Spurs can 'look back with pride' on progress so farpublished at 15:24 BST 2 April
Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesMartin Ho signed a new long-term contract with Tottenham last week
Tottenham manager Martin Ho says the club can look back at their progress this season with "a lot of pride".
Ho signed a new long-term contract last week as reward for his instant impact since joining from SK Brann in July.
Spurs currently sit fifth in the Women's Super League table and are preparing to meet Chelsea in Monday's FA Cup quarter-final (13:30 GMT).
They have already surpassed last season's WSL tally with three games remaining - a remarkable improvement after finishing second bottom in 2025.
"We have come a long way off the pitch and on it with the infrastructure and resources around the players, how efficient we've been as staff to try and apply the right processes and by creating a new identity," said Ho.
"We have put foundations in place that enable us to be successful moving forward and to evolve the squad, as we've done in both windows.
"We know if we want to be successful we need to do that again and we will do. But I'm really pleased with where we're at."
Tottenham have suffered three successive defeats for the first time this season but Ho backs them to bounce back against a Chelsea side wounded by their Champions League exit on Wednesday.
"We can't let two or three of these results cover up the work we've done so far in this short space of time. I think it's remarkable what we've done," added Ho.
"We can definitely build from this and it's a good platform. From where we finished last season, to now, there's been huge progress. We can look at it with a lot of pride.
"We've done well in the FA Cup. You have to play the top teams if you want to win the competition. We know this test against Chelsea will be tough.
"We need to go in with confidence and know we can compete."
