The latest England squad announcement has been made for upcoming games against Greece and Ireland in the Nations League this month.
This will mark the final two matches for Carsley as the interim head coach of the senior team in the Nations League before Thomas Tuchel takes over in the New Year.
The international break is frequently criticised for featuring inconsequential matches; however, the upcoming fixtures hold significant importance for England.
Currently, the Three Lions occupy the second position in Nations League B, Group 2, trailing Greece but leading over Ireland and Finland.
In addition to the pride at stake, a win in both matches would secure England’s promotion to the prestigious Nations League A, thereby avoiding the need to navigate through the play-offs.
Conversely, one might argue that engaging in competitive play-offs could serve as a beneficial introduction for Tuchel.
As always, this presents an opportunity for England’s aspiring players to establish their presence within the international arena.
Your #ThreeLions for their final camp of 2024! 🦁
— England (@England) November 7, 2024
LATEST ENGLAND SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Forwards: Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
England boss Lee Carsley on the inclusions of Lewis Hall and Taylor Harwood-Bellis:
“They are both players who have played a lot of minutes this season.
“They have shown they can consistently play in the Premier League at a high level.
“They are players I know really well.”
Carsley on Lewis Hall:
“Lewis is a player that has taken his time to settle in.
“He’s high quality, left-footed and a player that has shown he deserves to be in.
“He’s really consistent and I’m looking forward to working with him.
“There’s such competition at right back in terms of the right backs that we’ve got. We haven’t got the same problems or challenges at left back.
“So, it’s a good challenge for Lewis to see if he can maintain that spot.”
Carsley on Thomas Tuchel, who will replace him after the current international camp:
“He hasn’t had any influence on the squad selection. I congratulated him via text. He is highly respectful of the job I am doing. I see this as a massive privilege, the trust the FA have placed in me and my team.
“I’ve enjoyed it but it has been challenging, it really has.
“It’s a massive honour to have the trust I’ve got from my bosses at the FA.
“We’ve shown we are capable of doing it and it will be a great achievement if we can get two positive results now to finish on a high.”
Carsley: “Curtis is an all-round player.
“He plays in various positions and he’s a player I highly rate. He’s probably one of the best players I’ve worked with in terms of his ability.
“He’s shown a real consistent level of performance, playing every week, now. Most weeks he’s at a really high level and he’s shown he can score goals.
“He’s a player we’ve had a lot of success with working in the past.”
Carsley on Taylor Harwood-Bellis’ inclusion: “Taylor is a player who really deserves it, he’s a brilliant captain.”
Carsley on his future: “My role will be back with the U21s – a role I’m privileged to do.
“With that, however, there’s total support for the senior team.
“The job and the role is quite clear in terms of helping, producing and developing players to play in the senior team.
“I’m in a better position to do that now because I’ve seen the level that the seniors are operating out.”
Here’s what fans on Twitter are saying to the latest England squad announcement made for upcoming games against Greece and Ireland…
@Parksy17: Thank god this is the last time Lee Carsley picks an England squad.
@LCFCJacob: I’m all for him giving a few of the young players a chance while he’s only here for a little while and for no big games, but some of these players are going to get the shocks of their lives when they’re nowhere near the squad under Tuchel
@malex200311: Carsley trying to turn the senior squad into the u21s 🤦♂️
@lcfcjoss: Callum Doyle is better than fucking Harwood-Bellis dfkm
@_galpz: Harwood-Bellis over Tomori? No Rashford or Sancho? Bowen too? Yeah, let’s see Tuchel at the wheel.
@ReeceSmith_92: Fikayo Tomori must wonder what he has to do to get in an England squad, ever present at the heart of the AC Milan defence yet Taylor Harwood Bellis gets in the squad ahead of him 🙄 here’s hoping Tuchel ends the premier league bias #england
@WillcocksOli: I’m pretty sure Lee Carsley is just calling up youngsters for the bants at this point.
@JamesWhitey20: Where is Hudson odoi???
@smilersteve1: One of the worst squads for awhile #Eng #ThreeLions
@William46571535: harwood bellis over davis?????
@charlie_sd16lfc: How does Kyle Walker keep doing this
@whufc_wills: Madueke over Bowen?? yeah get Tuchel in already
@jesshoskingx: Taylor Harwood-Bellis!! 👀
@mitchel52161212: Maduake has been shocking and is crap. There’s other wingers out there are better than him
@jaymeeteewhu98: God I hope Tuchel has some actual balls when it comes to picking the England squad. I guessing a few of these players will withdraw from the squad due to fitness? Cole Palmer for example? #ThreeLions 🦁
@andy10265: A left back, Woohoo. Two strikers are unlikely to see the pitch. Enjoy the fans’ view Solanke and Watkins.
@liam_S126: How’s Walker snook back in
@GeordieCL85: Pope and Tino not exist?
@WFC_Jack04: Just get these 2 weeks done, not even 20 game weeks in and we’ve had 3 international breaks
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