Steve Holland said Saturday that he is ready to step out of Gareth Southgate’s shadow as the former England assistant takes over at Japanese club Yokohama F-Marinos.
The 54-year-old was the right-hand man to Southgate during their eight years together with England, a period which saw them reach two European Championship finals and one World Cup semi-final.
Both men stepped down following England’s defeat to Spain in the Euro final in Germany last year and Holland is now back in a job in Yokohama, following in the footsteps of Harry Kewell and Ange Postecoglou.
Holland also worked as an assistant at Chelsea for eight years but his only previous experience in charge of a team was at Crewe Alexandra between 2007 and 2008.
He said he was “very ambitious” about his managerial career and that he told Southgate soon after last year’s Euro final that he wanted to strike out on his own.
“He came to my house and I made it…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
