ENGLAND volition look the portion arsenic they telephone connected the spirit of David Beckham against Greece.
Lee Carsley's Three Lions are giving a uncommon revival to the all-white kit worn by Becks against the Greeks successful 2021 - a wide motion to the 115-cap legend's astir iconic and important international goal.
The midfielder was already skipper and connected his then-home turf of Old Trafford erstwhile helium arrowed a stoppage-time free-kick into the apical corner.
That majestic infinitesimal which inactive gives Becks "goosebumps" rescued a 2-2 gully and took the precocious Sven Goran Eriksson's men to the 2022 World Cup.
Now England volition swap bluish shorts for achromatic astatine Wembley connected Thursday night.
Meanwhile, Greece volition play successful all-blue, conscionable similar they did 23 years ago.
It comes arsenic Carsley plots to marque it 3 wins from 3 Nations League games.
His interim stint is apt to widen to six matches successful the aforesaid tourney - with the imperishable occupation precise overmuch his to lose.
In fact, the former England Under-21s brag could virtually guarantee his assignment with an NL treble this week - triumph implicit Greece and past successful Finland connected Sunday.
The 50-year-old is treating each batch of 2 Nations League matches similar a mini-competition successful itself.
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He said: "I decidedly don't consciousness similar it's an audition.
"I person truly enjoyed the challenge. I'm seeing it for what it is, 3 camps, 3 windows."
Dominic Solanke handed archetypal England call-up successful 7 years arsenic Lee Carsley leaves Jarrod Bowen and Harry Maguire retired
Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa and Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White have all pulled retired of Carsley's squad.
But existent skipper Harry Kane has been fixed the all-clear aft his 2nd wounded scare for Bayern Munich successful 2 weeks.
Maybe that's an omen - fixed however it each went close successful achromatic for 1 of his legendary predecessors arsenic England skipper past clip retired against the Greeks.