brilliant start for Lee Carley that war England 2 Ireland nil it's a result that's actually harder to get than it really seems going away to that ground playing the rivals and beating them 2-0 getting a clean sheet the fans down there are obviously unbelievable and they hate England so they will have been well up for it but before we get into the game who is Lee Carley Lee Carley was a defensive midfielder he played in England for 17 years for clubs like Everton and Birmingham and he actually represented Ireland at International level he played for Ireland 40 times it was a pretty bang average career never managed to get near England that's why he played for Ireland really as he did grow up in England and never really got to a top top club but just solid he was known for being very rough very hard to play against just one of those midfielders you really don't look forward to playing because of the roughness the dirtiness in his game but yeah before retirement just a solid player when he retired he decided to step up to managing managing Youth Level teams like Chef United and more significantly Man City him managing Man City is a really good sign look at some of the players that have come from their youth level in recent years like Phil Ford and Rico Lewis and even Cole Palmer in 2021 he was appointed England's under 21 manager he had a 79% win percentage winning 23 out of 29 games and most significantly he led the under 21s to the 2023 European championships part of that team was players like Anthony gon who we saw play today and Cole Palmer is SC The Equalizer against Spain he's a big opposite to our last manager Gareth Southgate he's seen as a a very attacking minded manager preferring to play 433 or 4231 but before the game it was very nice to see him freshening things up it's been a long time since we've had some at Fresh Gareth Southgate was always see to pick his favorites and sort of pick the same Squad every single time but today we're seen opportunities for players like Angel Gomez I don't know if you remember Angel Gomez but he was seen as a massive Talent at man united before letting go on a free really has rebuilt his career in the French league playing for Le and is now actually seen as one of their best midfielders over there players like Tino liver men who had a brilliant season for Newcastle last year but didn't get a sniff at England especially with a right back level you never thought he would but it's great to see him he's a player that's always deemed to have a lot of talent and a big Prospect ever since he was at Southampton Morgan Gibbs white obviously not in them foren as their best player Levi cwell got a start who's been impressing for Chelsea for the last couple of seasons was also part of his Euro's winning Squad it with the summer really started gaining attraction from teams like Liverpool and now was really seing as a start a week in week out Trent Alexander Arnold finally got a start at right back Southgate obviously always seemed to play him in the Midfield position which a lot of fans to be fair did call for him to play I notice very quickly he's just not as good there and he got a lot of hate when he were playing at Center mid despite everyone calling for it kobby man who ended up taking the position it did end up working in the long run we did a lot better greish was played in the middle today and he bagged himself a goal I can't remember the last time I saw him play in the middle must have been for Aston Villa but even then when he was at his best at Aston Villa is always playing on the left I think irland definitely started the game A Little Bit Stronger but I think that's just built off the momentum from obviously when the crow are on your back it's hard to play when the crowd are on your back it's a lot harder to start well we ended up coming into the game very quickly one thing I definitely noticed from start to finishes that pitch looked very very slow and it did affect the play a lot made the game a lot slower made passes looked like it were hard it to pull off even just simple passes looked hard to pull off Dean rice with the opener was absolutely beautiful to watch obviously he's always been abused by Ireland fans cuz he did play a couple friendlies for him but the irony in that goal were just brilliant and for greish to score after as well also known as one of the boys that actually played for Ireland in a couple friendlies but we were basically Ireland FC today manager played for them important players like Kane rice and gy have all played for them at either friendly level or youth level one thing I also did notice today it was a lot nicer to have a left footed left back during the Euros when kieren tripier were there the play was so much slower but today we just seem to get it off a lot more faster only really works having a right footed left back you're playing inverted like we see with Man City when they play center backs like V ol or even neak or aangi but no Levi cwell was not playing inverted it in the touch line a lot waiting for an overlap like I say until Shaw came in that tournament took way more touches than really needed and it slowed down I play a lot I think that's why in a lot of games like Slovenia we just looked a lot more slower than we did against teams like Netherlands or even in the final at times against Spain and despite him playing for Man United I've said it before I absolutely love kobby Manu he is just so amazing for his age I cannot believe that man is 18 He has really been a revelation in our Midfield brilliant again today just you can't take the ball off him Kane again I think he looks slow I think he deserved to be dropped in the euroes why why I would get someone like Ole Watkins in can running behind it' help us so much more and it would have helped her in that tournament back it as one of the regrets of the tournament not dropping C for Watkins or even playing a false nine like Phil F in there maybe that could have helped because Phil Fen didn't play the best tournament but we've seen him play there before he's a great finisher and he's won leagues at the false n row but yeah just a nice win little 2-n not much to say about the game really nothing significant happened it's more just what did Lee Carley's new style of play look like my man in the match for England I'm going to go for Dean rice I think he looked very alive today and that's great cuz during the Aros he wasn't good he didn't look too alive he didn't look comfortable and I think that's more cuz he was playing a proper number six role when in the last year is's really converted to a number eight under our he's not that CDM anymore that he was for West Ham but great to see him looking confident and comfortable back in the England team my Island Man of the match I'm not going to lie I didn't really know who would pick for this one as I don't know half their team going to go for rips which is Samy smic he looked alive at points and there's not much he can do in that game but he got a few shots off although I might change my mind on that one Liverpool's Queen kellerer was actually brilliant as much as I love him for Liverpool I do think it's time for him to leave I do think he wants to leave we have not helped his situation whatsoever brought in Georgia and I'm not even going to try to pronounce his name madash madash Georgie madash definitely get a moving in their future I can't believe Sheamus Coleman is still playing despite those injuries that he's had in the past and even last year if I'm right he actually got like an ACL or some terrible injury towards the end of the season like that I see him still playing for Ireland I mean it's very admirable so we got a look to the Future now what are the targets for 2026 well it's simple really win the world cup and at least make the semi-finals after the last few tournaments and the team we've got we should really be looking towards winning it now and really getting it done at the final feet what are the job candidates for 2026 I do think they are going to hire Lee Carle on a full despite them saying it's just for now until they can find someone unless they're able to get Pep Guardiola which is like very unlikely it's going to be Lee Carley and I already think that's a done deal so we might as well get his hopes down it's going to be Lee Carley but I think we should actually be very positive about Lee Carley and is the opposite of what everyone hated about Southgate the play style is very different we got 82% possession and we was forward all the time it's a whole different formation too a formation that should work as problem as well was the left in the euros and he's played one of his favorites from the under 21 Squad Anthony Gordon today which we all call for in the Euro future and just hope Le Carla can do the best I always have to hire these big names Spain's manager I don't even think he'd ever managed the club level it's just about getting the right man in and I do believe Lee Carley is the right man so I'm very positive and I hope you guys are and I hope the rest of England fans are but let me know what you think in the comments All enjoyed watching the game thank you and I'll see you later