Lee Carsley’s stupid decision backfires as Greece secures historic victory over England

Vangelis Pavlidis scored the visitors’ first goal shortly after half-time before pulling out a George Baldock shirt in a touching tribute to the 31-year-old who died on Wednesday.

Greece continued to apply pressure throughout the competition as England’s defense was often crowded and unable to cope with the press.

Only the linesman saved England from further embarrassment as the Greeks ran away in anger after three goals were ruled out for offside.

Carsley had decided not to use a striker because Harry Kane was out due to injury.

And after Greece took the lead, he scuppered his plans by bringing in Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke as quickly as possible.

The change in tactics resulted in Jude Bellingham scoring a direct goal – his first goal since his winner against Slovakia at the European Championships.

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But it meant little as Greece once again used a high press to take over the faltering English defense and scored the winner again in the 94th minute through Pavlidis.

It drove Greek fans at Wembley crazy, who had been chanting throughout the competition after turning up in droves.

England, on the other hand, cannot complain about their opponents after such a poor performance as they only managed two shots on target.

This was despite the wealth of attacking talent Carsley had fielded – Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon and Bellingham.

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