Former Manchester Metropolis gamers Ellen White and Jen Beattie, who each performed below Taylor, have questioned the timing of the sacking.
Talking to BBC Radio 5 Reside’s Ladies’s Soccer Weekly podcast, White mentioned: “Very odd timing I might say – it is tremendous unusual.
“I really feel a bit sorry for him as a result of [he has] a number of accidents. However you have to throw it again to the membership on the similar time to be like – are you invested into this workforce, the place would you like this workforce to go?
“He might have gone months in the past, final yr probably. I do not suppose they’re in that unhealthy a place for the time being. It is simply the weirdest timing ever.”
Beattie mentioned it was the gamers she felt for many and the impression it has on their cup ultimate preparation.
“It is the timing for me, completely wild, 5 days earlier than a cup ultimate.
“I perceive the choice making, however I do suppose the timing was actually, actually unfair on the gamers.”
Each White and Beattie labored below Cushing in his earlier spell at Metropolis and consider he’s the fitting option to take the membership ahead.
“He understands what Man Metropolis is about, he understands the membership, the expectations and he’s a determine that lots of people will know,” mentioned White.
“I believe he is obtained some nice concepts. He is very diligent, he is very tactical, he is good at communication and he loves being on the grass. He is a really, excellent coach.”
Beattie performed below Cushing for 4 seasons at Metropolis and was a part of the WSL-winning facet in 2016 and gained two FA Cups and two League Cups below him.
“In my expertise below Nick, Nick had this unbelievable skill to make you concentrate on the duty in hand and to have the ability to shut out the noise,” she mentioned.
“He’ll be capable of take this chaotic time for the workforce, simplify it, and permit them to concentrate on the video games.”
