Rehanne Skinner was left feeling “disappointed” by her side’s listless start in their 1-0 loss to league strugglers Reading as familiar lapses in intensity threaten to cut Tottenham Hotspur adrift from the top six.
Spurs put in a near unrecognisable performance in their opening spell at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Sunday afternoon and defender Amy Turner’s headed own goal in the 11th minute arrived as a consequence amid a frenetic goalmouth scramble.
The Lilywhites struggled to establish any rhythm in a disjointed first-half performance and relied heavily on goalkeeper Rebecca Spencer to mitigate the threat of further punishment from a Reading side that had won only once in the league going into Sunday.
