Lee Carsley has revealed that his only communication with incoming England head coach Thomas Tuchel has been a brief exchange of messages, rather than a phone call. Carsley, 50, is taking interim charge of England for the last time this month,

Interim England boss Lee Carsley has said that the country's coaches "need opportunity" to manage teams at the highest level, as he prepares to hand over the reigns to Thomas Tuchel following his last two matches in charge.

Tuchel had signed the contract two days before England were beaten by Greece at Wembley, but Carsley said that he was unaware of that at the time

Lee Carsley has been in interim charge of England since Gareth Southgate's departure and will oversee the final two games of the year in the coming days.

Carsley enjoyed a positive start to his interim tenure with wins over Finland and the Republic of Ireland but came under fire after the Three Lions suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Gr

England interim boss Lee Carsley has revealed he had no clue the FA were going to hire Thomas Tuchel as Three Lions head coach.