Manchester City Women have appointed Nick Cushing as interim head coach after Gareth Taylor’s departure. Cushing’s return will probably bring some short-term improvements but the team needs a proper long-term plan to keep up with teams like Chelsea. The problems faced by Manchester City including what’s happening in the men’s team show they need to change things up across the whole club.
- Nick Cushing is back as interim head coach for Manchester City Women.
- Gareth Taylor got sacked even though he won the FA Cup and League Cup.
- Manchester City Women want to compete with teams like Chelsea by doing things different.
Nick Cushing’s Return to Manchester City Women
Nick Cushing coming back as interim head coach is a big deal for Manchester City Women. Cushing who was in charge of the team from 2013 to 2020 and won stuff like the Women’s Super League title in 2016 knows what he’s doing. He’s taking over from Gareth Taylor who got the team FA Cup and League Cup wins but couldn’t really get them to the top consistently. Even though Cushing did good before, the club needs to totally change how they do things if they want to properly challenge the best teams.
Man City women sacking coach before final may help — but is only short-term fix
Bringing in beloved former coach Nick Cushing may help club in short term, but a different approach is needed to compete with Chelsea consistently
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March 14, 2025
Broader Challenges at Manchester City
Getting Nick Cushing back shows there’s bigger problems at Manchester City. The men’s team with Pep Guardiola is having trouble too with players getting injured and old players doing really good at other teams. Articles like Navigating the Slump: Guardiola’s Challenges and Maresca’s Rising Stars and Guardiola Faces Unprecedented Challenges talk about these problems which are kinda like what the women’s team needs to fix. Cushing might help for now but they need new ideas to get better.
Nick Cushing’s Managerial Journey
Nick Cushing has done pretty good as a manager at Manchester City Women and New York City FC. When he was in America he learned different ways to coach which he can use now he’s back in England. He won like 72.58% of his games with Manchester City Women from 2013 to 2020 which is really good but he didn’t do as well in MLS so there’s room to get better. Now he’s back the club hopes he can help fix things right away and make them better in the future. But if they want to be one of the best teams all the time Manchester City Women need to have a proper plan for now and later.
