Matildas and Arsenal superstar Caitlin Foord has urged fans to see the 'bigger picture' after an inexperienced Aussie line-up was thrashed 5-0 in a friendly by Canada.
Gustavsson fielded six players with fewer than 20 caps in Langford on Saturday (AEDT), with the experimental line-up put to the sword by slick opponents.
The defeat was the heaviest the Matildas have recorded in 17 months, but Foord has doubled down on the game style, insisting that the team is building.
'It was a tough game. The new conditions that we've come (to Canada) to, a lot of us haven't played on turf for a very long time,' Foord said.