Tottenham have to ditch their defensive high-line in the event that they need to keep away from relegation from the Girls’s Tremendous League this season.
Spurs head coach Rehanne Skinner has been sacked after a run of 9 consecutive WSL defeats, the membership’s worst run of type since their promotion to the league again in 2019.
“Since becoming a member of us in 2020, Rehanne has performed an integral function in our growth within the ladies’s sport, each on and off the sector,” mentioned Andy Rogers, managing director of Tottenham Hotspur Girls.
“She has carried out her duties with the utmost professionalism and a spotlight to element, and we must always prefer to thank her for every thing she has carried out for us over the course of her tenure.”
The membership, who haven’t gained a league fixture because the finish of October, face an actual menace of relegation with simply eight video games remaining within the season, as they sit solely two factors above the relegation spot.
Tonight, Tottenham will face bottom-club Leicester Metropolis in what may very well be an important match in deciding who can be taking part in the Championship subsequent season.
Assistant supervisor Vicky Jepson has been appointed as caretaker supervisor in the interim, and can look to encourage this Spurs staff.
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If Tottenham do need to be taking part in within the WSL this season, they should be far more compact and aggressive with out the ball.
Forward of tonight’s match, Spurs have a aim distinction of -12, which is best than each groups beneath them within the desk (Leicester -25, Brighton -28), and Studying (-18) who’re above them within the desk. The north London aspect don’t have any drawback scoring objectives, particularly with gamers like Bethany England and Mana Iwabuchi up entrance, however have persistently been caught out conceding simple ones due to their insistence on taking part in a excessive defensive block.
Particularly when taking part in in opposition to groups with fast attacking gamers, Spurs wrestle to get again from their high-line to defend, making them a simple goal for quick counter-attacks.
It’s but to be seen how Jepson, who spent effectively over a decade at Liverpool, will arrange this Spurs aspect, however one factor is apparent: they should arrange in a manner that stops them from conceding such simple objectives if they need an opportunity of staying within the WSL past this season.
