Tottenham Hotspur’s interim head coach Vicky Jepson says that the club’s top priority between now and the end of the season is securing Barclays Women’s Super League survival.
The Lilywhites go into this weekend’s fixture at Everton in ninth position in the league table, a point closer to seventh than the relegation zone.
When speaking to FAWSL Full-Time ahead of this weekend’s match, Jepson said that Spurs’ primary target has to be survival despite mid-table still being well within their reach.
“I think we look at it game-by-game,” Jepson said. “We want to accumulate as many points as we can.
“Target number one is to stay in the WSL, that has to be the thing and we’ll do that by accumulating more points along the way in these next six games that we’ve got, but we want to finish as high as we possibly can. We won’t just settle for picking up points here and there. Finishing as high as we can is always going to be our objective and all the players would say the same.
“Number one priority is to stay in the league and we should do with the quality players we have, as long as they continue to work hard around the moments of the game when they turn up to play on a matchday.”
While Spurs have had their struggles this season, this weekend’s opponents Everton have flourished. The Blue Girls have enjoyed an impressive season so far and they seem likely to end the campaign in the top half of the table. Jepson has plenty of respect for what Everton boss Brian Sørensen has achieved this season.
She said “I think he’s done a fantastic job. Defensively, they don’t concede many goals, so we know that we’re going to have to be patient and try to keep working hard to sustain our attack and create moments in front of goal. We have to make sure we take them and don’t turn them down. I expect that, whilst I also know on the counter-attack they have some incredible technicians that can dribble and drive on the ball in pockets, so we’ve got to make sure defensively we’re ready for that.
“We’re looking forward to getting back to playing again, having come off a game where we disappointed in the way that we turned up.”
Tottenham Hotspur’s Barclays Women’s Super League fixture at Everton kicks-off at 1pm on Sunday afternoon.
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