Lee Carsley admits he isn't an England manager with message to FA before Finland tie

has made it clear that he has no desire to become the manager. However, before the FA panics about finding a new temporary boss for Tuesday's match against Finland, Carsley has clarified his vision of the role. Acting boss Carsley informed the FA prior to taking on the position that he sees himself as a head coach, believing the era of the manager is over.

Listening to Carsley, there's no doubt he wants the England job permanently. However, and in a style vastly different from Gareth Southgate, whose reign delivered two major final appearances but no silverware. The Daily Star is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join us! Through the app, we'll send you the sassiest showbiz stories, some naught headline and a seismic smattering of aliens.



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He aims to coach rather than manage, introducing his own ideas, methods and style to bring success to England. Carsley said: "Looking back to when I first started the manager would do everything, including organising travel, transfers. Those days are probably gone now.

The amount of support now that's based around a head coach gives coaches the freedom to do what they do best," reports . "I wouldn't say I was a manager, definitely not. I see myself as a head coach.

I have some real good support around me who help and take a lot of pressure away from me. That's gives me the chance to coach and be on the grass and hopefully make a difference." Carsley also revealed his personal coaching ethos, confessing: "That's the way I have got to do it.

I couldn't see myself doing it any other way. I am really lucky with the people that are in charge and are my bosses. They know what my strengths are and aren't gonna ask me to be anything I am not.

"My strength is coaching, being on the pitch. This (talking) isn't my strength, what I am doing now. It's something that I understand that comes with the job, as I saw on Friday.

I have my own way of doing it." Joking about his coaching strategy and , Carsley admits he's no lover of the spotlight but takes it on the chin as part of the game. Despite the hoo-ha, England's performance soon won the day, thanks to Carsley's focus on effective use of training time with the team.

Determined to keep his hands dirty with training work, Carsley is adamant about maintaining hands-on control, setting out cones and leading warm-ups himself - a move many top dogs might eschew. Control is Carsley's mantra; he yearns to embed a new tactical mode into his team, demanding dominance on the ball and pressing the opposition to the wall, very much in the vein of maestro Pep Guardiola. And lo and behold, his tactics shined bright when England played against Republic of Ireland, with due to their switch from Irish to English colours hitting the back of the net in Dublin, .

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