Lee Carsleyinterim technical commissioner ofEnglandaddressed the press conference following the squad list published for the matches scheduled for November against Greece and the Republic of Ireland. The English coach has decided to call up Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Lewis Hall and Curtis Jones for the last training camp before Thomas Tuchel takes over the bench permanently in January.
For the last chance Carsley told the experience at the head of the English national team after Gareth Southgate’s post-European Championship farewell: “I really liked it – he began to the official microphones of the Federation -, it was challenging. It was a great honor to have the trust of my bosses at the FA and I think we have shown that we are able to do that. My priority is to make sure I do a good job every day and it would be a great achievement to finish with a positive result. Last month we didn’t have a good performance against Greece, but we reacted well in the second game to deliver a strong group of players capable of winning an important tournament.”
An announcement following the passing of the baton with Tuchel: “I will return to take care of the Under 21s, who will support the senior team.” With a pinch of sorry for some missed steps: “I have improved myself and my staff a lot. The experience and opportunities we have had can only help us. It was an experience out of our comfort zone in terms of player ability, the size of the matches and control of the It’s something we’re stronger for. It was a great experience to lose against Greece at Wembley and you doubt yourself after making the changes we made, but we’re confident we’re going in the right direction.”
The list of players called up for Nations League matches
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton).
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
Attackers: 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).