Acting England manager Lee Carsley has been humiliated in his own backyard.
The Three Lions lost to Greece 2-1 in the third round of the 2024-2025 UEFA Nations League League B at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on Wednesday (Nov. 11).
England were without star striker Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) due to injury.
Kasley was unable to overcome this variable.
Instead of playing a forward in Kane’s place, Kasley opted to play a pulse-nine with an extravagant lineup.
The British public broadcaster, the BBC, blasted the tactical experiment as a complete failure.
‘He could have been forgiven for playing it safe,’ the BBC said. Instead, he threw everything up in the air with a thrillingly aggressive game plan that treaded the line between bravery and recklessness, resulting in a humiliating 1-2 defeat to Greece,’ the BBC said.
‘Without captain Kane, Castlereagh could have used Dominic Solanke or Ollie Watkins, but he chose to include attacking talents such as Judd Bellingham, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Anthony Gordon and Brokayo Sakho in the team. The result of Kasley’s experiment was an abysmal mess. Defensively, it was a chaotic and disorganized mess,” he raged.
The BBC said:
‘It looked as if Kasley was going to have an unhindered coronation as Gareth Southgate’s successor, and it remains to be seen what the defeat to Greece means. 메이저사이트 It was a serious mistake. Greece won at Wembley for the first time in 10 tries, making them the lowest-ranked team (48th) to beat England since Northern Ireland (116th) in September 2005,’ explained the humiliating record.
“I never thought I’d done it. It was about trying something different. I’m willing to take responsibility for that. It was entirely my idea. It didn’t work, but I don’t think we should rule out trying something else.”
The BBC wrote: “Jude Bellingham was the fake number nine. But Phil Forden struggled to find space to move. Cole Palmer was forced into a deeper role that he was completely out of place in and failed to make an impact. Gordon and Saka were ineffective on the flanks. Declan Rice was outnumbered and wandered around. England kept getting wide open as they lost possession. Greece didn’t miss their chances,” analyzed the sobering analysis.
England face Finland on Thursday. The BBC said: ‘Carsley’s ill-fated gamble means the stakes have been raised. He is unlikely to take such a risky gamble again,” predicting that Carsley will revert to a more conservative approach.