England’s failed experiment gives one answer to Lee Carsley – but asks another about him
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The interim England manager himself said he wouldn’t describe his tactical approach to this first senior defeat in that way, only to also say it was something worth trying. Another little twist on the night was that Jude Bellingham did score England’s only goal, but that after he had been moved back from the forward position after a formation that clearly failed. “It was a case of, ‘let’s try something different’,” Carsley explained afterwards. Carsley did eventually introduce it, and it was ironic – and maybe someway logical – that one of England’s most expansive ever formations actually finished up as something closer to a traditional 4-4-2.
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