The Three Lions interim coach suffered the first defeat of his time in charge with a disappointing 2-1 loss to Greece at Wembley in the Nations League on Thursday (10.10.24) and revealed that he believes he will be returning to his previous position as manager of England's Under-21s.
Carsley explained: "I said at the start, I wouldn't rule myself in or out and that's still the case. I'm more than comfortable in my position, where I am. The remit was clear, I'm comfortable and confident with that.
"After the first camp, I definitely didn't get too excited or believe too much. I'm very aware this job is one of the best in the world, in terms of having a chance of winning a major competition. That's still the case."
He continued: "Nothing's changed from the first press conference. It's a fantastic job.
"I'm lucky to have a good job as it is with the U21s, but after the first camp with winning both games with two good performances, my ambitions didn't change.
"It's important to give it everything I've got for the next three games. I'm really happy in terms of the communication I have with my bosses, nothing's changed in that respect."
Asked whether he wanted the job full-time, Carsley said: "Nothing's changed in that respect. My remit was to do the three camps and then hand over."
Carsley made a bold selection choice to start without a recognised striker but the coach defended his tactics, even though it resulted in a disjointed performance from the team.
He said: "With the players we've got, we've got to be courageous at times with our systems and be creative.
"I could've quite easily have gone with a recognised No 9 - we had two on the bench - but I thought it was important to try something different.
"After the last two games I never thought I'd got it cracked, I wanted to try something different. I'll take the blame for that, it was totally my idea. I thought about it long and hard, how it might look, how it might build and how it might feel.
"It didn't come off tonight, but I don't think we should rule out the opportunity of trying something different."
