Lee Carsley thinks England should appoint a “world-class coach” - but won't say if he wants it to be him and the FA isn't saying either

England interim manager Lee Carsley has said he is “keeping an open mind” on taking the permanent position after stating that the role required a “world-class coach who has won trophies.” 50-year-old Carsley was named England’s interim manager in August after Gareth Southgate stepped down from the role,

Lee Carsley has seemingly ruled himself out of the England job, but Gary Lineker believes the U21s boss is not being entirely truthful.

Carsley is determined to leave the Three Lions in ‘a better place’ and conceded he is not in his ‘comfort zone’ after rebounding from defeat to Greece with victory against Finland

Thomas Tuchel, the former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich head coach was installed as the 4/7 ON favourite with Ladbrokes and Coral to take the permanent position but he has drifted out to 13/8 with William Hill while Pep is 5/1 with Betfred and Carsley is as big as 8/1 with bet365.

LEE CARSLEY is reportedly set to stay on as England interim manager despite Thomas Tuchel arriving. The German has is believed to have signed his contract to become the third foreign boss of the

An image that has clung to Lee Carsley, however cruelly, is of an overpromoted PE master parachuted into an office whose status and symbolism he neither understands nor reveres. In five weeks, he has made his six-game audition to become England’s next long-term manager look less like a chance to be embraced than an ordeal to be endured.

Lee Carsley remains in interim charge of the England national team for the time being but it is still unclear as to whether he wants the job permanently.The FA are yet to appoint a permanent