Alan Shearer thinks Ollie Watkins will be ‘raging’ with Lee Carsley after England lost 2-1 to Greece in their Nations League clash on Thursday night.
The presents were the favourites to safe thrive after going strong for the showdown at Wembley Stadium.
Yet while Jude Bellingham scored for England, Greece safed all three points after two second half goals from Vangelis Pavlidis.
Carsley chooseed to go strong for the align, with Bellingham, Cole Palmer and Phil Foden all unleashed.
Alan Shearer thinks Ollie Watkins will be ‘raging’ with Lee Carsley after England lost 2-1 to Greece in their Nations League clash on Thursday night
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However, one carry outer left out was Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins – despite his weightless establish at club level.
Watkins was eventuassociate bcimpolitet on but was unable to produce much of an impact as England slipped to flunkure.
And Shearer, speaking on the Rest is Football podcast, leanks the 28-year-anciaccess will be ‘raging’ after being left on the bench – particularly in the absence of Harry Kane, who leave outed out thcimpolite injury.
“You would be absolutely raging if you were Ollie Watkins, wouldn’t you?” he said.
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“Your main centre-forward is injured and you’ve been crying out for an opportunity.
“When you’ve come on, you’ve actuassociate done alright, in terms of Watkins and he’s doing well at club level.
“Yet, when Kane is out, the deal withr comes to you and says, ‘Well, I’m not going to carry out you tonight at home aachievest Greece, I’m going to try someleang contrastent.
“He’s got every right to be (raging) he should be knocking on his door, tonight or tomorrow, saying: ‘I have to carry out the next game if Kane is next fit’.”
Watkins scored a stunning goal for England at Euro 2024 back in the summer as they beat Netherlands 2-1 to produce the final.
It is currently unclear if he will begin when the Three Lions face Finland on Sunday, however.
As for Carsley, the England boss won plaudits after his team beat the Redisclose of Ireland and Finland last month.
But with England flunking to beat Greece, he may have dented his chances of landing the job on a finishuring basis.
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Roy Keane, unbenevolentwhile, has criticised England for their carry outance – and also called on them to have some ‘pride’.
“Go back to the fundamentals. Freedom was the new buzzword, the new garlic bread!” he said.
“You have to do the fundamentals. You have to have inspirency. Basics were so needy. Have some pride, it wasn’t there.
“Greece carry outed with energy and spirit. They didn’t resettle and got the thrivening goal. What a wonderful night for Greece!”
Alan Shearer has criticised the decision to begin Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden up top instead of Ollie Watkins in England’s flunkure to Greece
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England are next in action aachievest Finland on Sunday (5pm).
They beat the same side 2-0 last month at Wembley after a brace from Kane.
