Lee Carsley - the right man in the right place in the wrong colours

Had the FAI got their way, Carsley would be preparing Ireland rather than England for Saturday’s Uefa Nations League opener at a sold-out 51,000-capacity Lansdowne Road.

CHASING CARSLEY:  Had the FAI got their way, Carsley would be preparing Ireland rather than England for Saturday’s Uefa Nations League opener at a sold-out 51,000-capacity Lansdowne Road.

At the top sat the right man in the right country on the right date – just in the wrong colours.

Had the FAI got their way, Lee Carsley would be preparing Ireland rather than England for Saturday’s Uefa Nations League opener at a sold-out 51,000-capacity Lansdowne Road.