Lee Carsley refuses to sing national anthem AGAIN to draw England fans fury

Lee Carsley refuses to sing national anthem AGAIN to draw England fans fury
Callum Vurley

By Callum Vurley


Published: 10/10/2024

- 19:47

Updated: 10/10/2024

- 20:08

The England interim boss has refused to sing the national anthem

England interim coach Lee Carsley has once again refused to sing the national anthem ahead of their Nations League match against Greece.

The 50-year-old made headlines last month when he took charge of his first games as head coach of England after replacing Gareth Southgate on an interim basis.


There was furore as he refused to sing 'God Save The King' as England faced Republic of Ireland and Finland.

And in front of a packed Wembley, Carsley once again stood silent as everyone else belted out the anthem.

Lee Carlsley

Lee Carsley refused to sing the national anthem again

Reuters

And fans were furious with the England coach, with one saying: "Carsley not singing the anthem get him out."

Another wrote: "Get that woke **** out of the England managers job! Can’t stand the fool!!"

While a third posted: "Drop Carsley for not singing the anthem GSTK."

This fan said: "Sack that loser!"

And more agreed, with another writing: "Sack him!"

Carsley is auditioning for the full-time job as England manager but there are others who have been linked.

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Graham Potter, Eddie Howe and Frank Lampard have all been looked at as potential options by the FA.

But Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola is the dream, whose contract at the Etihad expires at the end of the season.

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Lee Carsley

Lee Carsley has never sang the anthem since becoming England interim boss

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Carsley has previously spoken about why he refuses to sing the national anthem, insisting he is concentrating on the game.

"This is something that I always struggled with when I was playing for Ireland," Carsley said of anthems last month.

"The gap between your warm-up, your coming on to the pitch and the delay with the anthems. So it's something that I have never done.

"I was always really focused on the game and my first actions of the game. I really found that in that period I was wary about my mind wandering off.

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Lee Carsley

Lee Carsley has insisted he is concentrating on the game ahead

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"I am thinking about how the opposition are going to set up and our first actions within the game.

"I fully respect both anthems and understand how much they mean to both countries. It's something I am really respectful of."

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