin'.

I'm nervous thinking about it.

About time, darl.

I know, I know. Look...

Better late than never.

Oh, that's so good.

- I know.
- I'm happy for you.

Thanks. It's finally happening.

I wish I could be there.

I know, I was so sad
that you're not gonna be here,

but look, next one.

All right, darls.

Bye, darls. Love you heaps, talk soon.

- Love you, bye.
- Bye.

Aw!

That was good to get off my chest.

So, yeah, I've been thinking a lot

and I'm ready to...

I don't know how to say it.

Yeah, I guess,
marry the girl of my dreams.

Her name is Temica.

Oh, God.

Bit stressed.

Been a long time coming.

If I peel back the layers,

my mom being, like, Croatian,

and having that culture, like,

being gay was frowned upon,
divorce as well.

So, I never saw

how I was going to

come out and tell my family,

so I tried everything to just

live this lie for how many years.

There was a lot of dark times.

To be honest, if I didn't have football,

I don't really know
what other outlet I would have had.

For me,
football was really the saving grace.

The Matildas have a support system

around everyone being
equal and open and...

I just finally realized, like,

you love who you love.

Now it's feeling real.

I don't know how it's gonna go.

Hopefully, she says yes.

It was really Temica
who helped me break down finally

just being okay with me
being in a same-sex relationship.

It wasn't fair for her for how many years

that I wasn't open about our relationship

and she's always stood by me.

She deserves this more than anyone.

Should have been a long time ago,

but better late than never.

Whoo!

Two games against Canada.

One in Brisbane, one in Sydney.

All of the big names, the usual faces,
have returned to this squad.

Alanna Kennedy and Mary Fowler.

Fowler just, you know, coming off
her first taste of things with City.

Hayley Raso,
who's rehabbing an ankle injury.

For those of us
who missed the Spain window,

we're looking forward to being back here.

We have such a passion
for playing for Matildas,

so coming back into camp
and being around your best mates

being in Australia, seeing our family,

it's an opportunity
that we never wanna miss.

I'm just like, heavy.

My legs,
I couldn't sleep the second flight

because my legs were really sore.

- Yeah, same.
- You know when you're really tired

and you start to ache?

You getting a massage tonight?

- I'm getting one.
- I need to.

So, hopefully...

I'm really excited
to be back in camp.

And I'm feeling really good.

I feel for the first time,
a couple of years, I got a good break.

A good off-season.

And got to just, like, refresh.

Although the break was like, amazing,

it's hard to watch
the national team play without you.

But I needed the break.

I just was, like, spent.

Hi. It's so great
to see the team together again.

It's been more than four months.

It's now putting
the national team hat on, right?

Remember what we are doing here.

I want to thank you
for the patience you've had

'cause we've played the toughest schedule
in the history of this program

in terms of top-ranked teams in this year.

And at the same time,
we introduced 17 debutants.

So, sometimes the result on the scoreboard

wasn't what we wanted it to be.

But package everything
that we learnt up until now

and start getting more consistency,

cohesion, chemistry,

we got the foundation now.

323 days.

Days left
to the first game in the World Cup.

What's that?

Days we're in camp together.

Yes.

Days we're in camp together.

About three days per camp
goes to travel and recovery.

That means 32 days of football together

before we announce a roster

and come here
and prepare for the World Cup.

That's 11 games.

That's what we got.

Before announcing
the World Cup roster, 11 games.

That means we can't waste

one single minute.

It is exciting to see
the band back together.

After that letdown
of not being able to see

the best go at it against Spain,

and Gielnik, who just got engaged,

so here's
a big congratulations from all of us

to Em and her fiancée.

So, what did you say?

I went blank.

I like, literally froze.

Everything I planned to say,
I left in the hotel room.

I brought the ring,
the most important thing.

When I reached in my pocket, she's like,

"What are you doing in your pocket?"

I'm like, "Shut up."

Aw, that's so cute.

It's hugely important now

after the senior players
have been given their rest,

that they really step up.

Canada is a tough team.

They're ranked fourth in the world.

They're the Olympic champions.

This'll be a great test,

seeing how close
we're getting to the World Cup.

There's no way I would just
run with my hair down. No way.

You look good with your hair down.
I look like a sloth.

I brush my hair every half-time

and change my bra and...

- Do you?
Yeah.

Oh, my God.

At Chelsea they always forget,
and sometimes I'm like...

And Coach is walking, I've got my...

- Congratulations.
- Thank you. Appreciate it.

Let's go for a jog.
- Let's go.

When you hit that first cone,
quick change of pace.

When you hit halfway,

turn and drive, sharp as you can.

I think the countdowns
and all the hype

around the World Cup being a year away

has made me realize
we haven't got time to waste.

Yes, step inside.

Dummy, Kyra, dummy. Turn. Spin, yes, good.

I've realized, like, this is the team.

This is who we're taking to the World Cup.

Yes, guys, good finish.

So, I am making an effort

to be more patient, more encouraging

with the young ones.

Come in a little bit, Mary. Just...

I feel you're best
when you're high and wide,

you're best in the pocket.

So try not to come
into each other's, like...

'Cause that's where you're best,

this is where you're best, so let's...

I'll let you do your thing and stay in.

Yes, Mary, unlucky.

Mary, she's such a young talent.

She has this position of, like,

we need her to perform.

And I think the team expects her

to, like, always be available,
always be ready for the team,

but there's not this expectation

that she has to be
the best player, every game.

I'm just excited
to be back on the pitch again

and be with the girls

because it's an environment
I feel really comfortable in.

And I think
everyone is feeling super prepared

and confident going out for the next game.

Sammy, Sammy.

Yeah. Back me up.

Nice, Mini.

Okay. Ready?

They've just come back from long travel.

In an ideal world,
you'd have longer going into a game.

You'll have 10 days into a game,
we don't have that.

We have three days of actual training.

Yes, one-two. And in.

So, physically,
this week, there's two concerns.

Keep it up, Sam.

We've got the risk of doing
too much that first day and breaking them.

You got the additional risk
of doing too little going into a game.

It's a balancing act.

It's not easy.

How you feeling?

Just in the warm-up lap,

it felt tighter than the other side.

Okay.

And then it kind of got
progressively worse.

- Yeah.
- Then I could like,

feel it when I shift my weight onto it

Okay.

Fingers crossed it's nothing,
nothing major you'll be fine.

We're a man down. Kyra, drop.

I cleared a corner
with my right foot,

so my leg went quite high in the air

and I just felt it grab.

I thought I'd torn it
so I just walked off the field

and I was like, "No."

Just in the air, it grabbed.

It just made me think of that, as well.

It made me want to vomit.

I don't know what it is, like tendon

or nerve or something.

I don't know, fucking hell.

Not ideal is it?

Last week, we ended the week

playing the boys' team at Arsenal.

I'd felt it that week
but it just felt like a tight tendon.

All right.
- Yeah.

Just to be sure.

Yeah, fair enough.

If it's tendon,
I can push through a little bit.

- Correct. Yes.
- Yeah. Cool.

Fuck me.

Everyone's dropping.

After losing that first match to Canada,

Australia wants to see results.

They would love to see a win.

But if they can't see a win,

then at the very least,
they wanna see progress.

But with all the players coming off

and the injuries

is a big concern for Tony
and the Matildas right now.

The good news is that
Ellie is on the road to recovery

from that ACL injury.

It just cannot come soon enough.

So, I'm just back home in Australia

for my six weeks of rehab.

And now, we're in my swimming pool,

favorite place to be, not.

Cold.

It's been quite full-on.

So, I do Monday to Friday,

four hours a day.

In the gym, mostly lower body,
conditioning on the bike,

and then Tuesday,
Thursday's swimming, conditioning.

Every day I'm just taking it day by day,

and I think I'm going quite well.

My physio is very happy
with how I'm progressing and...

Very soon, I can run,
which I'll be happy about

so I can get out of the pool.

Ellie's one of our strengths,

you know, in defense and going forward,

so we're looking forward
to having her back.

When you're injured, you have time
to work on those finer details

and you come back more determined.

And Ellie's already
a super determined person

so I have no doubt
that she'll come back better.

I just think of what I have ahead

and what I'm trying to get back for,
which is the World Cup next year.

And so, that kind of makes me work hard.

How are you?

Turn. How is it this morning, Steph?

Good.

Nothing, felt nothing.

- Felt nothing? Good.
- Nothing. Same.

Right, well, then lie on your back.

As a team, we've had some
really frank, honest conversations.

And I think from that has come

a new sense in belief
in what we're doing, so I feel like,

hopefully, we'll see
a turnaround in this next game

and some newfound aggression

and commitment to the game plan, so...

I'm looking forward to the next game.

Does it hurt or is it just croaky?

It doesn't hurt,
like, I want to

try and clear it,
but there's nothing to clear.

No, there's nothing to clear.

And don't laugh, that's creepy.

Creepy?

Excellent.

I just had a headache

before the game.

And then...

It's quite funny.

Sorry, we shouldn't laugh at you.

I want her to say
a Voldemort quote.

Say, "The boy who lived...

-"...come to die."

The boy who lived.

Come to die.

That is good.

- Thank you.
You're welcome.

So, we'll just, yeah, check in each part.

- Okay.
- If you get any awareness,

- just let me know. Yeah.
Yeah, okay, I will.

I haven't missed
a training session for a year.

I've been really, really healthy.

And then,
to go through an off-season,

a heavy pre-season,

and to come out right at the end of it,

before an international window

and before the start
of the season with a little niggle...

It is extremely frustrating

and hopefully,
it's not enough to keep me out.

If we tick the other physical boxes
saying we haven't done that,

then we might go down again
in the net and just see.

'Cause we want to make sure,
if we're considering tomorrow,

- that all of those things are okay.
For sure.

All right, cool.

- Thanks.
- Thanks, Steph.

Everyone's obviously
disappointed about

the result last game,
but we can't change it,

we can only move forward and...

We know we can do better

and I think everyone's in
pretty high spirits.

I think after the game,

there was a little
frustration within the group,

but in terms of us
needing belief within the squad,

I think that's always there

and that's always there with our team

because of the group
of players that we have.

We thrive under pressure.

Every night in my dreams

I see you

I feel you

Once more

You're here

There's nothing I fear

This team's got
a lot of learning to do.

But we're not far off of where...
We're not

miles off foot. We need to keep pushing

and believing in what we're doing.

This is nice and soft.

Yeah.

Camera's all set.

Let's go, girls.

Go, go.

Good, Aivi. Charli, stay inside.

Alanna went off on Saturday,
what's the situation there, Tony?

It's a hamstring issue.

She's not gonna be
available for the game tomorrow.

It's not a major one,
so she can come back quickly.

Hopefully there's more players
available for the game tomorrow

but I won't know
for certain until tonight.

Other way.

It looks better, this game than the first.

Mini! Mini! Right!

Here, here! Great ball, Mini.

These 22 years have taught me

sometimes you need the result

just for the momentum
and the belief around you.

- Swing.
- 'Cause what we wanna do is

we wanna inspire.

And these women want to fill the stadium

in July '23.

Pass, Aivi!

So, we wanna be
more aggressive tomorrow.

High-octane team that we are,

the "in your face" kind of team,

that needs to be better tomorrow.

Nice, girls.

Okay, thanks, everyone. See you tomorrow.

It's good. I feel like
it's more of a confidence thing.

I'm maybe hesitating a little.

- I think, yeah.
- Okay.

Every time we get an injury

we'll check in thrice a day
to see the progress.

Well, let's see
how you go in these next sprints.

Yeah, I was thinking
maybe controlled strides.

Depending on the injury,
we'll give three or four criteria

that they have to tick off at training.

For a hamstring injury,

it might be that
you have to be able to hit your...

At least 95% of your peak speed.

We'll run them to see if they hit the 95%

and don't have symptoms.

What was that?

Ninety?

No.

That's too much awareness, I reckon.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm just frustrated.

To do that sprint
and still feel it the way I did,

I just knew it would be

stupid to push through it
'cause I was still feeling it.

There's a lot of studies to show
even if you're

fully physically recovered from an injury,

if you have concerns

or you're not confident
and you go into a game,

then you're more likely to get reinjured.

Today, if I can't get top speed,
I don't know if that's

the smartest thing,
for me and for the team.

Yep.

- I trust you guys.
- Okay.

It is extremely frustrating.

All right. Thanks, Tony.

I think I had in my head

that by just doing the rehab and resting,

I would definitely be okay.

I just want to be with the girls.

Yeah, want to play really bad.

Let's bring it in, everyone.
Staff as well.

I have to say,
I loved what I saw out there.

How you took ownership for
your performance, how you communicated.

I loved what I saw.

Let's show what we're about in that game.

To make sure we have a memory from that,

let's get together quick

so Ann can grab
a photo of us all on the pitch.

Just a quick picture.

Ann, get us up.

All right, everyone in.

- Thank you.
Ann, get in on one.

Run!

Yes, Ann.

That's a sprint.

Stakes are now high after losing
that first match to Canada.

This is a trial of whether
Tony's plan is coming off.

This is a test to see

what the Matildas can do
against top-ranked sides.

This is also a taste of
what's to come at next year's World Cup.

No. No issues on the bench.

Alanna is out.

She's not even on the bench.

And Steph couldn't make it
so she's out as well.

Yeah, they had an MRI on her hamstring

so she has a minor hamstring issue.

Hopefully, she'll be back pretty quick.

It's a buzz
when you're driving into the game.

You just get this energy

when you see the green and gold

and they lift us.

Let's go, Matildas!

Go, Matildas!

Having a crowd there,

knowing that people are watching,

it excites me a lot more.

And that is a healthy
amount of pressure to have.

Matildas!

If I don't have any pressure,
I get lazy 'cause I'm a bit bored.

We're all big Sam Kerr fans.
Obviously.

I've gotta say Fowler as well.

From the Olympics,
it's just gotten better from there.

And Gorry,
since coming back, she's been incredible.

She's gonna be our X-factor for World Cup.

They can't hear you.
- I'm outnumbered.

Have you met them before?

I have, good to see you again.
- Hello.

Mary plays her best
when she's welcomed

and around people that care about her.

He's very attached to that.

They gave me one job.

Okay, here we go.

This team cares about her
and allows her to be

whatever she wants to be on the field, so,

it's nice for her to come back here.

The midfield is where
a lot of things happen,

so we're coming in today
with a strong mindset

wanting to win this one.

What an atmosphere. Can you see this?

It's pretty cool in here.

I think this is the busiest Matildas game

we've seen in a long time.

Here we go.

Let's go, girls. Start well.

Come on, girls, let's go.

I was trying to picture myself
being in a World Cup game.

And just trying to replicate

the pressures and all
of those things we would feel.

There is a wonderful
atmosphere inside

the newly-christened Allianz Stadium.

A stadium certainly fit
for a World Cup, Robbie,

and certainly fit for one
of Australia's favorite sporting teams.

That's it!

Here's Mary Fowler.

Her left foot can pack a punch.

Such a talented footballer.

So much to offer.

While you're in the moment,
you have a job.

Can't let it get to your head.

Touch, Mary.

Thirteen of this Canada squad

won the gold medal in Tokyo.

There's plenty of quality in this side.

Sam Kerr does well, here's Cortnee Vine.

Back to Kerr, who cuts it for Fowler!

Less than two and a half minutes
on the clock.

And Sam Kerr sets up Mary Fowler

to give the Matildas the dream start.

In that moment,
as that ball went in,

I could have started crying,
I was so happy.

It feels so good when you have

a home crowd there supporting you

'cause you feel that
and you wanna score again.

Fowler!

Fowler! Fowler!

Fowler! Fowler!

Now, Prince, one-on-one with Grant.

This is where she's dangerous.

Help her, help her. Good, Mini.

Fantastic covering from Gorry.

Min! That cover's unbelievable.

That falls for Kerr,
who hits it first time

and it was on target.

This is better pressure from the Matildas.

Their press looks more organized.

Van Egmond,
that's a good ball, for Fowler.

Now, Cortnee Vine, taking off.

So is Sam Kerr down the left-hand side.

Great take.

Great ball.

I think the first 45
was what the Matildas are about.

Nicely done. Cortnee Vine,
gliding in between players.

We were, like, fast,
we were aggressive.

And you could, like, feel the buzz.

Here's Caitlin Foord,

with Kerr stepping back
towards the penalty spot.

Kerr, still.

And I think that's what
the World Cup on a home soil's gonna do.

Go, Matildas!

Caitlin Foord accelerates again.

- For Vine.

Needs a good cross, it is.

Towards Kerr at the back post
and Sheridan's punch.

I'm enjoying
the difference in attack this time

from the Matildas, a bit more dynamic.

Half-time

at Allianz Stadium.

An exciting

first 45 minutes, full of promise

from the Matildas.

I'm super lucky.

For me to get to do this
at such a young age,

I think it's an enormous opportunity

to be that kind of inspiration to people.

And just show that,
you know, even at a young age,

people can perform at a high level

and be courageous.

The atmosphere
is actually really incredible.

I 100% think they can get the win.

Look at the support around this crowd.

It's yellow and green,
it's just seas of it.

I think we'll be disappointed
if we don't win tonight.

This is a key moment.

We feel good about that performance.

It was a complete dominance
for 45 minutes,

but that doesn't complete a full game.

Now it's about another 45 minutes,

we have that good feeling,
even greater after 90 minutes.

'Cause they're gonna come flying at us.

The first five minutes,
be ready for this. They'll come at us.

That's the key moment there.

- Yes?
Yes.

Okay, here we go.

Canada, chasing the game.

Prince.

Finding Leon, just stepping away

from Yallop and here's Sinclair.

First cross, Leon is there.

Oh, no.

We have to be better
than what we were in our last game.

We have to, yeah,
just almost fight for every little moment.

Australia need to get
back on the front foot.

Fowler, with a raking ball,

wide for Caitlin Foord
to run at St-Georges.

Foord into the area, she's done well.

The cut back deflected

and cleared by Jade Rose.

The momentum in this one
has swung camps early in this second half.

When the game
isn't as free-flowing as you would like,

it is hard.

For Leon.

And toying
with the Matildas at the moment.

They can't put their foot on the ball.

It's just like frustration.

I feel like
we're not, like, a complete team.

We're not playing as well

and then I'm not playing as well.

Now, Kerr.
At the other end on the left foot.

Saved by Sheridan.

This young player
really looks like something

'cause here goes Leon again!

What a week she's having Down Under.

Adriana Leon.

It's finished here at Allianz Stadium.

Matildas 1, Canada 2.

I was embarrassed, honestly.

I take a lot of the blame on myself.

I didn't have enough shots,
enough opportunities.

There's no denying
we haven't had the best results.

And for someone,
a senior player like myself,

that's really, really frustrating.

Sam!

Sam!
Sam!

Now's the time
to make it a turning point.

I hope that we have this transformation

and that's what we're building towards,

to peak when the World Cup happens.

So, this will be a moment
that helps the team for the future.