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A bold decision from Lee Carsley before England 1-2 Greece riled up supporters from both Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.
An experimental Three Lions side were beaten by Greece at Wembley Stadium for the first time in history on Thursday night as several of Carsley’s tactical flaws were exposed.
The interim England boss raised eyebrows when the team selection was announced as Jude Bellingham was named as a false nine. Harry Kane’s absence meant Carsley had to source a replacement but he ignored both Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke, instead opting for a rather unbalanced midfield.
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Bellingham netted what he thought was an 87th-minute equaliser for England after Vangelis Pavlidis’ opener just after half time, but Pavlidis scored again deep in second-half stoppage time to secure a famous UEFA Nations League victory for the visitors.
Not many would argue it wasn’t a deserved result as Greece matched England’s attacking output without, all while having less of the ball. And it turns out - as per a report from talkSPORT - that the Three Lions only practiced Carsley’s new system for 20 minutes during a training session.
With that in mind, many fans took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) post-match to belittle Carsley’s team selection, pointing to Watkins and Solanke as the obvious solutions.