Charlie Wyett from The Sun and The Mirror's John Cross claim The FA's decision to allow new manager Thomas Tuchel to start in January is to blame for the 'shambles' surrounding the number of withdrawals from the England squad.
Caoimhin Kelleher went from hero to villain as the Republic of Ireland slipped to a 2-0 Nations League defeat in Greece.
Lee Carsley's honeymoon period as England interim manager came to a crashing halt as a Vangelis Pavlidis double gave Greece a deserved 2-1 Nations League win at Wembley.
John Stones will captain England in the Nations League game against Greece after Lee Carsley revealed Harry Kane will begin on the bench due to a "small knock".
Lee Carsley is refusing to rule himself out of the England job but has admitted he expects to return to his U21 role.
The Republic of Ireland registered another blank in front of goal as Greece ran out 2-0 winners in Dublin in another blow to the start of Heimir Hallgrimsson's reign.