 In May 2012 , England manager Roy Hodgson said he left Carrick out of the 23 @-@ man squad and the standby list for the 2012 UEFA European Championships because he had previously told The Football Association that he did not want to be a bit @-@ part player , although he could help the team " in extremis " . On 10 August , Carrick was recalled to the England squad by Hodgson for a friendly match against Italy on 15 August . He played the full 90 minutes in the 2 – 1 victory over the Azzurri in Switzerland and also took over the captain 's armband from Frank Lampard for the final 20 minutes . 
