It is a dozen years since Tom Sermanni gave Alanna Kennedy her first cap as a Matilda, and the Manchester City defender cannot wait to play under her old boss again.The veteran has been named interim coach as Australia’s women search for a replacement for Tony Gustavsson, whose four-year tenure came to an anticlimactic end at the Olympics, and Kennedy is fully behind the choice.”He’s a great coach and an even better person,” the 29-year-old said. “I’m looking forward to working with him again.””He obviously knows women’s football really well across the board, but also in Australia. I’m sure he knows what’s required for him in an interim role.”Kennedy, who also played under the 70-year-old Scot with Orlando Pride, added: “I can’t say many more great things about him. He is just such a legend.”Tom Sermanni is back for his third spell as Matildas coach. (Getty Images: Alex Grimm/FIFA)Kennedy admits the Paris Olympics, in which Australia failed to escape the group phase, were…
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