Interim England boss Lee Carsley says the country deserves a “world class” coach following the latest round of Nations League fixtures.
The Three Lions bounced back from their 2-1 loss to Greece on Thursday with a 3-1 win at Finland, keeping their chances of progressing back into League A alive.
Jack Grealish, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice all got on the scoresheet for England, with the win leaving more question marks around Carsley’s future in the job.
He hinted after the Greece game that he never applied for the role and has now doubled down on suggesting he does not want to remain in charge of the nation permanently.
Speaking to the media after the match, he said: “I’ve not really thought much about it. I keep saying the same thing.
“My remit was six games and I’m happy with that. This is a privileged position.
“This job deserves a World class coach who’s won trophies…and I’m still on the path to doing that”
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“I’m really enjoying it but I didn’t enjoy the last two days. I’m not used to losing in an England team, I don’t take losing well.
“People are always going to try and put their chips on one side. I’m in the middle.
“My bosses have made it clear what they need from me. This job deserves a world-class coach who has won trophies and I am still on the path to that.
“We were looking for a reaction and this is only four games into it so I’ve still not quite worked out how the team respond to setbacks.
“But they’ve responded in the best way tonight. Scored three good goals but disappointed to concede at the end.
“We had a lot more control, massive possession, lots of passes and created a lot of chances.
“But we can still be better. The way Finland set up they were well organised with five at the back. #
“When you have that amount of possession you’re always going to get chances at 70 minutes onward and the subs made an impact.”
