Gareth Southgate’s England sidekick Steve Holland ‘to take first ever manager’s job at World Cup final hosts’

FORMER England adjunct brag Steve Holland has reportedly landed his archetypal managerial job.

The manager spent 8 years with the Three Lions arsenic Gareth Southgate's close manus man.

He has been retired of enactment since leaving alongside Southgate successful the summer but is present acceptable to beryllium appointed manager of Japanese broadside Yokohama F.Marinos, according to The Athletic.

It volition beryllium Holland's archetypal authoritative managerial role, having been an adjunct for the past 16 years.

Prior to that helium had a stint astatine Crewe wherever his relation arsenic first-team manager saw him enactment arsenic a de facto manager.

He past had a little spell astatine Stoke earlier spending 4 years astatine Chelsea wherever helium worked nether Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Rafa Benitez.

Holland, 54, volition beryllium tasked with getting Yokohama backmost up the table, with the nine dropping from their second-paced decorativeness past play to ninth this term.

Previous brag Harry Kewell was sacked successful July aft winning conscionable 13 retired of 33 games successful charge.

That was unacceptable for a nine who person won the J1 League 5 times - astir precocious successful 2022.

They are besides minority-owned by City Football Group, with Nissan the bulk shareholder, and play astatine the 2002 World Cup last stadium.

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Ange Postecoglou had a spell astatine Yokohama and led the nine to the league rubric successful 2019 earlier moving to Celtic.

Meanwhile Southgate is inactive retired of enactment aft leaving England though was linked with the Manchester United occupation earlier Ruben Amorim took charge.