Who is Mackenzie Arnold Meet the goalkeeper with nerves of steel who sent the Matildas to the semi-

#WhoMackenzie #Arnold #Meetgoalkeeper Going to the stage from a young age, Arnold grew up on the Gold Coast and spent his youth football days playing for Burleigh Heads and Robina City in Queensland. Mackenzie Arnold was Matildas' first choice goalkeeper last year. Back then, like most Matildas, Arnold was "made in the Leagues," as the saying goes, before he went to Europe to master his craft. Football West CEO Jamie Harnwell was Arnold's coach. He was in his late teens early 20s at Perth Glory, and he recognized his mental strength confident nature from the very beginning. “Honestly, we weren't a great team that year . He had this confidence and belief that he could do well. We had a series of setbacks where he bounced back,” Harnwell said. “We had a great team in 2014. But ... he broke his cheekbone our last game league that season and had to wear a mask semi-finals instead of missing games.After being named player of series at last year's Nations Cup, Mackenzie Arnold joined Canberra United with his goalkeeper friend Trudy Burke a youth who joined and desperately trying to defend Brisbane Roar's goals W-League 2020 . He earned his first national cap and became a regular on Matildas squads in 2013 when Lydia Williams and Melissa Barbieri were unavailable. He was selected in the 2015 2019 World Cup squads and the 2016 2020 Olympic teams, but rarely featured as a third baseman. Rising from top third baseman to national hero in a year, Arnold rose from third series preferred beginner to national hero in just over a year. He only saw the field twice while playing for his country last year. First, for Australia's 18-0 Asian Cup win over Indonesia, followed by a 7-0 friendly loss to Spain. The second match was a reality check. In the first half, Teagan replaced Micah and conceded six goals in 45 minutes. The key context here was that many of the Australian squad's preferred starting players were missing, including Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso. But Arnold took drunkenness personally and for a moment succumbed to the notion that his place on team was behind Micah and Lydia Williams. "It really put me in a very difficult mental state," he said in June, reflecting on that game. Mackenzie Arnold saved Eve Perisset's fifth penalty in the penalty shoot-out. "At this point almost realized I was probably the third baseman and as the World Cup approached probably wouldn't have more opportunities. After that game I thought 'this is probably my last chance'." Instead of phoning, he doubled down, backed by Gustavsson. The coach started off with a 4-0 win over the Czech Republic in Australia's first Nations Cup match. He then started with Spain and Jamaica victories, made several important saves and was named player of the tournament. The performance cemented him as Matildas' first choice goalkeeper ahead of Micah and Williams. Mackenzie Arnold was greeted by young Matildas fans when she arrived in Sydney on Sunday to start preparing for the World Cup semi-final against England. Sydney Mor

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