Where does Lee Carsley go after England's loss to Greece?

There was an element of Carsley giving the audience what they wanted with that potential thrill of a team roster. They didn't want to have it until the final whistle, considering the thousands of empty seats and the loud boos.

Carsley's courage in trying was commendable, but from the first whistle it was exposed as folly.

The general consensus was that this was Carsley's England job to lose, as the Football Association preferred another deal from the U21 production line that Southgate delivered, a deal that was also used to great effect by countries such as Spain What coach Luis de la Fuente assumed was the same path to success with the seniors at Euro 2024.

This may not be the night Carsley lost the England job, but the poor show that set off a so-disappointed Wembley will not help him win the job.

Carsley made it clear afterwards that he never took for granted that the role was his and even suggested that he would be happy to have a job with the Under-21s to return to.

“After the last camp, I was pretty surprised (that there was talk there) in terms of 'The job is mine' and 'It's up to me to lose it' and everything else,” he said.

“My mission was clear from the start – I’m doing three camps. There are still three games left and then hopefully I'll go back to the U21s. It has almost no impact.”

Carsley added: “At no point did I think I would have made it. It was about trying something different and I'm happy to take the blame for that. It was entirely my idea.”

“I thought long and hard about what it could look like, how it could be constructed and how it could feel. It's something that hasn't materialized, but I don't think we should rule ourselves out from having the opportunity to try something different.”

He added: “We tried something different and tried to overload the midfield. We tried it yesterday (Wednesday) for 20 minutes, we experimented and are disappointed that it didn't work. It's unrealistic to expect too much and that's what we're going to do.” It's definitely an option for the future.

“We tried something different. It doesn't change anything. My job is to run three camps.”

If there was a system, it would be almost impossible to tell what it was.

“Release the handbrake” was the cry for much of the Southgate government – ​​that night the doors fell off and the engine exploded.

Jude Bellingham played the false nine role but too often there were too many people around, with Phil Foden struggling to find space to operate while Cole Palmer failed to make an impact in a deeper role. Gordon and Saka were ineffective on the flanks.

Declan Rice ran around with the advantage and tried to close gaps, England's vulnerable defense was repeatedly left wide open when the ball changed hands and Greece sensed their chance.

The signs were bad from the first minute as Bellingham was robbed, Greece went bust and Pavlidis should have done much better than sending a shot wide. He should do it later.

It all made for a night of confusion, from England's chaotic schedule to Carsley's announcement of his future in his recent post.

England and Carsley will at least have the chance to provide some clarity when they travel to Helsinki to face Finland on Sunday.

Carsley's unfortunate gamble means the stakes are now even higher. It is unlikely that he will play such a high-risk game again in the foreseeable future.