Spurs to discuss Vilahamn’s future after finishing second bottom in WSL

Tottenham Hotspur are acceptable to sermon the aboriginal of their women’s squad caput coach, Robert Vilahamn, successful the adjacent fortnight aft their second-from-bottom decorativeness successful the Women’s Super League.

The Guardian understands that portion nary determination has yet been made astir whether the Swede volition stay successful complaint for adjacent season, elder figures astatine the nine volition beryllium weighing up his presumption aft a mediocre campaign. Vilahamn is nether declaration until 2027, having signed a caller woody past summertime aft what had been an awesome debut play successful the English game. The 42-year-old guided Spurs to their first Women’s FA Cup final successful May 2024 and a sixth-placed finish, but they person been incapable to repetition that this campaign.

This play Tottenham finished with 20 points aft 5 wins from 22 games, their 11th spot the lowest of the surviving sides. They were winless successful their past 11 matches successful each competitions, a tally that stretched backmost to precocious January.

Speaking to reporters successful March, Vilahamn said: “I ever consciousness the spot from the committee and the enactment astir me, they ever springiness maine that support. I besides cognize that coaches successful the different clubs person felt that and past they person been dropped rather quickly.

“I’m good with that, I get it. I person a program if I get fired, what I should bash and what I should not do. If the nine decides to occurrence successful the future, you tin basal and accidental I was nonrecreational and did everything I could for the club.”

Meanwhile, the Wolves chair, Jeff Shi, has promised the nine volition use for promotion astatine the extremity of adjacent play aft disapproval of the determination not to taxable an exertion to spell up to the Women’s Championship this season. That came contempt them finishing 2nd successful the Women’s National League Northern Premier Division.

Commenting connected the substance for the archetypal clip connected Monday, Shi said: “Wolves Women remains a captious portion of our shot family, and we are committed to gathering a sustainable, competitory aboriginal for the team. We cognize the women’s setup requires strengthening, and we’ve already begun addressing that.

“Moving forward, we volition use for the Tier 2 licence connected an yearly ground successful enactment with our sporting achievements, and guarantee that each on-pitch accomplishment is supported by the close procedures and documentation.”