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December 18, 2023 12:22 |Tottenham Hotspur
Martha Thomas spoke of her pride after sending us to our first win over Arsenal Women at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
The Scottish foreigner scored twice against the Gunners in three days after her first header in last Wednesday’s Conti Cup draw, pushing Celin Bizet to give us an outstanding 1-0 win in front of almost 20,000 fans at our World Cup. . classroom in N17.
Her brace against our opponents ended a six-game wait for a goal after a blistering start to the campaign that saw her named Women’s Super League Women’s Player of the Month for October.
Naturally, Martha couldn’t help but smile after Saturday’s game: “I’m sure I’m excited!She smiled. The girls deserve it. We had a smart performance on Wednesday, but after some challenging results, it feels smart. I just think we’ve worked hard and we deserve it. Despite some tough games in recent weeks, we are united.
Signed in the summer from Manchester United, Martha was delighted to have finished off a fine move to score in front of an enthusiastic crowd, some of whom were enjoying a Women’s Super League game for the first time.
“It was wonderful to have the crowd here and it was like a big plus for the house,” he explained. “Arsenal created clever chances at the end, but the crowd was us, we combined and got the result.
“I think I’ve run from one six-metre surface to another, but you know what?It was the most impressive goal because it came from our risky play from the back and that made Arsenal put us under pressure. We’re confident with the ball, we’re going up, we’re locating holes, we’re locating the wallet and it’s a wonderful build-up from start to finish, Celin put it on a plate and I just had to put a toe on it and that’s it. What happened!