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Before the opening match of his spell in interim charge of coaching the England men’s senior team, a 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland, the only foot Lee Carsley put wrong was the one which led him right instead of left upon exiting the tunnel at the Aviva Stadium. The bench was, he joked afterwards, one he had spent a lot of time sitting on throughout his international playing career as he blamed his minor faux pax on muscle memory rather than pre-match nerves. This followed a press conference on Friday in which he had responded to a question about whether he, a Birmingham boy who had played for Ireland but was now in charge of England, would sing along to the British national anthem before kick-off by saying he would not.
Continue reading…Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Before the opening match of his spell in interim charge of coaching the England men’s senior team, a 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland, the only foot Lee Carsley put wrong was the one which led him right instead of left upon exiting the tunnel at the Aviva Stadium. The bench was, he joked afterwards, one he had spent a lot of time sitting on throughout his international playing career as he blamed his minor faux pax on muscle memory rather than pre-match nerves. This followed a press conference on Friday in which he had responded to a question about whether he, a Birmingham boy who had played for Ireland but was now in charge of England, would sing along to the British national anthem before kick-off by saying he would not. Continue reading…