Phil McNulty Q&A - who could be next England manager?
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As things stand, Lee Carsley will remain in interim charge for England's next two Nations League games away to Greece on 14 November and at home to the Republic of Ireland three days later.
It remains to be seen what happens after that.
The 2026 World Cup qualifying draw takes place in December, with qualifying matches due to start in March 2025.
Henry Winter
Football writer on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, Getty ImagesIt’s the Carsley hokey-cokey. He goes from one press conference to another. A radio briefing to a television briefing to a print briefing and he changes each time.
What he should have done at the start is come up with a line and stick to it throughout. Because he’s opened a window of opportunity for the media who are thinking ‘does he want it? Doesn’t he? What is going on?’
You know how obsessed we are with the England manager’s job. It’s almost like ‘who’s going to be the next prime minister?’. But he’s created this confusion.
I feel a little bit for the FA because I can understand their game plan. They’ve effectively tried to give themselves nine months to get the right person.
Carsley just created this story all about himself which is actually not his style because he’s a lowkey, grounded, very likeable individual.
There’s a whole army of question marks.
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Southgate got to two finals and a semi final not making the most of England's attacking talents, putting square pegs in round holes and picking his favourite players irrespective of club form. Anyone would need time to fix all that needs fixing if England are ever going to win something. And what better platform to start changing and looking at different players than League B of the Nations League; not as pointless as a friendly, not as important as the World Cup.
Martin Derby
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Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter
With all the talk about Lee Carsley and the uncertainty around the England job, Erik ten Hag's anticipated return to Manchester United is almost going under the radar.
Ten Hag's former coach Benni McCarthy spoke out in favour of the Dutchman over the weekend, saying too often, the performances United's players produced in training were not replicated on matchday.
Ten Hag is due back at Carrington - most of United's players are still on international duty - to begin preparations for Saturday's home game against Brentford, whose manager Thomas Frank was amongst those spoken to by United's hierarchy towards the end of last season.
After that it is a Europa League trip to a Fenerbahce side managed by former United boss Jose Mourinho.
The Football Association has yet to formally interview any of the external favourites to become England manager, the Telegraph, external reports.
That's in today's gossip, which you can read over here.
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Glyn Smith: All this debate doesn't show the FA's succession planning in a good light. Sure Southgate was having conversations for a long time prior to his leaving. What (or who?) are the FA waiting for? At the moment it's all a bit in limbo which isn't really good enough.
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BBC Sport chief football writer
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BBC Sport chief football writer
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland - and interim manager Lee Carsley - left Finland with a win to warm them against freezing temperatures but this has been an international camp riddled with chaos and confusion on and off the pitch.
Carsley's side simply had to fly out of Helsinki victorious after the tactical debacle that brought defeat against Greece at Wembley on Thursday – and it was duly achieved, although in a far from convincing fashion.
England's interim manager now has two more games, the tough trip to face Greece in Athens and a Wembley meeting with the Republic of Ireland in November, before the dizzying dance around whether he wants the job - or the Football Association actually want him to do it - must end.
Carsley's public evasion of indicating any desire to commit beyond two more games has created uncertainty, all this with the clock ticking and the FA still not holding formal negotiations with any other potential targets to succeed Gareth Southgate on a permanent basis.
England's two performances against Greece and Finland have not bolstered Carsley's claims, should he even want the post, so eventually someone – either the interim manager or more pertinently the FA – must bring clarity to this cloudy situation.
A couple more back pages to bring you, but again it's England - and the manager's job - front and centre, with Lee Carsley's reluctant to say whether he wants the job full-time because he fears losing focus on the task at hand.
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If the England job was just being out on the training pitch all day every day it would suit Carsley. Trouble is there’s a lot more to it than that and I don’t think he’s equipped to deal with it all.
Steve
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Phil Jagielka
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Job done. England played well in spells and played well mainly as individuals but the one thing we're looking at going forward is the collective.
England look good going forward but defensively as a team England are probably lacking at the moment.
But there are high expectations because England have such a fantastic squad.
England's victory over Finland - and speculation over the manager's position - dominates today's back pages.
Jack Grealish was celebrating a second goal in three games under Lee Carsley after missing out on the Euro 2024 squad - as well as the birth of his daughter.
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I’m not sure why anyone would want the England job. It comes with far too much scrutiny and you’ll never please the fans regardless of what you do. For Carsley's career and sanity I would say avoid at all costs.
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Speaking of Pep Guardiola...
The Manchester City manager was last night speaking on Italian TV show Che tempo Che Fa, as reported by Sky, and suggested "anything can happen" with his future.
That came as Roy Keane urged the Football Association to make the Manchester City manager the next England boss.
Guardiola, winner of six Premier League titles and the Champions League since taking over at the Etihad Stadium in 2016, is out of contract at the end of the current campaign.
"Leaving City? It's not true, I haven't decided yet," Guardiola said.
"And it is not even true that I will be the next England coach.
"If I had decided I would say it... I don't know either, anything can happen."
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The British press have clearly made their mind up that they don’t want Lee Carsley as the next English coach. That is abundantly obvious with all the negative criticism of the four games that he’s had. Not fashionable enough, willing to roll the dice and not a yes man. What on earth makes the press think that Pep Guardiola would want a job that is such a poisoned chalice.
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Chris Sutton
Ex-Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's been nearly 100 days since Gareth Southgate parted as England manager, is this a situation where there needs to be more clarity on what's going to happen next?
Are they going to wait until the next international break or should they be a bit more forthright and have a plan in place? Get a manager in so somebody can actually come in and work with the players, and look ahead to the World Cup?
We've seen the Lee Carsley experiment and it's fine but things seem to be up in the air at the moment.
Is Lee Carsley the guy to take England on to the World Cup? That's the question.
Does Lee Carsley fancy the England job, or not? You decide...
Carsley 'definitely not' ruling himself out of England job contention
Ian Wright
Former England striker on ITV
I heard [Lee Carsley] talking about the Under-21s and if you are in the driving seat for it but don't have the passion to say he wants it, it's probably not for him.
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter England's 3-1 win over Finland, Carsley again distanced himself from the suggestion he hopes to stay with the senior squad permanently.
"I keep saying the same thing. My remit was six games and I'm happy with that," he said.
"This is a privileged position. Really enjoying it but I didn't enjoy the last two days. I'm not used to losing in an England team, I don't take losing well.
"People are always going to try and put their chips on one side. I'm in the middle. My bosses have made it clear what they need from me. This job deserves a world-class coach that has won trophies and I am still on the path to that."
Asked if that meant he was out of the running for the full-time job, Carsley said: "Definitely not."
"The point I was trying to make is that it is one of the top jobs in the world. I'm not part of the process but it deserves a top coach. The players we have available, we've got a real chance of winning. That was the point I was making.
"It was the fact that this is a world-class job. This will be up there with the best jobs in football. Whoever gets it is going to be at a high level. It is a privilege to do this job and I feel really well trusted."
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Think Lee Carsley is in the relatable position of being in an interview for a job he isn't sure if he wants. It's the next step on the career path for him but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the right move.
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| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
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| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
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| 4 | Israel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 0 |
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| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
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| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
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| 3 | Estonia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
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| 4 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0 |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
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| 2 | Kosovo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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| 3 | Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
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| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Belarus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 4 | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
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| 2 | Armenia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
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| 4 | Faroe Islands | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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| 2 | San Marino | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Moldova | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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| 2 | Malta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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| 3 | Andorra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
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| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
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| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
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| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
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| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
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| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
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| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
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| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
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| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
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| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 |
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| 4 | Montenegro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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