John Stones will captain England for the very first time within the Nations League conflict with Greece on Thursday whereas Harry Kane is about to overlook the sport, interim supervisor Lee Carsley has introduced.
Kane has been a doubt for the sport at Wembley after struggling a leg damage whereas enjoying for Bayern Munich on Sunday and has been coaching alone this week.
Whereas Carsley stopped wanting ruling Kane out of the sport fully, he confirmed England’s report goalscorer won’t begin the match and revealed that John Stones will take the captain’s armband in Kane’s absence.
At his press convention on Wednesday, the interim boss stated: “Harry is nursing an damage. A small knock. It’s one thing that we gained’t take an opportunity with.
“It was a fantastic dialog that I used to be capable of have with John [Stones] to have that duty, to ask him to captain the crew. It’s an excellent achievement for John and one thing that he deserves.
“The quantity of caps he’s obtained, the expertise he’s obtained, the extent of professionalism he exhibits inside the squad, the instance he’s to the youthful gamers – it was a fantastic dialog to have.”
England go into the sport following back-to-back 2-0 victories over the Republic of Eire and Finland, and can look to take care of their 100% report beneath Carsley in opposition to Greece.
“An honour that I’ll cherish ceaselessly.” ✨
John Stones on what it’s going to imply to captain the #ThreeLions at @wembleystadium on Thursday night time. pic.twitter.com/QNZxsNZnzi
— England (@England) October 9, 2024
And Stones, who performed each minute of the Three Lions’ run to the ultimate of Euro 2024, couldn’t cover his pleasure on the prospect of main his nation out at Wembley.
“It’s positively the whole lot I dreamed of as a child,” stated Stones.
“For my household to have the ability to see me stroll out as England captain is a particular second and one which I can’t thank Lee [Carsley] sufficient for.
“To be strolling out with the armband on is an absolute honour and one I’ll cherish ceaselessly.”
One of many different huge questions regarding choice this week has been whether or not Cole Palmer, who has been in superb type for Chelsea this season, will begin the sport on Thursday.
Requested whether or not Palmer, who was named England males’s Participant of the Yr for 2023-24 , has earned a spot in his first 11, Carsley stated: “Cole is in incredible type. He has carried that into this week.
“He’s such an thrilling participant and one which I’ve labored with for 4 or 5 years now.
“Cole, together with loads of the opposite attacking gamers, have put themselves in a fantastic place to begin the sport.”
Arduous graft forward of Greece 💪 pic.twitter.com/Q5GxzYVhXP
— England (@England) October 9, 2024
Carsley additionally revealed that Jack Grealish may very well be a doubt to face Greece after the Manchester Metropolis participant picked up a minor damage in coaching on Tuesday.
However, like Kane, Carsley refused to rule him out utterly.
“Our angle could be that we wouldn’t gamble with any of the gamers,” Carsley added.
“It’s essential that we put them first reasonably than ourselves.”
It was additionally confirmed on Wednesday that Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones and Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento have been added to the squad.
The uncapped duo have been drafted in after Kobbie Mainoo, Ezri Konsa and Morgan Gibbs-White have been pressured to tug out attributable to damage.
England host Greece on Thursday earlier than a visit to Finland on Sunday.
