England left with dilemma over four-man shortlist after Lee Carsley bombshell

England interim caput manager Lee Carsley has formed uncertainty connected his aboriginal successful the relation pursuing Thursday night's decision against Greece and The FA present look a immense decision

The Football Association person a large determination to marque successful the aftermath of England's chastening nonaccomplishment against Greece connected Thursday night.

The Three Lions were connected the incorrect extremity of a large upset against Greece, who bravely fought their mode to a 2-1 win little than 24 hours aft the tragic passing of defender George Baldock.

Lee Carsley had made a beardown commencement to his interim reign past period with wins implicit the Republic of Ireland and Iceland. However, the 50-year-old dropped a large bombshell post-match erstwhile helium revealed plans to instrumentality to his relation arsenic caput manager of the Under-21s.

He said: “I was rather amazed aft the past campy successful presumption of the job’s excavation and it’s excavation to suffer and each the remainder of it. My remit has been clear. I’m doing 3 camps, there’s 3 games near and past hopefully I’ll beryllium going backmost to the 21s. It’s had astir nary impact.”

Although Carsley was asked asked to clarify his comments and aboriginal insisted helium was neither ruling himself successful oregon retired of the moving for the occupation connected a full-time basis, England's mediocre showing against Greece besides raises question marks.

It emerged earlier this period that The FA had not opened talks with immoderate of the 4 candidates who had been prominently linked with the role: Jurgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel, Eddie Howe and Graham Potter.

Of those four, 1 has already agreed to instrumentality connected a caller role, portion 2 others could travel into the reckoning if Manchester United sack Erik 10 Hag. That could beryllium a large occupation if England present determine to look elsewhere - but should they instrumentality oregon twist with the thought of appointing Carsley? Here, Mirror Football assesses the authorities of play...

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Jurgen Klopp

The erstwhile Liverpool brag would person been a imagination prime to win Gareth Southgate aft leaving Anfield successful the summer, but it ever felt similar a spot of a reach.

Klopp has, though, been linked with planetary roles successful the past and with the Germany occupation locked down until aft the World Cup successful 2026 past an attack could person perchance borne fruit.

However, that vessel has present decidedly sailed with Klopp signing up for a caller caput of shot relation with the Red Bull group.

Thomas Tuchel

Unattached and available, Tuchel would beryllium acceptable to measurement successful instantly - but that information isn't mislaid connected others, either.

The German has been wide reported arsenic the fig 1 prime to win Ten Hag astatine Manchester United if the nine hierarchy bash determine to marque a alteration pursuing a high-profile gathering earlier this week.

It surely feels similar a substance of if alternatively than erstwhile that determination is made, which could enactment Tuchel retired of reach.

Graham Potter

Another successful the framework for the Manchester United job, Potter has admirers some wrong the FA and astatine Ineos, who are present calling the shots astatine Old Trafford.

Potter would acceptable the criteria if it's decided an Englishman should instrumentality connected the caput manager relation and his ill-fated stint astatine Chelsea hasn't harmed his banal significantly. These factors, positive his contiguous availability, could adjacent marque him the favourite for the relation arsenic things stand.

But again, the tumultuous concern astatine United could origin England a large headache if they are to persist with their program of making an assignment aft adjacent month's Nations League fixtures.

Eddie Howe

Like Potter, Howe is simply a sanction who surely deserves to beryllium successful the premix for the relation pursuing his sterling assemblage of enactment successful the Premier League.

Howe achieved the unthinkable during his superb tenure with Bournemouth and has besides re-established Newcastle successful the precocious echelons of the Premier League, though determination person been challenges connected Tyneside of late.

He should beryllium attainable and portion speech has centred astir Carsley of late, Howe could present travel backmost into contention.

Lee Carsley

Although helium insisted different past night, Carsley felt similar a shoo-in for the imperishable occupation aft past month's Nations League double-header, but the Greece debacle indispensable person severely dented his chances now.

His attempts to shoehorn each of England's apical attackers into the aforesaid squad was bold but besides naïve, arsenic were his post-match comments wherever helium seemed to bespeak helium would 'happily' caput backmost to the Under-21s earlier being pushed for clarity. Regardless of if wires were crossed connected the night, it was a acold outcry from his erstwhile assured outings successful beforehand of the media.

But, possibly we shouldn't beryllium truthful speedy to propulsion the babe retired with the bathwater. After all, Carsley's attack was being lauded conscionable a fewer weeks agone and his marque of shot is precisely what a batch of radical were crying retired for during Southgate's tenure.

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