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Temporary main coach Manchester City Nick Cushing says he is excited about the challenge while his side is preparing to face Chelsea in the Women’s Cup finals in the subway.
Cushing reaches Manchester City After the rejection of Chief coach Gareth Taylor earlier in the week. Former FC manager told New York that he was ready for a scary task ahead of us while returning to the club for the first time since 2020.
“I had some real positive conversations with the leadership here on CFG (City Football Group), and I was here for a very long time, so my relationships with the guidance, I’m really close to people here,” Cushing said.
The 40-year-old joins Man City after leaving MLS New York City FC in the final stages of 2024. The American male male side facilitated Cushing its duties after completing the sixth place of the team in the 2024 season.
“I talked over time about staying involved in the group and took on a new role, a coaching role. I want to be on the tray training and this opportunity appeared at the beginning of the week, which is a really good challenge for me on that coaching side.
“I spent seven amazing years here earlier fighting for trophies and trying to create a team that Manchester City fans could be proud. Translating to New York and representing a group in New York and running a team was an incredible experience, an incredible challenge and developed me in many ways.
“Having the opportunity to return to our organization and try to create another winning team, try and continue the great job that has been done here. The most amazing thing in our organization are people here. A group of girls in there are really good people with real hunger to continue to win.”
Cushing will be forced to jump into the deep end while Manchester City is traveling to the Pride Park stadium this Saturday to face Chelsea in the Women’s Cup final for the Women’s Sub -Power League. Despite the challenge, the temporary main coach believes he is well equipped to face pressure.
“If I think about my career, 2014, when I took the women’s team at WSL, my first game was Liverpool, champions, lived on BT Sport, and I would come from boys under the age of 12. So I moved to New York, and we won the 2021 championship and suddenly I was a head coach.
“I had a few really good mentors and some really good tips over time, and I just had advice before this press conference that basically went and enjoyed it, it is a great challenge. I think as coaches we want to create our teams and want to prepare our teams to counteract the best. The next four games are the ultimate challenge for our group.”
After a turbulent shape in Women’s Super League (WSL)City will now have the opportunity to add silver accessories to your trophy cabinet for the first time since the 2021/22 campaign.
“That would definitely be an achievement in terms of arrival,” Cushing said of winning a silver accessories in his return game. “But it is a group. I told the group, my opinion on winning the league and a trophy and I was in winning positions, it’s about getting there. I couldn’t give this group enough praise for coming where they have.
“Of course, the league position (fourth) is not ideal, and it is not where we probably set it up at the start and where we would really like it to be at this stage of the season. The reality is: we are in all four competitions, and the Champions League place is still reaching. So on Saturday I will not catch it, because the next match is behind the short.”
