{"id":98753,"date":"2023-09-11T17:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98753"},"modified":"2023-09-11T17:55:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:55:55","slug":"england-u21-boss-lee-carsley-could-be-poached-by-senior-international-side-months-after-winning-major-trophy-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/england-u21-boss-lee-carsley-could-be-poached-by-senior-international-side-months-after-winning-major-trophy-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"England U21 boss Lee Carsley could be POACHED by senior international side months after winning major trophy | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION are allegedly bracing themselves for an approach from the Republic of Ireland for Lee Carsley.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 49-year-old former Everton Premier League midfielder won 40 caps for the Irish during his playing days after qualifying through his grandmother, who is from County Cork.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since hanging up his boots, the Birmingham born-and-bred star has continued his coaching journey that began when he started taking his badges while still a player.<\/p>\n Carsley worked for the likes of Coventry City, Sheffield United and Manchester City\u2019s academies as well as being part of England\u2019s youth set-up.<\/p>\n Then, having initially been England Under-20 head coach, he stepped up to the U21s in July 2021 and embarked on a stunning two-year journey through qualification to glory.<\/p>\n Carsley\u2019s Young Lions beat Spain 1-0 in July to be crowned European U21 champions, their first title in the competition since 1984.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n They begin the defence of that crown tonight against Luxembourg, but anxiety is mounting in the Wembley and St. George\u2019s Park corridors over a potential attempt to lure him away.<\/p>\n That is according to the Daily Mail, who claim that \u201cThe FA are braced for an approach\u201d should Ireland sack their senior team boss Stephen Kenny.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kenny, 51, is under mounting pressure after their Euro 2024 suffered a huge blow last night with a 2-1 home loss against the Netherlands.<\/p>\n They now need to win all three of their remaining qualifiers and hope that the Dutch fail to collect another point from their games to get there automatically.<\/p>\n <\/picture>POGBA SHOCK <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>WALK THE LINE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>SPEAKING OUT <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>HAMMER BLOW <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n But even earning a play-off spot is looking increasingly unlikely as they trail second-placed Greece by six points.<\/p>\n Kenny, who moved up from U21 manager to the senior side in 2019, and his team face the Greeks in a must-win showdown next month before finishing their group games with clashes against Gibraltar and Holland.\u00a0<\/p>\n And failure to qualify could lead to the Irish axing him and searching for a replacement – with Carsley, who is only on a one-year rolling contract with the FA, appearing to be near the top of their list.<\/p>\nREAD MORE ENGLAND NEWS<\/span><\/h2>\n
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