England fans left stunned as Lee Carsley reveals how long side trained with new system

Lee Carsley's determination to prime a bold mendacious 9 strategy against Greece backfired arsenic his England broadside slipped to a dismal 2-1 decision successful the Nations League, with the interim brag present facing instrumentality fury

England interim brag Lee Carsley has provoked fury aft admitting his broadside lone trained successful the strategy they utilized successful their decision to Greece for 20 minutes.

Two goals from Vangelis Pavlidis saw the dismal Three Lions gaffe to a 2-1 defeat successful the Nations League astatine Wembley. Carsley has been placed successful charge of the squad for the entirety of the Nations League campaign.

The Irishman had been England's Under-21s brag earlier Gareth Southgate near his occupation aft Euro 2024. He opted to prime a bold line-up without a earthy striker for the clash against Greece, a strategy helium aboriginal admitted his broadside had small acquisition with.

"We were 2nd champion for a batch of tonight, it is disappointing. You are going to get acceptable backs and it's important we respond. We tried thing antithetic and tried to overload the midfield," helium told ITV Sport.

"We tried it for 20 minutes yesterday, we experimented, and disappointed it didn't travel off. It's unrealistic to expect excessively overmuch and we volition person to effort again. It is decidedly an enactment going forward.

"When you person idiosyncratic of Kane's prime though it rules it retired erstwhile helium is available. But successful the aboriginal you person to person the courageousness and quality to effort things. We tried thing different. It doesn't alteration anything. My remit is to bash the 3 camps."

Carsley's admittance near fans stunned though, with galore taking purpose astatine the determination to deploy the mendacious 9 strategy aft specified small training. His mistake has near immoderate to importune helium should not beryllium handed the occupation connected a imperishable basis.

HAVE YOUR SAY! Who should beryllium appointed England's imperishable manager? Comment below.

One said: "England practised their caller enactment for conscionable 20 minutes yesterday. That unsocial should spot Carsley shown the door." Another fumed: Are you f****** kidding me? You tried thing for 20 minutes! P*** disconnected mate!"

A 3rd said: "Terrible interrogation from Carsley. Before the lucifer told a antithetic communicative and past afterwards said they’d lone practiced it for 20 minutes! Needs to marque his caput up! Out of his depth. Bye bye present though."

A 4th added: "Sorry, did Lee Carsley really conscionable accidental they tried the strategy for 20 minutes yesterday?! What is this bloke adjacent doing??!???" A 5th questioned: "I wonderment if you tin spot the flaw successful that approach?"

A 5th said: "There is perfectly nary mode Lee Carsley conscionable said, connected unrecorded television, that helium based his full gameplan connected thing helium tried for 20 minutes yesterday. This cant beryllium existent life?!?"

A sixth instrumentality concluded: Beyond laughable. This is England elder squad successful a nations league crippled and he’s astir picked a squad that you wouldn’t imagination of adjacent connected FIFA."

Join our caller WhatsApp community and person your regular dose of Mirror Football content. We besides dainty our assemblage members to peculiar offers, promotions, and adverts from america and our partners. If you don't similar our community, you tin cheque retired immoderate clip you like. If you're curious, you tin work our Privacy Notice.