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Manchester United Women's analyst Lawrence Shamieh set to join Tottenham
Manchester United Women's analyst Lawrence Shamieh is set to join Tottenham Hotspur in a reunion with new head coach Martin Ho. Shamieh has been with United since October 2022 when he joined from Tottenham, where he was the lead performance analyst for the women's team from 2021 to 2022. Upon joining United in the same role, Shamieh became coach analyst in February 2025, where he has been was part of the team's scouting and recruitment set-up as well as the tactical analysis. Shamieh's time at United overlapped with Ho, who was United's assistant coach from February 2020 to June 2023. According to sources familiar with the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, Shamieh is in the process of leaving his role at United to re-join Tottenham. Ho was appointed Tottenham head coach earlier this month. Previously the head coach of Norwegian side SK Brann, he was formerly an assistant at both Everton and United. He also spent a spell as the head coach of Liverpool's Under-21 women's team. Ho replaced Robert Vilahamn, who departed the club after two years last month on the same weekend that Ange Postecoglou was sacked by the men's side. What does this mean for Tottenham and Manchester United? If Spurs can get the deal over the line, this is a very savvy appointment and testament to the mission that the club are embarking on in their new era under Ho. Shamieh is regarded among United's coaching staff and players, with many considering him one of the most important members of Marc Skinner's coaching staff when it came to scouting and tactical analysis. For United, this is a big loss. Shamieh is the second staff departure for United this summer, with assistant Charlotte Healy taking over as head coach of Bristol City. Shamieh represents the next step in Tottenham's mission to rebuild after a disappointing Women's Super League season in which they finished the season on a 10-game winless run from January, recording an 11th-place WSL finish, just one place from the foot of the table and relegation. Vilahamn led Spurs to a top-six Women's Super League (WSL) finish and the club's first-ever FA Cup final, which they lost to Manchester United, in the 2023-24 campaign. In the proceeding summer, the team saw the departures of head of women's analysis and recruitment Zoe Mattheson (formally Matthews) and women's performance analyst Alexander Adams, who joined NWSL's Gotham FC and Leicester City men's team respectively. Shamieh's potential appointment would crucially help to recover from those departures. This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Women's Soccer 2025 The Athletic Media Company
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Manchester United Women's analyst Lawrence Shamieh set to join Tottenham
Manchester United Women's analyst Lawrence Shamieh is set to join Tottenham Hotspur in a reunion with new head coach Martin Ho. Shamieh has been with United since October 2022 when he joined from Tottenham, where he was the lead performance analyst for the women's team from 2021 to 2022. Upon joining United in the same role, Shamieh became coach analyst in February 2025, where he has been was part of the team's scouting and recruitment set-up as well as the tactical analysis. Advertisement Shamieh's time at United overlapped with Ho, who was United's assistant coach from February 2020 to June 2023. According to sources familiar with the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, Shamieh is in the process of leaving his role at United to re-join Tottenham. Ho was appointed Tottenham head coach earlier this month. Previously the head coach of Norwegian side SK Brann, he was formerly an assistant at both Everton and United. He also spent a spell as the head coach of Liverpool's Under-21 women's team. Ho replaced Robert Vilahamn, who departed the club after two years last month on the same weekend that Ange Postecoglou was sacked by the men's side. If Spurs can get the deal over the line, this is a very savvy appointment and testament to the mission that the club are embarking on in their new era under Ho. Shamieh is regarded among United's coaching staff and players, with many considering him one of the most important members of Marc Skinner's coaching staff when it came to scouting and tactical analysis. For United, this is a big loss. Shamieh is the second staff departure for United this summer, with assistant Charlotte Healy taking over as head coach of Bristol City. Shamieh represents the next step in Tottenham's mission to rebuild after a disappointing Women's Super League season in which they finished the season on a 10-game winless run from January, recording an 11th-place WSL finish, just one place from the foot of the table and relegation. Vilahamn led Spurs to a top-six Women's Super League (WSL) finish and the club's first-ever FA Cup final, which they lost to Manchester United, in the 2023-24 campaign. In the proceeding summer, the team saw the departures of head of women's analysis and recruitment Zoe Mattheson (formally Matthews) and women's performance analyst Alexander Adams, who joined NWSL's Gotham FC and Leicester City men's team respectively. Shamieh's potential appointment would crucially help to recover from those departures.
