Carsley led the Under-21s to Euro 2023 glory and has picked some old favourites for his first senior squad.
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00:00I think the expectation now around the squad and the players is really exciting, so I understand
00:05that I'm in a really privileged position, one that I'm really looking forward to, I'm
00:08excited about it.
00:09I'm really, really confident in the job that I can do. I think we're all aware that the
00:18next candidate that comes in, the objectives are quite simple, it's to win a major tournament,
00:23so that'll be the case in the future I'm sure.
00:26He's a great manager tactically, man management is great and I was buzzing when I found out
00:32that he got the job because I felt like he really deserved it and I feel like it suits
00:36him perfectly.
00:37He's a very fair coach, he's very honest, he's direct in his approach. I think it helps
00:42as a player when a coach takes interest in a player, not just on the pitch but off the
00:48pitch also.
00:56We talk about the pathway a lot, we talk about potentially getting to the last stage
01:08of the tournament. This group of players have shown that they can win and they can win in
01:13a different way at times.
01:14In the first couple of games we played some incredible football, but the later part of
01:20the tournament when we come against the real top teams, they're always going to have the
01:23ball and we had the ability to sit back, stay together and defend and ultimately that's
01:28what won us the trophy.
01:30It's great that we want to be seen as an attacking team, but from the Summers' point of view
01:35we went through the whole tournament and didn't concede a goal, which was testament to the
01:38defenders as well and the way that they defended their own box. Playing to the players' strengths
01:43would be a big part of the philosophy.
01:53I thought it was important that we put some fresh faces in and put our own little mark
02:02on the squad.
02:03Winning the World Cup and the Euros at a youth level, I've definitely gained that winning
02:09mentality, winning experience. I think you have to look at it as a new start to want
02:14to go forward and try and achieve something.
02:17This last tournament, the Euros, was very special for us because in our case it was
02:22the last time we'd play with each other unless we'd get called up to the seniors.
02:27Because he's got the right people behind him and he's working on things that can be improved.