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Greek tragedy, inexperience will count against Lee Carsley for England football job
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England interim manager Lee Carsley giving instructions to Cole Palmer during the Nations League match against Greece.
PHOTO: Reuters
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Perhaps Lee Carsley isn’t the answer. Maybe Gareth Southgate gains a wider appreciation. Perhaps England aren’t good enough to get away with releasing the handbrake. Maybe defending is a crucial cog in winning football matches.
Before entering a post-mortem of one of England’s most chastening defeats in recent times, credit for what happened at Wembley on Oct 10 must be handed to Greece. If Greek football has been on the rise – Olympiakos won last season’s Uefa Conference League – then their players also had to perform in the eye of the death of George Baldock, the former Sheffield United player who moved to Panathinaikos was reported to have drowned in his home swimming pool in Athens.
