Tottenham Hotspur extended their losing run across all competitions to six games on Sunday following a 2-0 defeat to West Ham United. On the surface, the loss further reduces a season once replete with promise into a lifeless nub. Spurs have dropped to ninth in the Women’s Super League (WSL), are out of the FA Cup and searching for a purpose beyond avoiding another loss.
This current run of five WSL losses is their worst in two years. That previous nine-game streak cost former head coach Rehanne Skinner (now head coach of West Ham) her job, leaving Spurs two points above the relegation zone in March 2023 and the club’s women’s football blueprint in disarray.
Last year, head coach Robert Vilahamn turned things around, leading Spurs to a sixth-place finish and a first trip to an FA Cup final. However, the success has waned and two days before the latest loss, his job security came into question.
“I’m not scared of getting fired,” the Swedish coach told The Athletic on Friday after the press room emptied following his pre-match press conference. “Overall, it’s not good enough, but it’s also not the end of the world. I know that the games coming up are the games where we should expect more from us.”
It’s a defiant declaration.
Spurs extended their…
