{"id":290329,"date":"2023-09-11T15:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=290329"},"modified":"2023-09-11T15:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:34:38","slug":"the-fa-are-braced-for-an-approach-for-england-u21-boss-lee-carsley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/the-fa-are-braced-for-an-approach-for-england-u21-boss-lee-carsley\/","title":{"rendered":"The FA are braced for an approach for England U21 boss Lee Carsley"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The FA are braced for an approach for England U21 boss Lee Carsley from Republic of Ireland with Stephen Kenny&#8217;s job under threat after their Euro 2024 hopes were all but ended<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ireland boss Stephen Kenny is under fire after their 2-1 loss to the Netherlands\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The FA are bracing for an approach for their England U21 boss Lee Carsley\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The FA are braced for an approach for England Under-21 manager Lee Carsley should their Irish counterparts decide to sack their senior team\u2019s boss Stephen Kenny.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Republic of Ireland manager\u2019s job is under threat after their hopes of qualifying automatically for next summer\u2019s European Championship were all but ended by last night\u2019s 2-1 defeat to the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland retain a mathematical chance of qualifying, but would need to win all three of their remaining games and hope Holland fail to collect another point from four matches. Earning a play-off spot is also unlikely as Kenny\u2019s side are six points behind third-place Greece, and even that may not save Kenny.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former under 21 manager was given the job in the first place after the FA of Ireland sacked Mick McCarthy before the Euro 2020 play-offs, and his employers may decide on another change ahead of a potential play-off date next March.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland face Greece next month in a game they may have to win to reach the play-offs before finishing their campaign with matches against Gibraltar and Holland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/15\/75296291-12504987-image-a-7_1694441613366.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/15\/75296303-12504987-image-a-6_1694441613363.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The FA are bracing for an approach from the Republic of Ireland for their England U21 boss Lee Carsley (L) &#8211; with Ireland boss Stephen Kenny (R) under pressure<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/15\/75296419-12504987-image-a-5_1694441602575.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ireland&#8217;s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 hang by a thread after losing 2-1 to the Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny is likely to remain in charge for Greece\u2019s visit to Dublin, but appears doomed in the long-term, with Carsley earmarked as a potential successor since earlier this year, as revealed by Mail Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Carsley won 40 caps for Ireland and has made an outstanding start to his managerial career by leading England to their first U21 European Championship win since 1984 this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Everton midfield player will begin England\u2019s defence of their title, which starts with a qualifying game against Luxembourg this evening, but is only employed on a one-year rolling contract by the FA so poaching him may not prove insurmountable.<\/p>\n<p>Carsley is happy in his current role, and it is unclear whether he would welcome any approach from Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/11\/15\/75296287-12504987-Carsley_has_impressed_in_his_role_and_masterminded_England_s_U21-m-22_1694441767736.jpg\" height=\"399\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Carsley has impressed in his role and masterminded England&#8217;s U21 European Championships triumph this summer<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12504987\/The-FA-braced-approach-England-U21-boss-Lee-Carsley-Republic-Ireland-Stephen-Kennys-job-threat-Euro-2024-hopes-ended.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FA are braced for an approach for England U21 boss Lee Carsley from Republic of Ireland with Stephen Kenny&#8217;s job under threat after their Euro 2024 hopes were all but ended Ireland boss Stephen Kenny is under fire after their 2-1 loss to the Netherlands\u00a0 The FA are bracing for an approach for their&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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