Montemurro's keen on rotation and flexibility in his sides; fullbacks and wingers regularly interchange, but notably they often move inside the midfield as well, while a number six one day can nominally act as a number 10 the next.

But Italian pragmatism is far from the be all and end all of Montemurro, as he says, he "doesn't park the bus". 

He says he views global football as a pick n mix, adopting the “styles, influences, cultures, the way teams play. The AC Milans of the early 90s, the Dutch teams in the early 80s and late 70s, South American football and the freedom, the fluidity."

He's even been compared to Pep Guardiola in his insistence on possession, but perhaps this is best served to illustrate his tactical flexibility.

In the 4-1-4-1 formation Montemurro plays at Arsenal, the wide positions are of great importance, with a huge responsibility placed at the feet of a holding midfielder.

For this reason, while the formations and tactics are different, the reliance on the Matildas key strengths; Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord, Elise Kellond-Knight, Ellie Carpenter, would likely be similar.

What might change is Kerr's role within the team, with a rotational forward able to hold possession, rather than a finisher with bursting pace, likely to be higher on Montemurro's agenda. 

“There’s no freaks in football,” Montemurro told The Guardian. “There’s planning, there’s the ability to work hard, and obviously there’s confidence.

"What I try to do is provide players with opportunities where they can express themselves, where they can be the best that they can be.

“We’re always on the front foot, we’ve always got the ball, and if it looks as if we’re leaky in defence we’ve only copped nine goals in the whole league. 

"We’re proactive and when a team takes risks, when a team goes forward, when a team pushes defenders into midfield, maybe there’s going to be one opportunity. That’s the risk we take. 

"But we believe that having the ball and the chances we create outweighs the chances that our opponents will have.”

The Matildas are still reeling from the controversial loss of an established coach, with Milicic neither having time to prepare, nor knowledge of women's football.

Instead, this is a gaze towards a brighter future. After all, Milicic has already announced his departure towards the end of the next A-League season to take the reigns of new expansion club, Macarthur FC.

But would Montemurro take the role? Possibly not.

While Matildas fans would likely love to have a coach of Montemurro's pedigree take over the national team, he has an extremely comfortable, well-paid job at the pinnacle of women's sport already. 

Europe, as we've seen so far in this tournament, is quickly becoming the force in the women's game it should be and has already taken over the sport in Australia in terms of funding and popularity. Montemurro has his sights firmly set on the Champions League.

Arsenal Women flatly rejected any hint of Montemurro taking over the Matildas role on an interim basis during the World Cup as well.

But the Aussie has hinted that homesickness may be a factor; his family haven't moved to England and he says without them, he can't switch off from the game.

So while it may not be a post-World Cup appointment, there may be bright signs for a Montemurro Matildas on the horizon.

COACHING RECORD

Melbourne Victory

W-League Runner-up 2014

Melbourne City

2015–16 Premiers

2015–16 Champions

2016–17 Champions

Arsenal FC

2018 FA Womens Cup Runners Up

2018 Toulouse International Ladies Cup Champions

2018/19 WSL Champions

2018/19 LMA/WSL Manager of the Year