Rice ‘enjoying the journey’ under ‘amazing’ Carsley as England

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Rice ‘enjoying the journey’ under ‘amazing’ Carsley as England interim back to replace Southgate.

England midfielder Declan Rice says the squad are enjoying playing under interim boss Lee Carsley and are fine not knowing what the future holds.

Carsley was appointed as Gareth Southgate successor on a temporary basis in August. Initially for the Nations League campaign over the three autumn international windows.

However, the 50-year-old. Who step up from his role as England Under-21s manager, has since tied himself up in knots. When speaking about whether he wants the job permanently.

After Thursday’s shock defeat to ยูฟ่าเบท Greece at Wembley he said he would “hopefully” be going back to his role with the under-21s before saying the job should given to a “world-class manager” in the wake of Sunday’s 3-1 win in Finland.

But just minutes after that in his post-match press conference in Helsinki. He said he was “definitely” not ruling himself out of the running for the permanent position.

For all the circus surrounding his future, Rice says it is not affecting the players.

Ask whether the squad needed clarity, the Arsenal midfielder. Who scored his side’s final goal in England’s 3-1 win in Helsinki “No, not at all. He has clear with us. When he came in back in September that he was looking after us for three camps.

“With the way he has and the way we have play, I think he has unbelievable.