Lee Carsley picks out England player who has 'gone up a level' during his time in charge

England’s interim brag Lee Carsley has rounded disconnected his spell astatine the helm aft conscionable 1 decision with the Three Lions and has picked retired 1 Premier League prima for peculiar praise

Outgoing England brag Lee Carsley claims Marc Guehi “goes up different level” erstwhile playing for the Three Lions.

The Crystal Palace prima has caught the oculus successful the Premier League with his showings astatine Selhurst Park. His performances person seen Guehi found himself arsenic a cardinal subordinate for England.

The defender was handed his debut for the Three Lions by Gareth Southgate backmost successful 2022, and present has 22 planetary caps to his name. Guehi has continued to play a cardinal relation nether Carsley - who besides relied connected him heavy during his clip with the under-21s.

And the exiting England brag has hailed his displays successful what appears to beryllium a nonstop connection to Thomas Tuchel. Speaking aft Sunday’s 5-0 triumph against the Republic of Ireland, Carsley said: “I made Marc skipper erstwhile I was successful the Under-21s. He’s a subordinate who has shown enactment qualities passim his vocation truthful far.

“His maturity [is evident] not lone connected the transportation but disconnected the pitch. The information that Marc is truthful calm and composed adjacent to them [the debutans] it’s brilliant.

“I deliberation he’s had a truly bully camp. He’s playing truly good astatine Palace successful the games that I person seen and he’s moving successful the close absorption successful presumption of his quality.”

And portion Guehi has shone for Palace since joining from boyhood nine Chelsea, Carsley believes that helium is adjacent amended erstwhile wearing an England shirt. He added: “When helium plays for England helium astir apt goes up different level arsenic well.

“I inactive deliberation determination is simply a batch much to travel from Marc. Physically, he’s accelerated and he’s aggressive. On the ball, helium is fantabulous arsenic good truthful helium conscionable needs to support improving. There’s bully contention for places successful that centre-back presumption but Marc is decidedly worthy of his position.”

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Away from the England camp, Guehi’s performances person garnered admiring glances from elsewhere. Palace’s Premier League rivals Newcastle were funny successful the summertime and saw a fig of bids rejected for his services.

He has conscionable nether 2 years remaining connected his declaration with Crystal Palace. Speaking astir his aboriginal successful the summer, helium said: "If I had a magic wand to benignant everything retired successful an instant I would, but I don’t.

"You can’t power immoderate exterior noise. I conscionable absorption connected my shot and giving my best. I privation to play arsenic agelong arsenic possible. If I could play to 40, great. I person stopped trying to fig retired wherever I extremity up [in my career] due to the fact that you tin get excessively wrapped up successful those things.

"I’ve had a fewer goals that didn’t spell rather right, saying astatine this property I should beryllium here. That's a spot excessively presumptuous. Everyone has their ain journey."

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