Ashleigh Neville’s Exclusion From The England Squad Is A Bad Look

Rachel Lara Cohen highlights the case of Ashleigh Neville, one of the players omitted from the Lionesses’ provisional Euro 2022 squad this week, and argues that the wider ramifications of a national team selected from such a small pool of clubs is far from positive (20/5/22). Above: Ashleigh Neville of Tottenham Hotspur – Rachel believesContinue reading “Ashleigh Neville’s Exclusion From The England Squad Is A Bad Look”

No Jonas, Football Was Not “The Winner”

By Rachel Lara Cohen (9/5/22) Above: Things get tasty in Wednesday night’s North London Derby. Photo: Arsenal WFC. Following the North London Derby at the Emirates, Arsenal Manager Jonas Eidevall, stated that his team beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 meant that “football was the winner”. It’s a tired cliché, but there are lots of tired clichésContinue reading “No Jonas, Football Was Not “The Winner””

Foord Masterclass Spurs The Gunners To Vital Win

Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur By Darrell Allen at the Emirates Stadium for Impetus (5/5/22) Above: Caitlin Foord gets a shot in at The Emirates last night despite Spurs’ Ashleigh Neville’s attempted block. Photo: Arsenal WFC. Arsenal comfortably beat North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night to set up a finalContinue reading “Foord Masterclass Spurs The Gunners To Vital Win”

FAWSL: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Preview

Rachel Lara Cohen‘s detailed look at two FAWSL clashes between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea in five days emphasizes how hugely important in the context of both team’s seasons the games are. Rachel also considers the importance of squad depth in a successful outcome to the matches (22/4/22). Above: Action from Tottenham Hotspur’s game with ArsenalContinue reading “FAWSL: Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Preview”

Percival Injury: What Does This Mean For Spurs?

Impetus welcomes new contributor Rachel Lara Cohen from the Spurs Women Fansite. In this her first article, she highlights the importance of Ria Percival to Tottenham and ponders what the serious injury that she suffered on international duty means for the Super League side (12/4/22). Above: Ria Percival – a key member of the TottenhamContinue reading “Percival Injury: What Does This Mean For Spurs?”

Last Gasp Percival Strike Saves Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester United By Kris Goman Above: Spurs celebrate Ria Percival’s late leveller against Manchester United. Photo: The Times. After what feels like a long international break followed by FA Cup matches, we’re finally back to a full weekend of WSL games. Tottenham and Manchester United are in fourth and fifth places respectivelyContinue reading “Last Gasp Percival Strike Saves Spurs”

Kyah Simon: Spurs Sign The Ultimate Fighter

Above: Kyah Simon after being unveiled as Tottenham Hotspur’s latest signing. Artwork: Tottenham Hotspur. Kyah Simon’s road to the FA Women’s Super League has not been an easy one.  After all, this is a player some people wrote off when she was 15 years old.  Despite her setbacks though, Simon has come back time and time again,Continue reading “Kyah Simon: Spurs Sign The Ultimate Fighter”

Super League Sunday

Impetus editor Ben Gilby reviews two of yesterday’s top Barclays FA Women’s Super League games. Arsenal 4-0 Brighton and Hove Albion Arsenal maintained their 100% start to their Barclays FA Women’s Super League defence with a comfortable win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton with all behind the ball in opening period, with a veryContinue reading “Super League Sunday”