Carsley confirms he has not applied to become permanent manager of the Three Lions
England caretaker manager Lee Carsley has confirmed he has not made a formal application to the Football Association to become the permanent manager of the Three Lions, confirming earlier reports that he hoped to return to manage the Three Lions’ Under-21s after completing his temporary role in charge of the first team.
Carsley, 50, was appointed as England’s caretaker manager. After Gareth Southgate left the role at the end of Euro 2024. Won his first two games in September, leading to speculation. He could be in charge long-term. However, his latest game was a 2-1 defeat to Greece at Wembley last week.
The FA posted an advert for a new England head coach shortly. After Southgate left the role, with the deadline for applications being August 2, while Carsley was appointed on August 9.
Carsley said that the reason he did not apply. Because he was already coaching the U-21 team and was very happy with the job. He was employed by the FA and was assigned to coach the first team. Which was a great honor and the proudest moment in his coaching career. He was lucky to work behind the scenes and see how much potential the team had. *He did not see this as an evaluation to gain promotion to coach the first team permanently. Because he only had the team coach at the camp three times and he tried to do his job to the fullest.
Carsley concluded: “This is one of the best jobs in football. There are very few jobs where you have the chance to win trophies. I believe the new manager of the Three Lions has a very good chance of winning trophies and we deserve to have a great coach in charge of the ทางเข้า ufabet team.”