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Women’s Super League 2024-25 Preview #11: Tottenham | Women’s Super League 2024-25 Preview

Photo of Vaseline VaselineSeptember 19, 2024
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The predicted position of the writers of The Guardian: 6th (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction, but the average of our writers’ tips)

Position last season: 6th

The plan

After narrowly avoiding relegation in 2022-23, sixth place and an FA Cup final in Robert Vilahamn’s first season will be hard to come by. Is there pressure to do better? No one would turn it down, but more important than last season’s outcome was the team playing with cohesion and an identity. If they can continue to develop their style of play and progress as a group, fans will likely be happy, even if the team falls slightly short of last season’s highs.

The number of additions has been carefully managed and the squad will enter the new season with a degree of consistency. Spurs are playing the long game, hoping to avoid the fate of teams who finished high, spent big money trying to reach the top three and disrupted the dynamics of their squads in the process.

“I know we can compete with all the teams this year,” Vilahamn said. “I know we can be better this year, if everything goes well. But to beat the top three teams, I can’t tell (the players) that this is the year it’s going to happen, because they’ve been in the women’s game for a long time.

“On the other hand, there’s also a lot happening in those clubs, with new signings and new coaches. So it’s going to be an interesting year, especially if the other teams around us are also investing. It’s going to be more competitive.”

The manager may be cautious about ambitions, but that doesn’t mean they don’t dream of big things. “If we play in the Champions League next season, that would be great,” he said. “But as long as we are developing and making steps, that’s what the club wants to do.

“Organically, we want to get better and better. We don’t force ourselves, we don’t risk anything. We’re in a good position, but I can’t really say if we’re ready for the top three or not. We have to wait and see.”