A failed experiment, which will doubtless lead to the first calls over whether that should be said of Lee Carsley. The interim England manager himself said he wouldn’t describe his tactical approach to this first senior defeat in that way,

Lee Carsley suffered the most difficult night of his young England managerial career as Greece struck a late winner to triumph 2-1 at Wembley. Just when the Three Lions thought Jude Bellingham had snatched a draw, Vangelis Pavlidis scored his second deep into injury time.

There was not much in the solid coaching career of Lee Carsley to prepare one for what was to come: an England performance like no other, a Wembley defeat for the ages, a formation that confused everyone – not least the players.