England's team was disastrous, while Germany's team was brilliant.

C. Arsley's actions have diminished the prestige of the "Three Lions".

Eight star players have withdrawn from the England squad due to injury, seven of them being players from top-four Premier League teams: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Levi Colwill, Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Phil Foden, Jack Grealish (Man. City). Aaron Ramsdale of Southampton has also withdrawn. Of course, injury is the perennial reason. Mainly, they lack the motivation to play for the national team right now – even though, in principle, this is the time when England have their most important Nations League match (against Greece in Athens).

The fact that the England team (right) is playing in "League B" is a disgrace for a footballing nation that boasts the most exciting Premier League on the planet.

Motivation? Only the honor of making his national team debut is enough to attract attention. Interim manager Lee Carsley used this approach to call up Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), and goalkeeper James Trafford (Burnley)...

There's no need to discuss the quality of the "Three Lions" when manager Carlsley replaced key players at the last minute with the aforementioned ones. The question is why the key players are no longer enthusiastic about playing for England? Carlsley is the biggest reason, a clear example of England's current lack of good managers. Carlsley's bizarre team selection led to England's humiliating defeat to Greece at Wembley. The FA had to urgently find a new manager, and they introduced Thomas Tuchel within just a few days. Any delay, and if Tuchel chose another team, would be disastrous! This was the final squad selection for interim manager Carlsley (Tuchel will officially start working from the beginning of 2025).

England will travel to Greece before playing their final match against Ireland. Having to play in "League B" is already a humiliation. And yet, Carsley has managed to steer the team to the final of the EUROs twice in a row, now sitting below Greece in their group.

ANNSCHAFT IS MAKING MORE AND MORE PROGRESS

In "League A," Julian Nagelsmann's German team had already officially qualified for the quarter-finals before this final round of matches (besides Germany, only defending champions Spain had reached the quarter-finals early). This might seem ironic, given that DW reported on the Mannschaft's "historic achievement": for the first time, the team had advanced beyond the Nations League group stage!

It might sound like a hurtful insult to a four-time World Cup champion. However, the Mannschaft had indeed been in decline for a long time, only resurging this year under Nagelsmann's leadership. Their only defeat of the year saw Germany eliminated by Spain in the quarter-finals of EURO 2024, a match in which UEFA admitted refereeing errors. Improving their performance and introducing many convincing new faces, Nagelsmann is now steering the Mannschaft steadily. They will face Bosnia and Hungary in their final two group stage matches of the Nations League.

Belgium will try to beat Italy for the first time in 52 years in an official match; Hungary must win away against the Netherlands to secure a place in the quarter-finals (after Germany); Denmark will host Spain. These are the notable matches in the upcoming round of "League A". As mentioned, England are playing in "League B" and must win in Athens to have any hope of direct promotion. If England don't win, that spot will go to Greece.

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