Tottenham head coach Martin Ho don warn say success no dey follow straight line as im team prepare to face Chelsea for Stamford Bridge on Sunday for WSL. Tottenham start the season with wins over Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, scoring 11 goals without reply across the two games, before London City Lionesses beat dem 6-1 before the international break.
Ho tell Sky Sports say e dey optimistic say things fit go well, but e dey realistic say long-term success no be straight line and ups and downs must dey. E tok say Tottenham no fit just move from team wey dey fight for bottom of table to challenge for WSL trophy and make that success consistent over years without a process, even though ambition na to be top of table.
Since e come in, Ho say e don try push standards and expectation with staff and players so dem go get platform to progress. E give the players credit say dem take the information and run with am, play with courage, bravery and personality, and their commitment and willingness na first class. Ho add say at times early on e think e go take longer to reach where dem want to be identity-wise, but the players help accelerate the process faster than e probably think.
Part of Tottenham progress come from recruitment, especially this summer. Dem sign Champions League winners Victoria Pelova and Alice Sombath from Arsenal and Lyon respectively, while Caitlin Dijkstra join from Wolfsburg. The moves follow Ho plan to bring in different experiences.
Chelsea go into the game unbeaten for the league and dem don concede just once, and that was back at the start of September, yet dem dey second. Manchester City get 100% record as dem try defend title, while Arsenal already appear out of it. Tottenham record against Chelsea na torrid one: 13 WSL games, 13 defeats.
Chelsea make four changes to the side wey beat West Ham two weeks ago, with Lauren James starting after her double for England this week. Tottenham make two tweaks, with Ella Morris and Matilda Vinberg included.
The match kick off at Stamford Bridge at 12 noon BST. Tottenham control the ball at the back early on. Kaptein look through on goal for Chelsea after a flick-on from Malard, but the flag go up. Lauren James dribble through midfield for Chelsea and send a ball across goal from the left, but no one make a run for it. In the fifth minute, Gaupset find space in the middle, break to the edge of the area and launch a curling effort, but Hampton get low to her left to deny the Tottenham midfielder. The visitors look sharp.
