Adelaide United midfielder Angela Fimmano spoke with us about the upcoming W-League season, starting our in football and her juggling act.

Angela, how are you looking forward to season two?

Last year I was a bit of an apprentice and I guess I am looking forward to it more this year because I get to start and I have earned my spot.

How much did you learn from the established players around you at Adelaide United?

Quite a lot.  Di Alagich taught us a lot.  She brought a lot of experience and we could learn from her.  Just little things like her composure here and there in the game really worked for us.

How much did you learn about the game going up a level playing against other Matildas and players that have been the game for awhile?

Quite a lot.  The game was a lot faster and stronger and you had to be a lot quicker in the way you were thinking.

It has made me a better player playing against those types of players.

What are your best attributes in the midfield?

Probably my ability to recognise a good attack when it’s on.  By a quick ball behind the defence, or just good vision.

Looking at this season, with the new players how do see Adelaide United's squad?

I can't really say as it's a whole different squad.  There are only five of us that were in the squad last year but we have a lot of depth in our squad.

We have good speed, strength and height and I think we will do well this year.  I think we will do better than last year.

It's a relatively young squad this year, how have the girls been getting along during pre-season training.

Really well.  It's a good group of girls.  We are all on the same page because were all young and can relate to each other.

We get along quite well because we have all played with each other for awhile now.  Pre-season has been about team bonding and we are ready for the season.

Tell me a little about your early football career, how did you started off?

I started when I was around seven or eight and I played at the local football club just around the corner from my house at Salisbury.

I started up in the forward line and I was a little terror.  The more I played the more I loved it.  I grew up in it with my family and I just loved the sport.

Fimmano sounds Italian in origin, is that where you get your love for football?

Funnily enough my Italian side didn't play.  My father was an Aussie Rules footballer and I got it from my mother’s side.  They are Scottish.

A lot people ask me does your Dad play? Was he any good?  I don't know what to say because he never touched a soccer ball when he was younger.

So you're parents have been a big influence on your career?

Oh yeah.  Both my Mum and Dad have been by my side the whole time.  Mostly my Dad, he has been there taking me to training every night before I got my licence to drive.  I don't know how he did it taking me to training every night.

At 17 you are still in high school.  How do you combine school and football considering both require big time commitments?

I take it as I go.  I don't really have any key rules that I follow.  I do my best at school and do what I can to get it done.  I won't put soccer before school but I will do my best to try and balance it out.

You have been noticed by Tom Sermanni and the Matildas hierarchy.  What are your plans for the future in your football career?

My ultimate success would be to play for the Matildas, which is every female footballers dream.  If I could even make the team I would be pretty happy with that.