Manchester Metropolis supervisor Nick Cushing says qualifying for the Girls’s Champions League is about “the standing of the crew”.
Metropolis should beat rivals Manchester United in Sunday’s derby at Outdated Trafford (12:00 BST) to face an opportunity of qualifying for subsequent season’s competitors.
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They presently sit 4 factors beneath United in fourth place and can end the season with none silverware.
“I suppose there’s a knock-on impact [of not getting into the Champions League] which matches far past my remit, corresponding to recruitment and retention,” mentioned interim supervisor Cushing.
“However for me, it is in regards to the standing of our crew. We have now labored onerous over the past 10-15 years to ensure our soccer membership is on the stage that I count on of a Manchester Metropolis crew.
“Not being in rivalry [to win] the Champions League is absolutely disappointing and one thing that’s past our considering.
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“It is nonetheless potential so we’ve to assault it and ensure we do the whole lot potential to get there. The implications past? Who is aware of. I imagine we’ll get it.”
Cushing admits he’s “disenchanted” he has not been capable of ship extra consistency in his brief interim spell in cost.
“It’s about ensuring this crew is constantly competing for trophies,” he added.
“Now it is a Manchester derby at Outdated Trafford – I’ve by no means carried out a sport at Outdated Trafford – so for me personally it is an thrilling one.
“However the focus is on what we will ship to attempt to get into the Champions League.”
[BBC]
