Becky Spencer insists Tottenham are ‘thriving’ under new manager but details ‘mental impact’ of incredible World Cup with Jamaica
Tottenham Women's keeper Becky Spencer has opened up on the club's aims for a comeback after they recorded their worst ever finish in the WSL last season.
After being embroiled in last season's relegation battle which ultimately saw Reading relegated to the Women's Championship, Tottenham ended the WSL season in ninth place.
They have since appointed ex-BK Hacken manager Robert Vilahamn as their new boss for the coming season.
Spurs' starting keeper Spencer told talkSPORT that there were high expectations for the club this season.
She said: «With the new manager coming in, it's been made pretty clear for us that obviously we want to do better than we did last year. How that looks is performance-wise.
And she added that the team had already settled in well to Vilahamn's new approach — an approach which the Swede has admitted was similar to that of men's team manager Ange Postecoglu.
Spencer said: „(Vilahamn's) brought a different style of play into our environment which is something that we're all thriving off.“
Tottenham opened their WSL campaign against defending champions Chelsea, who are going for their fifth consecutive title this season.
While Chelsea eventually held on to win that game 2-1, Tottenham showed moments of great promise and looked unrecognisable from the side who had struggled to avoid relegation last season.
New signing Martha Thomas looked dangerous for Tottenham, clawing back a goal in the 76th minute and coming close to an equaliser.
After it was announced that their captain and star striker Bethany England would be out for an extended period following a hip operation, Thomas could be key as the team look for another source of goals.
When asked what success would look like for Tottenham this season,
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