Carsley ideal candidate for FAI's head coach job description
The FAI are sticking with their intention to appoint a boss retitled as senior team head coach with a connection to their underage squads.
Lee Carsley’s background working with Manchester City’s decorated youth team and currently England U21s would appear to position him as the ideal candidate for the wider role.
However, there is no guarantee of the former Ireland midfielder accepting the job.
Such as the schedule of next month’s games, both his England’s U21s in Azerbaijan and Luxembourg as well as Ireland’s pair of home friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland, that clarity on his persuasion is imminent.
The FAI have maintained contact with their favourite while he mulls over the entire package and set-up available, a process that will reach a conclusion following Carsley’s return from a break this weekend.
If the declaration by Marc Canham that the headhunting phase is near the end, contingencies must be in place, were Carsley’s final decision to be a ‘no thanks’.
The FAI’s Director of Football was speaking in Paris following a Uefa Nations League draw that pitted Ireland with England, Finland and Greece.
Games against top seeds England, at home on September 7 and Wembley on November 17, will bookend the series that has playoff spots for the 2026 World Cup at stake, as well as promotion to League A.
They are just two of 10 games for the new manager throughout 2024, all of which are against higher-ranked teams.
Four are against nations ranked inside FIFA’s top 10, Belgium (2), Portugal (9) and England (5). FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill was adamant the outcome of League B has no adverse influence on a contender’s appetite for the job. “I think they’d be quite excited about it,” he countered.
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