Lee Carsley was preparing to play for Evertonâs reserves on a Monday night in 2004 when he received a troubled call from Kevin Kilbane. His teammate had learned that his newborn daughter had Downâs syndome, the same condition as Carsleyâs son Connor, and immediately reached out to his friend.
âOnce heâd heard the news, he couldnât play that evening. He left the field at half-time and drove to the hospital to see me,â Kilbane said. âWe sat outside, we talked and we cried. It was such an emotional moment for both of us. He communicated with me in a way that I needed because he had experienced what I was going through as a father. He was there for me and heâs always been there for me and thatâs why I love him so much.â
Carsley has said the arrival of Connor, the second of his three children, in 1999 made him âa lot more aware of the bigger picture, the bigger worldâ. In rushing to support Kilbane, he demonstrated a degree of compassion that should not be taken for granted at the highest level of football, where playersâ personal difficulties can often be brushed aside in favour of getting on with it.
Kilbaneâs story goes a long way to explaining why Carsley â Englandâs interim manager, who will lead the Three Lions for the third time against Greece at Wembley tonight â is not just an impressive tactician, but a seemingly universally well-liked character as well.
âA thinker and a doerâ
Carsley led Englandâs Under-21s to the European Championship in 2023, doing what Gareth Southgateâs seniors and the Lionesses could not by beating a highly-fancied Spain side in the final.
His side played attractive, attacking football and there was evidence of his fluid approach in his first England games in charge, last monthâs wins over the Republic of Ireland and Finland.
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