“I feel like I’m in a really high training environment (at Manchester City). I broke my hand recently, [and] only missed a couple of games from that, but I’m training well, performing well when I’m on the pitch, [and] definitely ready to go.

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“So, frustrating as it is in club football, not getting as many playing minutes as I’d like, I feel that when I come over to my national team, I’m getting a lot of minutes and doing well.

“As soon as I put this shirt on to represent my country, I am in good form and ready to go.

“I am a confidence player, I feel like I’ve been performing well in our recent games, keeping my training level high every single day. It’s nice to have (the ability) where I am able to come on and do something or turn a game around.”

Tony Gustavsson’s side, now riding high in the world’s top 10, are hoping to stretch their seven-game winning streak at AFC Wimbledon’s stadium on Friday against the No.24-ranked Scots, who will be looking for a spark from Raso’s old City teammate Caroline Weir, now starring in attack for Real Madrid.

“I was actually speaking about her with few of the girls earlier and I was saying she’s one of the best players I’ve ever trained with,” Raso said of Weir.

“She’s an amazing footballer, technically so good. So it’d be really good to have this tough game and to get to play against her.”

Talking of the “ebbs and flows” of the Matildas’ journey under Gustavsson, she hints that Australia are peaking just right for July.

“It’s really good to be coming into form at this point in time because we have the World Cup right around the corner,” she said.

Australia play Scotland at Cherry Red Records Stadium in London on Friday, April 7 from 10.15pm (AEST). They play England at Brentford Community Stadium, also in London, on Wednesday, April 12 from 4.45am (AEST). Both games will be shown on Channel 10 and Paramount+.

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