Lee Carsley appears to rule himself out of the permanent England job in his post-match ITV interview... before backtracking in press conference as confusion reigns

Lee Carsley intensified the confusion over whether he wants the England job on permanent basis after Sunday night’s convincing victory over Finland. ‘This is a job that deserves a world class coach who’s won trophies, I’m still on the path to doing that.’ "This job deserves a World class coach who's won trophies.and I'm still on the path to doing that" Has Lee Carsley effectively ruled himself out of the England running? ❌#ITVFootball | @gabrielclarke05 pic.twitter.com/QQz1JHzGNo — ITV Football October 13, 2024 Lee Carsley appeared to rule himself out of the running for the permanent England job in an interview with ITV But the interim boss later backtracked during a confusing post-match press conference But in his post-match press conference, Carsley insisted his comments to ITV were not an admission that he had ruled himself out of the running. ‘I’m finding this job a challenge in good way.’ England cruised to a 3-1 win against Finland with Jack Grealish and Declan Rice both scoring, but it is no clearer who the next permanent manager will be Asked why he was so reluctant to state one way or another whether he wants the job, Carsley added: ‘I’m reluctant because in the past when I’ve done this interim/caretaker role I’ve gone so far down the “I don’t want the job” that I’ve actually not done the job.