Toothless Lions

The England team will face the Greek team at Wembley Stadium, without the attendance of main striker Harry Kane. In the press conference before the match, the interim England coach, Lee Carsley said: "Harry is treating an injury, though it is a minor injury, we will not risk." Instead, he chose John Stones to captain the England team at Wembley in the third round of the UEFA Nations League against Greece. Determined to win all 3 points in the match for the top, coach Lee Carsley decided to choose the striker pair, Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham, and the support from Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka, and Anthony Gordon. However, this strategy failed.

Back to the match, in the first half, despite getting ball control more, the "Three Lions" were stuck in finding a way into the Greek goal. The away team not only defended well but also created many dangerous counterattacks. The inevitable result happened at the beginning of the second half when Pavlidis opened the score for Greece. The English team was lucky not to concede a second goal when VAR did not recognize the goal in the 84th minute for Greece. It seemed like the joy would double when Bellingham was even 1-1 England in the 87th minute. However, the "England Lions" were defeated by the "Greece Gods" in the 90+4 minute, the moment when the audiences thought the match would end in a draw.

With this result, the England team had to give the top place in Group 2 Nations League B to the Greek team. Currently, Lee Carsley is only the interim coach, the result of the match with Greece may decide whether he will be officially appointed or not. Hence, is difficult for Lee when his decision to change has failed right at home, if there is another bad result on the night of October 13, his interim chair also will be unstable.

Along with the unsuccessful experiment of coach Lee Carsley, fans realized even more how great the impact of Harry Kean on the England team’s playing style is. When he is absent, the "Three Lions" are just “Kittens".