‘I did not apply for England manager’s job’ says Lee Carsley
Interim boss Lee Carsley has revealed he did not formally apply to become permanent England manager.
The English Football Association turned to the 50-year-old former Ireland international for autumn’s Nations League fixtures after Gareth Southgate called time on his reign following July’s Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.
Carsley has frequently sidestepped questions about whether he wants to become England boss on a full-time basis, including saying he will “hopefully” be returning to his role with the under-21s.
The former midfielder swerved follow-up questions about whether he wants the senior job after Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to Greece and was probed further before Sunday’s clash in Finland.
Asked if he had applied for the job, Carsley told talkSPORT: “No, I didn’t formally apply for it.”...