Ireland will host England, their main rivals, in Dublin in the Nations League. England had a huge heartache at the Euros this summer when they lost the final to Spain. Gareth Southgate is no longer manager for the three lions and Theft will be coached by Lee Carsley, the former under 21 manager for England.
These two long time rivals will square off at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. It is a fixture in the Nations League B group 1. Who will England react after the loss in the final of the Euros this summer, will there be a hangover or not? Lee Carsley Is the interim manager for but nothing else. We do still not know who the new England manager will be. There has been rumours about ten different managers at this point.
The new manager for Ireland is Icelandic and the name is Heimir Hallgrimsson. He used to coach the national team of both Iceland and Jamaica. He is replacing Steph Kenny who will be remembered as a failure at the position. Ireland was a force to be reckoned with in the 90’s but has lost a lot of quality over the past two decades.
As the former Under-21 manager for England Carsley has selected a couple of players that will make their debut probably for the three lions. It is Livramento, Gomes, Madueke and Gibbs-White. Trippier is retired now from international football and Ben White still does not wish to play for England. Kyle Walker was not selected by Carsley. Foden and Watkins have pulled out of the game and household names like Bellingham will not play the match. That goes for Toney, Shaw and Ramsdale too.
The 35 year old captain Seamus Coleman is recalled by Hellgrimsson. The big and 19 year old talent Evan Ferguson from Brighton is ready to play and to contribute. The keeper Max O’Leary could make his international debut as the attacker from Leicester City, Kasey McAteer.
Ireland: Kelleher; Coleman, O'Shea, Collins, Brady; Ogbene, Browne, Smallbone, O'Dowda; Ferguson & Idah
England: Pickford; Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Maguire, Colwill; Rice, Mainoo; Saka, Eze, Gordon; Kane
