Before England 1-2, Lee Carsley made a daring choice. Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa fans were infuriated with Greece.
Greece defeated an experimental Three Lions team at Wembley Stadium on Thursday night, exposing a number of Carsley’s tactical shortcomings for the first time in team history.
When Jude Bellingham was picked as a false nine in the team selection, the interim England manager aroused eyebrows. Carsley had to find a replacement for Harry Kane because of his absence, but he chose a somewhat imbalanced midfield instead of looking at Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke.
After Vangelis Pavlidis’ first goal shortly after halftime, Bellingham gave England what appeared to be an equaliser in the 87th minute. However, Pavlidis added another goal deep into stoppage time in the second half to give the visitors a historic UEFA Nations League triumph.
Few would contest that Greece’s performance, although having less of the ball, was worthy of the outcome, since they equalled England’s offensive production. And it turns out that the Three Lions only used Carsley’s innovative technique for 20 minutes during a training session, according to a talkSPORT report.
In light of this, some supporters denigrated Carsley’s team choice on social networking site X (previously Twitter) after the game by citing Watkins and Solanke as the apparent fixes.
“Carsley has fumbled himself out of the End job,” said @amit_mavar. This is the most ridiculous squad ever, and you start your established center-forwards, Solanke and Watkins, on the bench.
Greece more than England earned it, according to @castlefieldjon. Lee Carsley’s haughtiness is to blame. Why wasn’t Watkins the first? England, act quickly to choose a manager since time is of the essence.
@Trevorlloyd92 chimed in, saying, “He’s picked that team purely to get Foden, Bellingham, and Palmer in the 11. If Solanke – and especially Watkins – can’t start when Kane is injured, then they might as well go back to their clubs.” @GJohnson2022 added, “Not playing Watkins or Solanke is the reason Lee Carsley isn’t the answer.” @GillsInTheBlood posted: “That was s**t. If I’m Ollie Watkins or Dominic Solanke I’m absolutely raging.”ngla
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