C ARSLEY MAKES THE "THREE LIONS" LOSE VALUE
Eight players have withdrawn from the England squad due to injury, seven of whom are stars of the Premier League's top four teams: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Levi Colwill, Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Phil Foden, Jack Grealish (Man City). Southampton's Aaron Ramsdale has also withdrawn. Of course, injury is the eternal reason. Mainly, they have no motivation to play for the national team right now - even though in principle this is the time when England have to play their most important match in the Nations League (against Greece in Athens).
England (right) playing in “League B” is a tragedy for a footballing nation with the most attractive Premier League on the planet.
Motivation? Only the honor of making his debut for the national team is attractive enough. Caretaker coach Lee Carsley used this method to call up Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle) and goalkeeper James Trafford (Burnley)...
There is no need to discuss the quality of the "Three Lions" when coach Carlsey replaced the best players who withdrew at the last minute with the players mentioned above. The problem is why the key players are no longer interested in the England team? Carsley is the biggest reason, a clear proof that England is now completely devoid of good coaches. Carsley's "strange" way of arranging the team caused England to lose to Greece, embarrassing them at home at Wembley. The FA had to quickly find a new coach, and they introduced Thomas Tuchel in just a few days. If it was slow, Tuchel would have chosen another team, which would have been terrible! This was the last national team call-up for interim coach Carsley (Tuchel will officially work from the beginning of 2025).
England will visit Greece before their final game against Ireland. Having to play in League B is already humiliating. Yet Carsley has managed to steer the team, who have reached the EURO final twice in a row, to a group below Greece.
M ANNSCHAFT IS EVOLVING
In "League A", coach Julian Nagelsmann's German team had officially entered the quarter-finals before this final round of matches (apart from Germany, only defending champion Spain had reached the quarter-finals early). This could be a "laugh-out-loud" story, when DW news agency wrote about the "historic achievement" of the Mannschaft: this team passed the Nations League group stage for the first time!
It sounds a little self-conscious for a four-time World Cup winner. After all, the Mannschaft has been on the wane for a long time, only to bounce back this year under Nagelsmann. Germany's only defeat of the year saw them fall to Spain in the quarter-finals of EURO 2024, and UEFA admitted that the referee was wrong. Having improved their form and introduced some convincing new faces, Nagelsmann is steering the Mannschaft firmly. They face Bosnia and Hungary in their final two Nations League group games.
Belgium will try to beat Italy for the first time in 52 years in an official match; Hungary must win in the Netherlands to qualify for the quarter-finals (after Germany); Denmark host Spain. Those are the notable matches in the upcoming series of matches in "League A". As mentioned, England are playing in "League B" and must win in Athens to hope to get a ticket to get a direct promotion ticket. If England do not win, that ticket will go to Greece.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-anh-tham-hai-doi-duc-thang-hoa-18524111220233635.htm
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