Fringe Matildas put their hands up

Quartet pile on pressure

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson could have a selection headache on his hands if the national team qualifiesnext month for the Olympics with several capped players currently not in his book impressing in the A-League.

Regular Matildas Cortnee Vine and Tameka Yallop are carving up the league – proving they are more than ready for next month’s home-andaway qualifier series with Uzbekistan.

But Western United’s Chloe Logarzo, (pictured) and Melbourne Victory’s Emily Gielnik, Elise Kellond-Knight and Alex Chidiac have all made strong cases to be recalled to the squad for Paris.

Logarzo, Gielnik and all missed FIFA Women’s World with injuries.

Western United has had an up-and-down season but Logarzo finding form has steadied the ship and put them back in contention for finals football.

Unlike the lead-up to the World Cup Logarzo has played more than 1000 minutes of football this season. She has

Kellond-Knight the Cup scored five goals and recorded two assists. Her work rate on the field has been impressive and her technical skills have fooled many defenders. Gielnik, is not long back playing decent minutes after an extended time on the bench with her injury. She has proven she doesn’t need to play a full match to have an impact but if her return continues she will be a force to be reckoned with come the end of the season. KellondKnight has been a driving force for Victory so far this season. Her vision, technical ability and speed have not been hampered by her Achilles tendon injury. Chidiac was part of the World Cup squad but given limited minutes. And dropped from the squad before being recalled as an injury replacement.

Her ability to adapt so quickly to a new team, after making the move back to Victory, is a credit to how versatile a player she is.

Chidiac is getting the most consistent game time she has had in years after several seasons in America.

She has one goal from her first five matches and clearly has her groove back.