Liverpool star Harvey Elliott believes England Below-21 supervisor Lee Carsley is the precise man to succeed Gareth Southgate and lead the Three Lions to success.
Southgate stepped down as England boss simply days after the nation’s Euro 2024 closing defeat to Spain, which means a brand new face will lead the nation on the 2026 World Cup and subsequent tournaments.
Whereas the listing of potential successors stays lengthy and has included celebrity names like Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, there’s a core listing of candidates which incorporates the likes of Graham Potter, Eddie Howe and Carsley himself.
For Liverpool midfielder Elliott, the “unbelievable” Carsley could be the most effective supervisor to take the reigns.
“Lee is an unbelievable supervisor and an unbelievable man,” Elliott stated whereas on pre-season tour with the Reds. “He is able to step up.
“There have been quite a lot of massive golf equipment sniffing round him and that may be a credit score to himself and his teaching. Each time I step on the pitch for England I simply have freedom to take pleasure in my soccer. I really feel like he’s prepared. They’re conversations for them [at the FA].”
Elliot has made 20 appearances for England’s Below-21s below Carsley, scoring eight targets since he first debuted for the crew in March 2022.
Carsley, who has been in command of the Below-21 facet since 2021, rejected the chance to handle Eire in March, whereas quite a few golf equipment have additionally been all for his skillset. If Carsley was to make the step up into senior administration, he would comply with the footsteps of his predecessor Southgate, who was appointed England supervisor after Sam Allardyce’s quick tenure.
Southgate spent three years with the Below-21 facet, from 2013 to 2016, serving to to forge a pathway into the senior crew for a lot of younger England stars.
The FA have confirmed that they won’t rush to exchange Southgate, however will search for a candidate that has ‘important expertise in English soccer’.
