The Finnish international has thrived as a #10 and is increasingly important for Spurs Women Eveliina Summanen came to Spurs in January 2022 from Swedish side Kristianstads DFF. Most news stories about the transfer at the time were brief. She was not a star, nor even widely mooted as an ‘exciting prospect’. Spurs' then-manager, Rehanne …
This one matters.
In this blog @rachellaracohen reflects on Spurs Women's crucial upcoming game. If Spurs Women win against Reading this Saturday we are safe in the WSL for another year. Lose or Draw and, depending on goal difference and how Reading perform against Chelsea in their last game, Spurs may require a point away at West Ham …
Five Questions
Five things @davidpuckridge would like to ask Spurs Interim Manager Vicky Jepson before this weekend's crucial game against Reading. Whenever I watch Vicky Jepson talk I’m impressed with her communication skills; I may not always agree with her but she explains her decision making well. But one of my plaintive cries in regards to the …
It’s the hope that kills you
A personal reflection on Spurs 1 Arsenal 5 (Brisbane Road) Last time out I was arguing that the North London Derby didn’t mean so much in the WSL given it the gulf between the sides, so I can only imagine how those who really hate Arsenal in whatever form must be feeling. But whichever way …
Green shoots: Or, why Spurs Women’s last two losses give reason for optimism
Spurs Women lost their last two games: 2-1, away at Aston Villa and 1-3 at home to Chelsea. The loss to Chelsea saw them exit the Conti Cup at the quarter final stage, while the loss to Aston Villa was the fifth straight loss in the WSL, where Spurs have not won since their increasingly …
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Four things to look out for on Spurs Women’s return
Tottenham Hotspur Women travel to Aston Villa on Saturday (14th January) in the first WSL game of 2023. By then it will have been almost a month since the team's previous game (a 1-0 away victory over Championship side Southampton in the Conti Cup). It also follows a winter break that couldn't have come soon …
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10 things we learnt from Spurs’ demolition of Brighton
On Sunday Spurs Women went on the road and beat Brighton and Hove Albion's Women's team 8-0. To put that in context: Spurs scored three more goals than they have scored in their last five outings across all competitions. They scored twice as many goals as they have ever before scored in a single Barclays …
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Do Spurs Women have an Injury Crisis?
On Saturday in the 2nd minute of Spurs game at Brisbane Road Ellie Brazil left the pitch. She was on a stretcher. Her knee was bandaged. Her game was over. With just first five games of the season gone, Ellie is the third Spurs player to sustain a serious injury. Add these to the multiple …
Fans Look Ahead to Spurs 2022/23 Barclays WSL Season
The Athletic managed to do an entire WSL Season Preview without mentioning Spurs once (yes, really!). So in the interests of balance, kind of, here's seven hardcore Spurs Women fans on the upcoming season: Predicted finishes, what games and what players they're most excited about and a bit on tactics! 1. What position do you think …
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No Jonas, football was not the winner.
Following the North London Derby at the Emirates, Arsenal Manager, Jonas Eidevall, stated that his team beating Tottenham 3-0 meant that ‘football was the winner’. It’s a tired cliché, but there are lots of tired clichés in football. More pertinently, it’s a cliché that’s usually trotted out to celebrate games that are hard-fought or a …