Tottenham Hotspur’s vice-captain, Molly Bartrip, has expressed her determination to lead her team out of a challenging period of form. Bartrip on SSN Watch City’s Bartrip talk about life on loan, her development & facing Leicester City today. Now filling in as captain while Bethany England recovers from an injury, she underlined its significance there. Sky Sports have picked the game up live. This is a great chance for Tottenham to come back and get a big win and give their supporters something good to look forward to.
Since then, Bartrip has assumed the captaincy mantle, raising her game in England’s absence. She has been acquainted with England for over a decade. The pair played alongside each other at youth level for England, and filling England’s big shoes is a role Bartrip is fully aware of the importance of.
“It feels like an honour to be vice-captain to Beth. I have so much respect for her as a footballer and a person.” – Molly Bartrip
Tottenham Hotspur are in a rough patch of form, having lost six consecutive matches in all competitions. The team has scored only once in their previous five league matches, a statistic that highlights their current struggles on the field. Bartrip though, is undaunted by such obstacles and believes the team can quickly bounce back from their misfortunes.
“We want to get goals, we want to get clean sheets. Within the group we definitely need a win before the international break.” – Molly Bartrip
The team’s nine points from ten matches has them in ninth on the premier league table, two points and one place above rivals Leicester City. Bartrip has clear sights set on Sunday’s Visit Leicester City fixture. In his opinion, this fixture is key to building the squad’s confidence and getting the team back on track in the league.
“One-hundred per cent. It’s for our confidence as well.” – Molly Bartrip
Bartrip is committed to upholding her unique leadership style. She cares about making it a good place for her team to work.
“I don’t really change who I am. I’ve just got to try to lead as best as I can but I’m never going to be a different person. I just want to make sure everyone around me is happy.” – Molly Bartrip
With Crystal Palace eight points adrift as it stands, Tottenham sit comfortably in the league table. Consistency and the ability to start building up points from what’s left of the fixture list are what’s really needed to salvage this season, Bartrip stresses.
“It’s crazy in football how you can go from one extreme to the other. If we can get as many points as possible from these five games all of a sudden people will be saying it’s almost a successful season. But that’s down to us.” – Molly Bartrip
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