Gareth Southgate’s former England assistant Steve Holland set to land first manager job in 17 years FORMER England assistant manager Steve Holland will be named the new head coach of Yokohama F-Marinos this week.
He helped Chelsea win two Premier League titles and the Champions League during eight years as an assistant coach at Stamford Bridge.
Gareth Southgate’s No 2 flew to Japan for contract talks last week and has agreed to take charge for the new J1 League season, which starts in February.
Serbia, Latvia and Andorra make up the other teams in Group K. Fans are already eagerly awaiting Tuchel’s first England squad after his recent praise for Chelsea’s Cole Palmer.
Thomas Tuchel, another Champions League winner with Chelsea, is now at the helm of the national team.
