Tottenham Women’s boss Martin Ho inspired by fellow Spurs manager Thomas Frank | OneFootball

Tottenham Women’s new head coach Martin Ho says he is taking inspiration from men’s boss Thomas Frank as he looks to stamp his mark on the Women’s Super League side.

After finishing second-to-bottom in the WSL table last season, Robert Vilahamn departed in the summer, with Ho coming in to take the reins for the upcoming season after two years managing Norweigan side SK Brann.

Ho, 35, named his Spurs counterpart Frank alongside Pep Guardiola and Eddie Jones as coaches he looks up to – highlighting the Dane’s “clarity” as a quality he wants to replicate as he pushes for his team to be competitive this season.

Ho said: “Thomas Frank was a big inspiration in terms of clarity – he’s very clear on what he wants, he’s very specific on what he wants and he gets the best out of players with that.

“I’ve now met Thomas quite a few times. He’s a really good guy, humble and someone I’ve looked up to as a role model. When I first met him I was a bit frozen if I’m honest because I’ve looked at the way he does things and how he develops teams and individuals and that’s a big thing in my own methodology.

“I’ve come to Spurs because it’s authentic and I like that it’s a club that’s been on the rise and and we want to get it back on that track because we know we’ve maybe fallen off that track.

“But the ambition and the commitment to women’s sports and women’s football is there. Daniel [Levy, chairman of Tottenham Hotspur] has got very big plans for this club and for this team moving forward – from facilities and infrastructure and so on.

“We are all aligned on where we want to go strategically and they share the same ambition as me so the move here made sense.”

Ho worked in the WSL as assistant manager at Manchester United before his move to Norway, but this is his first time as a head coach in the league.

After a disappointing last season, he praised Tottenham’s ambitions for their women’s team to get back on track and is excited about his role in growing the women’s game ahead of the league expansion next season.

“The Euros was integral in terms of England winning it with class and with quality, but most importantly what it’s going to do for women’s football for the next generation of players,” Ho said.

“For me being in this league now, I think it was the right time to come back. With the expansion, I’ve probably come into it at the right time.

“I think this club has huge quality and huge potential that we’re not fulfilling and it’s my job to make sure we fulfil that.

“I just want to make sure we’re competitive and we’re not down that end of the table, which is the most important part and I’ll do everything to make sure we’re not.”

Ho added that he wants his trademark on his side to be that people view Spurs as a team with intensity, character, personality and bravery.

“I’m not a coach who wants to sit back,” he said. “We’ll be front-footed like we were against Arsenal [4-3 victory in recent friendly] in moments. I want to make sure that we’re consistently stepping forward and defending from the front, being exciting and being brave.

“More importantly, the individual players showing their individual qualities and us being more expressive as a team – we want to be in exciting games and have people want to watch us. When someone looks at this Tottenham team, they can be proud of it.”