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Tottenham Hotspur Women Lose Shoot-out Fire Head Coaches

By Aaron Coe

BARNET, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Alex Morgan of Tottenham Hotspur prepares to be substituted on during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur Women and Reading Women at The Hive on November 07, 2020 in Barnet, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
BARNET, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Alex Morgan of Tottenham Hotspur prepares to be substituted on during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur Women and Reading Women at The Hive on November 07, 2020 in Barnet, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) /
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Tottenham Hotspur Women have made a long journey to get to the Women’s Super League, but with only 3 points from seven games maybe it was time for change.

The last 24-hours have been difficult for the Tottenham Hotspur Women as they first drew with Arsenal in the Continental Cup – only to then lose in a shootout. That loss was followed by a major one for Spurs, as Tottenham Hotspur Women fired their co-head coaches Karen Hills and Juan Amoros. With the excitement building around the team and increasing expectations, maybe this should not have been a surprise?

The Tottenham Hotspur Women have been on an incredible journey over the last dozen plus years. The Women started at the bottom of British football in the 4th division back in 2007. To go fro the South East Combinations ‘s Football League (as amateur as it sounds) to now be competing in the top flight of women’s football, with one best historic players in the world on the team in Alex Morgan is a big jump.

Hills has been at the helm for the entirety of that journey for the Tottenham Women and Juan Amoros has been part of management since 2011, becoming co-coach in the last two years. However, more than the Cup shoot-out loss to Arsenal, it was the performances in the League that probably caused this to happen.  The club’s announcement noted that both Hills and Amoros were “relieved of their duties with immediate effect” based on a decision “not taken lightly” that was made with the “best interests of the team” with an update to be provided in “due course”. You can see the announcement from the twitter link below.

As Tottenham have been recruiting more international football starts, see Alanna Kennedy, to keep those stars the team must stay in the top-flight. At this point, Spurs are almost halfway through 15 game season and have yet to take all three points, dropping two in a late draw with similarly winless Bristol City 2-2 last week in Morgan’s debut for Spurs. At this point we wish the women well and hope they can find their Mourinho with the next hire who can help guide this team to safety and continued advancement.

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