The Scottish striker concluded a two-year spell with United after a 2022-23 season in which she made 20 Women’s Super League appearances for Marc Skinner’s side, but started and scored one goal.
Moving on to Robert Vilahamn’s Spurs, Thomas, starting as a centre-forward, scored six times in the team’s first four league games this season, topping the Golden Boot table and named Barclays Player of the Month for October.
Asked if she had been surprised by her form, the 27-year-old told the PA news agency: “No, I think I’ve felt confident in myself, it’s just having other people around me who believe in me. That too.
Regarding last season, Thomas said: “Personally, it was a difficult season for me, on and off the pitch, mentally and physically. I felt pretty exhausted.
“It’s difficult because the team is doing quite well, so I’m pleased with the women around me. But as summer approached, I knew what the most productive resolution would be for me.
“Sometimes I bet on a team that even in my current position I don’t feel more productive. So it’s definitely the right time to step away, because I knew they weren’t bringing out the most productive in me and I didn’t get the best out of me. It didn’t seem like the right solution anymore.
“There were definitely times in the season where I felt like I deserved that chance and I didn’t get it, or I was given it, but not long enough to show it.
“That’s how it works. United got their (second) most productive result, so it’s a bit tricky to communicate, but at the same time I felt I needed and deserved more, so it was the right time to get it. elsewhere.
“I wasn’t playing my football. I just needed to get it back and put a smile on my face on the field.
He added: “I didn’t feel like I came here with anything to prove, I just feel like it happened that way because I play football with a smile on my face, that’s where I play best, and just seeing now what I’m capable of.
“If I’m satisfied and I’m betting on a team where I feel valued and they have that belief, then I’ll play my game and the goals will come.
“I think I’ve adapted well here, I think the taste of the game that Robert needs and the team we have complement me quite well. “
While Thomas is on a roll, Tottenham forward Bethany England, who made first contact with them last season after joining the club in January, is recovering from hip surgery.
Vilahamn, while emphasizing his confidence that Thomas can win the Golden Boot this season, said he was confident he would find a way for the two to play together, which Thomas says he sees himself doing, adding: “I think we would. they complement each other very well.
After finishing ninth last season and then being named Vilahamn in July, Tottenham lately sit in the Champions League places, third out of four groups with 10 problems in five games, three leaders Chelsea.
The 1-1 draw at home to Everton last Sunday followed a run of three straight wins, with Thomas saying: “The fact that we are tired by this draw shows what kind of finishing we are looking for. Our goal is to climb as high as possible.
“The 3 or 4 more sensible groups have had that consistency in the last few seasons and that’s what the other clubs need. But I think with the start you’ve already seen, I wouldn’t be surprised to see another team move on. “down that path, and that’s us.
Tottenham hosts Liverpool, a team with 10 problems, on Sunday.
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