Lee Carsley lays down World Cup challenge to Thomas Tuchel in bold England statement

Thomas Tuchel is acceptable to instrumentality implicit arsenic England brag successful the caller twelvemonth and Lee Carsley has insisted the Three Lions are "in a bully position" to triumph the World Cup nether the German

Lee Carsley insists England person got “the talent” to triumph the World Cup.

And Carsley believes it is present conscionable down to Thomas Tuchel to find the close formula. Former Chelsea brag Tuchel takes implicit connected January 1 with the wide mandate to pb England to World Cup glory successful 2026.

Tuchel is simply a proven victor having lifted the European Cup during his clip successful complaint astatine Chelsea and volition instrumentality implicit 1 of England’s astir talented generations. Interim brag Carsley has besides nurtured a caller question of players during his clip successful complaint and helium says they tin instrumentality the last measurement having gone truthful adjacent by reaching the last of the past 2 European Championships.

When asked whether Tuchel tin present connected his people of winning the World Cup, Carsley said: “I deliberation we are successful a bully presumption to bash that. I deliberation we person the endowment to bash it.

“I person been fortunate present to beryllium astatine the past mates of World Cups and the timing of the players being successful form, physically and mentally, astatine the close time, picking the close squad. We person got each of the tools. We conscionable request to play them successful the order.”

Carsley guided the likes of Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer to glory successful past year’s European under-21s Championships. They person been promoted during his clip successful complaint to oversee England’s Nations League run and present the youngsters could get their accidental with established stars similar Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane.

But Carsley expects a tougher thrust successful the United States for the adjacent World Cup but says the players volition present besides judge they tin bash it. Carsley added: “It is just to accidental the challenges volition beryllium much hard successful the 18 months successful presumption of if we are going to triumph the World Cup. We person shown we tin bash it.”

Carsley besides insists helium volition person nary occupation going backmost to enactment with England’s under-21s. Carsley oversaw England’s Nations League run and led them to promotion portion besides bringing done a raft of breathtaking youngsters.

That whitethorn person made it hard to power backmost to his “day job” with the under-21s aft moving with the seniors. It has besides seen him linked with a imaginable power into nine absorption arsenic his rollercoaster tenure has had much ups than downs.

But Carsley, who past twelvemonth led England to their archetypal under-21s European Championship since 1984, says helium loves his existent relation and volition besides bask liaising with incoming elder brag Tuchel. Carsley said: “I emotion coaching the Under-21s, I perfectly emotion it.

“I said it yesterday, it’s each astir the players. I’m not 1 that’s chasing anything. I’m truly contented with the occupation I bash and I’ll bash my best.” Carsley’s coaching cohorts Ashley Cole has present got a declaration with the Football Association portion Joleon Lescott volition besides instrumentality to moving with the under-21s.

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