The manager of Manchester City, Gareth Taylor, addressed the shape of his team on Thursday before the Subway League Cup on Thursday.
The city has been hit and missed in 2025 so far, and the league defeats against Manchester United and Arsenal in the past few weeks. However, they knocked themselves out of the FA Cup from the Liga Cup and Ipswich Town and at the same time achieved a WSL comeback victory against Aston Villa.
Nevertheless, there is no need to escape that the league results against the top clubs cost the city expensive. During the most half of the season, Taylor’s team of Chelsea’s were closest competitors in the title race, but the youngest dip now places fourth place in the overall ranking, 12 points behind the leaders.
A stumbling of the title race probably attaches more importance to the Cup competitions this season, with the city still winning a call to win the League Cup, the FA Cup and the Champions League. You have a great opportunity to reach a third domestic finale under the current boss if you hit Arsenal this week.
“We compete against teams that are among the top 4 rivals,” Taylor told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday when he was asked about the current form of his team. “These games are not easy.
“Of course we don’t help ourselves if we make some basic mistakes. In these two games [against United and Arsenal] We didn’t make the best of starts, but the personality, the character and the setbacks shown in these two games was the top.
“They are good edges, especially when you look at the overall statistics. It was a very even game [against Arsenal] And we came out on the wrong side of a result.
“We had the feeling that we could have been better, both with and without the ball. But still there wasn’t too much.”
A player who was launched for City in the past few weeks is the attacker Mary Fowler. In the absence of Lauren Hanf and Khadija Shaw, the 21-year-old scored in the last two games against Arsenal and Aston Villa.
The Australia International came from the French side of Montpellier to City in 2022, but has already improved and improved with eight goals in all competitions up to a little more than four months.
“It is probably more confidence with Mary,” continued Taylor. “She is a talented player and her understanding of the game has improved a lot.
“A team that plays their strengths regardless of the position they play. We have probably also found their true position in the wide areas in which we feel that they can really have an impact on this team.
“She certainly did that in the last games.”