Matilda Chloe Logarzo admits her teammate Lisa De Vanna can sometimes be misunderstood, but she has always looked up to her as a mentor.
Logarzo has enjoyed game time for the Matildas in recent times after recovering from an ankle injury earlier in the year.
She has left Newcastle Jets and is looking forward to being reunited with close friend, De Vanna as she prepares for her second senior stint at Sydney FC.
De Vanna has now signed for her seventh W-League club and while Logarzo admits the Matildas veteran can be hard, she can never stop admiring her work.
“There’s a lot that has gone on with Lisa and it took her a while to mature as well, I think she gets read the wrong way because sometimes she can’t get across what she is meant to say,” Logarzo told FourFourTwo.
“She has so much passion and so much drive for female football, she just wants the best and I think nothing is going to stop her with that.
“It’s something I really like in her, she might take it a bit far sometimes, but she is so passionate. She tells me to keep my head down and be smart.
“Our friendship has gotten a lot better since we were assigned as roommates. We just got along as a house on fire, we have the same values and respect for people. Our friendship on and off the field.
“She’s been around for so long that she’s been there since day one and she’s seen a lot of things and has so much experience. How could you not want her? Just to sit back, listen to her and value her opinion.”
Logarzo has now won a regular spot in the national team but also admits it wasn’t always smooth sailing, but credits De Vanna for keeping her feet on the ground.
She is now excited to be reunited with the Matildas co-captain at Sydney FC.
“I’ve gotten myself into some trouble with the Matildas in the past,” she admitted.
“Lisa has always been the one that’s bailed me out or help me keep my head screwed on. She also brought me back down to earth and kept me level-headed when it came to all the success we’ve had.
“Everyone has fights here and there, but the Matildas don’t have any problems at the moment which is great. That’s the best thing, the key to our success so far is our team is working so well together.”
Logarzo also feels she has grown as a mentor herself, particularly to her good friend Ellie Carpenter who she has spent time with in the Matildas and in Scandinavia earlier this year.

The pair were at Norwegian club Avaldsnes sharing a room together as Logarzo played nine games for the club.
Carpenter, who already has vast experience with the senior national team is currently in Young Matildas camp in China, ready to face North Korea in Nanjing on Wednesday at 6pm (AEDT).
Logarzo considers Carpenter as a little sister and believes their relationship only grew stronger in Norway.
“I feel like I’m Lisa (De Vanna) to her and she’s me,” Logarzo joked.
“I’m trying to keep her head screwed on with the all success she has, she’s a smart kid so she knows. Proud is an understatement, I don’t tell her enough, she’s a good kid, does the right things and deserves everything that’s coming her way.
“It’s not my place to say whether she should go to Europe. She’s definitely mature and ready for whatever is thrown her way.
“Once she spent two and a half months with us, she loved it so much and it’s everything she ever wanted to, to live and play as a professional football. That lifestyle and everything about it just suits her so well, she’s so determined, works hard and she doesn’t take anything for granted.”
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