The City boss has signed a contract extension, committing his future to the Club for a further season.
Although silverware alluded us in the 2022/23 campaign, Taylor has assembled a hungry young squad during his three years at the helm so far and, taking notable scalps in the form of both Arsenal and eventual champions Chelsea along the way.
And Taylor believes he and his staff can continue that exciting development and build on the success he’s already achieved during his time in the dugout.
“This group of players have the ability to turn those ‘nearly’ moments into actual moments,” he explained.
“With our support and our help with those extra things that we are looking to add in personnel, particularly with staffing, I think it’s been important because that’s what will get us to the next level.
“When you look to the likes of Bunny Shaw, she’s still relatively a young player, Lauren Hemp‘s still a young player, Chloe [Kelly].
“[There’s] exciting young talent coming through like Mary Fowler, Jess Park who’s gone out and had a really good loan at Everton this season.
“Whether that be out on loan or working here, Mary Fowler is an example working behind Bunny, we feel that hopefully stands them in good stead for the coming seasons.”
Taylor also commented on the tight-knit nature of the current City squad, highlighting its importance in brining the best out of the team.
It’s a common trend for the boss, who likened that atmosphere to the one he was a part of during his playing days at the Club.
He said of the positive atmosphere within the dressing room: “I think it’s an important thing. If there is respect and values in the dressing room that makes you really pleased.
“Going back to my playing days and certainly the dressing room we had here at City at that time in 98/99, we didn’t necessarily have any real superstars in there, but we had real grounded people who wanted to work hard for each other.
“But I think it doesn’t just come from me. I’m a small part in that. The players, the personalities that we’ve recruited are really key in that.
“The staff and all of the players are really important in that space, that they feel that they can be themselves, that they can be heard which I think is important in this day and age and they feel they can be the best version of themselves.”
