Roy Keane can't resist dig at England as Ian Wright left in hysterics after Greece win

England prevailed 3-0 implicit Greece successful the Nations League with adjacent hard-to-please pundit Roy Keane impressed by the show of Lee Carsley's broadside arsenic they earned 3 points

Roy Keane was afloat of praise for England pursuing their triumph implicit Greece but could not defy a excavation that near Ian Wright successful hysterics.

The Three Lions saw nine withdrawals from Lee Carsley's squad but enactment successful a coagulated show to prevail implicit a squad that defeated them past month. Ollie Watkins scored aft conscionable 7 minutes to manus England the pb earlier Odysseas Vlachodimos' ain extremity and a debut onslaught from Curtis Jones ensured 3 points successful Nations League B Group 2.

Carsley opted to not commencement Harry Kane for his penultimate crippled successful complaint and was without the likes of Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer. The erstwhile Everton midfielder inactive had attacking intentions and his broadside saw fluidity from the likes of Watkins, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke and Jude Bellingham.

Keane was impressed by England's work-rate successful summation to the shot they played. The ex-Manchester United highlighted Bellingham's efforts.

"He’s got that quality, swagger. Performance was mature. He’s an outstanding player. They earned their close for that spot of luck," Keane told ITV aft the last whistle.

"They tried to play with their accomplishment without putting the graft successful astatine Wembley. You’ve got to gain the close to play. Tonight was a due squad performance, mature and they showed their quality."

Keane added: "For England, it’s each positive. The large players performed, young players stepped up. Lee Carsley deserves immense praise. They truly looked similar they enjoyed it. They didn’t look to beryllium nether that overmuch unit and played with freedom."

Keane could not defy a excavation astatine the nationalist broadside however, noting however they've benefitted from antithetic nationalies, to permission co-pundit Wright successful stitches. "You've got an Irish fella getting you to the apical of the radical and you've got a German waiting," helium quipped.

Carsley, who represented the Republic of Ireland during his playing vocation volition instrumentality complaint a last clip this play against the Emerald Isle. From the caller year, German manager Thomas Tuchel volition statesman enactment arsenic England brag arsenic imperishable successor to Gareth Southgate.

The assignment of the ex-Chelsea manager caused a modicum of controversy, though contempt his comments, Tuchel's nationality is not thing Keane takes umbridge with. Speaking past period helium said: "Why are you bothered astir wherever helium is from?

"I don’t get that. If this manager goes connected to triumph the World Cup, deliberation of the knock-on effect it would person for the FA moving forward."

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