Lee Carsley shockingly admits he’ll NOT sing the nationwide anthem when he takes cost of England in opposition to Eire in Dublin… risking fan fury on his audition as interim supervisor

England interim boss Lee Carsley’s audition for the highest job has been overshadowed after making the shock confession he doesn’t intend to sing the nationwide anthem.

Carsley will take cost of the nationwide group in opposition to the Republic of ­Eire for the opening recreation of what’s set to be a six-match trial in his efforts to turn out to be Gareth Southgate‘s full-time successor. 

However Carsley has risked infuriating England supporters by claiming he won’t sing God Save the King earlier than the Nations League fixture in Dublin as a result of he will likely be too targeted on the sport. 

Carsley, who was born in Birmingham however represented the Republic of Eire at senior worldwide degree, mentioned: ‘This (singing the anthem) is one thing that I at all times struggled with after I was enjoying for Eire.

‘The hole between your warm-up, you are approaching to the pitch and the delay with the anthems. So it is one thing that I’ve by no means performed. I used to be at all times actually targeted on the sport and my first actions of the sport. I actually discovered that in that interval I used to be cautious about my thoughts wandering off.

‘I used to be actually targeted on the soccer and I’ve taken that into teaching.

‘We had the nationwide anthem with the Beneath 21s additionally and I’m in a zone at that time. I’m fascinated by how the opposition are going to arrange and our first actions inside the recreation.

‘I totally respect each anthems and perceive how a lot they imply to each nations.’

In the meantime, axed Euro 2024 stars Harry Maguire and Jack Grealish are set to play from the start. Carsley can also be contemplating beginning Anthony Gordon, whereas Trent Alexander-Arnold is lastly set to play in his most well-liked right-back place.