Back in England after two years at Brann, Martin Ho hopes to bring belief back and improve his side’s playing style

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e’re all in the same boat, in the same way, and no one’s drilling holes,” says the new Tottenham head coach, Martin Ho. “The ambition and commitment to women’s sports and women’s football is there. Daniel Levy’s got very big plans for this club and this team moving forward.”

Ho, back in the WSL after two years in Norway with Brann, namechecks other senior Spurs personnel and sounds a further note of optimism. “When you’re all aligned strategically and you’re all going in the right direction I believe you can make things happen,” he says, having joined Spurs last month.

In the 2023-24 season, Ho guided Brann through qualifying into their first Champions League group stage, where they finished second before being eliminated by the eventual champions, Barcelona, in the quarter-finals. That influential first head coach’s role had followed time as an assistant with Everton and Manchester United.