Carsley reveals why he didn’t want to sing the England national anthem before the Three Lions game
England interim manager Lee Carsley has revealed he will not sing the national anthem before international matches as he wants to focus solely on the game.
The media previously reported on the issue to draw attention ahead of the UEFA Nations League game against Ireland, as Carsley. Despite being born in Birmingham, has won 40 caps for the Republic of Ireland. However, the 50-year-old said that singing the national anthem had been a problem for him since he played for the Republic of Ireland, because there was a gap in time between warming up, walking onto the pitch, and then having to sing the national anthem. So he didn’t sing it because he wanted to focus on the game and think about what he had to do at the start of the game, and doing that helped him concentrate.
Carsley added that as a player he did that to focus on the ทางเข้า ufabet game and that he has adopted the same principles as a coach. When he was managing England Under-21s he didn’t sing the national anthem because he used that time to think about how the opposition would play and how they would set up the team. He respects both sides’ anthems and understands how important they are to the country and always respects them.
Carsley led the Young Lions to European Under-21 Championship success last year and has now been approached to take over as Ireland manager this year.