Declan Rice and Jack Grealish shrugged off the heckles of the home fans to give England a 2-0 victory in Ireland in the Nations League
Perhaps, Lee Carsley was simply consumed by his focus on the opening minutes of his first game in interim charge of England. Because when the manager emerged to take his seat before kick-off and, yes, before the anthems, he turned right instead of left and sat down on the
England had been infamously stodgy under Gareth Southgate at Euro 2024, albeit as they reached the final and, if anything, Carsley needed a performance here more than a result. He certainly got that in the first half. A new era has its foundation stone. The game was much bigger than it would have been before England’s managerial handover from Southgate, Carsley the focus of plenty of the attention. “Lee, you’re one result away from being an Irish legend,” read a billboard in town from a gimmicky bookmaker.The decibel levels rose sharply whenever Rice or Grealish had possession but neither of them shrank. From far it.
Carsley gave Rice a right-sided No 8 role, Kobbie Mainoo holding in front of the back four, and Rice enjoyed himself when he could lengthen his stride. There were 15 minutes on the clock when he led a box-to-box counter, feeding Gordon, who crossed for Kane. It looked like being a routine close finish for Kane only for Kelleher to make an excellent block.
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