2024-08-13 20:44:38
England has faced consecutive defeats in the finals of the two European championships. Gareth Southgate resigned from the position of coach in such a disaster of the team. Since then, the position of English coach has been vacant. Lee Kersley eventually joined the team as interim coach.
After Southgate’s departure, the country’s Football Association (FA) also announced a new coach. They still haven’t got a coach as expected. As a result, the work of this period has to be continued with the interim coach.
UEFA Nations League starts next September. England will play their first match against Ireland on September 7. Lee Kersley will continue to work ahead of this season.
Prior to this, Kersley also served as the head coach of England’s under-20 and 21 football teams. This time he got the responsibility of the senior team.
Kersley played 40 matches for the national team of Ireland. He played for English club Everton from 2002 to 2008. He played a total of 472 matches for multiple clubs. The manager was from Brentford. Kersley was interim coach at Coventry City and Birmingham City.