05-09-2024 18:00 via theguardian.com

‘So driven, so dedicated’: how Lee Carsley rose to England’s head coach

Those familiar with the 50-year-old as a player and coach outline the qualities Southgate’s successor brings to the jobIf there was a precise moment when Kevin Kilbane knew his old friend was destined for the top, it came in 2016. Lee Carsley had been travelling from his home in the Midlands to stay at his former Everton and Republic of Ireland teammate’s house in Manchester after being named as Manchester City Under-18s coach a few months earlier.“It was probably the best yout
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