TOTTENHAM have allowed the women’s side to train at the men’s Hotspur Way base on a full-time basis for the first time ever.
They were using the Enfield hub one day a week and spent the rest of their time at The Hive in Barnet.
New Spurs boss Rehanne Skinner says moving the women’s side in-house shows a huge “statement of intent”
Alex Morgan signed for Tottenham on a short-term deal until December
But now they are in-house using the luxury North London training facilities with Jose Mourinho’s side on a full-time basis.
Phil Neville’s former England No.2 , Rehanne Skinner, replaced Juan Amoros and Karen Hills as Spurs boss after the duo were axed two weeks ago.
In her first press conference in the top job, she said: “We are now training here at the training ground which is a great statement,
“It provides us with unbelievable facilities to start raising the standards that we are looking to achieve.
“The club were very aware that the facilities the players needed, needed to evolve so it obviously shows their interest in the women’s team.
“They felt it was the right time to make that move. It was already something that was happening.
“That made a statement to me about the intent that was around, looking after the women’s team and incorporating them so that’s been a real positive step for everybody.”
There are 15 grass pitches across the site including four dedicated solely for the men’s first team.
There is also a two-storey training centre with medical facilities, swimming hydrotherapy pool, fitness centre, changing rooms and a media centre.
Skinner added: “We have facilities in and around the lodge and the training pitches that we utilise,
“So we have everything around the players that we need to create a high-performance environment.
“It’s now on our doorstep. We have been trying to maximise the use in that and trying to frame things in the last week.
“It’s a learning curve for us at the moment but the stuff we have access to now is unbelievable and the players are ecstatic about being in this environment, which is great.”
Spurs already made waves with the stellar summer signing of World Cup winner Morgan in September.
They turn their attention to hosting Brighton on Sunday with a limited capacity of fans permitted back into the ground.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
