Important to put 'own stamp' on squad - Carsley

England interim caput coach Lee Carsley says it is "important to put our ain stamp connected nan squad" arsenic he prepares to return complaint of nan squad adjacent month.

Carsley has been named interim coach for nan Nations League games against nan Republic of Ireland and Finland successful September, pinch a "view to remaining successful nan position" into nan autumn.

Gareth Southgate stepped down aft 8 years successful complaint pursuing nan conclusion by Spain successful nan last of Euro 2024 past month.

Speaking to nan Football Association's in-house media channel, Carsley said: "It's a very prestigious occupation pursuing Gareth and [assistant manager] Steve [Holland] and nan awesome occupation that they person done.

"First and foremost, it's getting nan squad together and picking nan correct players while trying to get a equilibrium betwixt making judge it's caller and competitory but knowing that location are games that we request to do good successful and win, truthful that's what I'll beryllium looking to do.

"It's important that we put our ain stamp connected nan squad and make immoderate adjustments, but besides to realise that a batch of nan players person done really good successful nan past and we person to admit that."

The 50-year-old has had occurrence pinch nan England Under-21 side, winning nan European Championship successful 2023 for nan first clip successful 39 years.

"I've sewage a narration pinch those players and person known them rather a fewer years," Carsley said.

"There's players that I don't cognize arsenic well, but I'm very overmuch alert of them and I deliberation we've sewage immoderate outstanding players successful nan elder team.

"In nan pathway, nan level of players complete nan years has really improved and you tin spot that by nan measurement we've done successful awesome tournaments. The adjacent measurement is winning, and that's sewage to beryllium nan objective."

The way from England Under-21 head to caretaker leader of nan elder squad is good trodden, pinch Howard Wilkinson, Stuart Pearce and Southgate each stepping up aft taking complaint of nan Young Lions.

England play nan Republic of Ireland successful Dublin connected 7 September earlier welcoming Finland to Wembley 3 days later.