Spurs Show Progress In Derby Draw Against Arsenal

Level connected points pinch Arsenal, 5 wins from 9 and nan astir cleanable sheets successful nan Women's Super League this play - Tottenham are successful a bully place.

Martin Ho's broadside are exceeding expectations and showed their progression complete nan past fewer months pinch a coagulated 0-0 draw pinch section rivals Arsenal connected Sunday.

It capped disconnected a affirmative day for nan northbound London club, who welcomed a grounds crowd of 6,788 astatine Brisbane Road arsenic they inflicted further vexation towards Arsenal, taking points disconnected them for conscionable nan 3rd clip successful 12 WSL meetings.

"It doesn't make america a awesome squad by conscionable getting a constituent against Arsenal because you person to consistently present that," said Spurs leader Ho.

"We've evidently had a bully commencement to nan play but that doesn't mean that because we're associated pinch Arsenal now, we're happy.

"We want to get higher and we want to push. Everyone is trying to push successful nan aforesaid guidance which is important and nan situation is good."

Tottenham person enjoyed highs successful caller years - making their first Women's FA Cup last successful 2024 for illustration - but person not built connected those moments.

That historical time astatine Wembley did not beryllium to beryllium a catalyst for progress, alternatively teeing up a disappointing convention run which yet led to erstwhile leader Robert Vilahamn's sacking successful nan summer.

Structural changes from nan apical of nan nine was needed and nan bubblewrap was burst - Tottenham needed to spell backmost to basics.

They hired Ho and a caller coaching staff, adapted their recruitment strategy to fresh their needs and invested further connected nan "beyond football" elements astatine nan club, including sports performance, nutrition and leadership.

Chief executive serviceman Vinai Venkatesham joined from Arsenal successful nan summertime and he has pushed Tottenham Women's priorities successful nan boardroom.

All of those changes, mixed successful pinch Ho's coaching accomplishment and taste shifts, person seen improvements connected nan pitch.

"I deliberation it doesn't make america a awesome squad by conscionable getting a constituent against Arsenal because you person to consistently present that," added Ho.

"You person to present that capacity and that exertion each azygous game. We tin person disconnected days because we're quality and we'll make individual errors.

"But if we tin person a batch much games for illustration that past I judge we tin really push."

Against Arsenal, Tottenham showed their advancement some successful and retired of possession.

They were winning duels successful midfield, Cathinka Tandberg was holding up nan shot successful onslaught and summertime signing Toko Koga was erstwhile again a stone successful defence.

They showed bravery erstwhile they won nan shot back, not acrophobic to return connected Arsenal's Champions League winners and were savvy successful seeing nan crippled retired later on.

Their rivals are successful a slump - they person not won immoderate of their past 3 games successful each competitions - but Spurs were still underdogs and played arsenic if they weren't.

"Any crippled we spell into now we've sewage to spell and beryllium competitive. I don't want america to beryllium a squad that sits disconnected nan apical 3 teams," stressed Ho.

"I'm enjoying it for now. At times you person to springiness yourself a reality cheque and spot conscionable really acold you've come. But you've sewage to enactment connected nan tracks.

"There's a batch of anticipation connected Spurs because we cognize past twelvemonth we were not wherever we wanted to be."

The disappointment of past season, wherever Spurs vanished second-bottom pinch 20 points, is still caller successful people's minds.

They already person 16 points this run aft conscionable 9 matches and beryllium a constituent disconnected Manchester United successful nan Champions League qualification spots - but Tottenham are cautious of getting carried away.

Recruitment successful January will beryllium important, Ho admits, arsenic they look to adhd squad extent and proceed progressing.

They dream by picking up much results for illustration this 1 against Arsenal, they tin besides turn nan fanbase and pull much followers.

"We want to adhd different profiles and adhd to parts wherever we're missing astatine nan moment," said Ho.

"If we want to beryllium a apical squad and compete successful each nan competitions we've sewage to adhd squad depth.

"If we want much fans to travel and watch our games past we person to put successful much performances for illustration this.

"The fans aren't asking for perfection, they're conscionable asking for an energy, a activity complaint a desire, - erstwhile you do that you'll bring much fans to nan crushed much often."