Former England assistant Holland named Yokohama F. Marinos manager

Former England assistant coach Steve Holland has been named the brand new manager of Yokohama F. Marinos, the J. League facet mentioned on Tuesday.

Holland takes over from John Hutchison, who stepped in as interim coach when Harry Kewell left the membership on account of a run of poor ends in July.

“Our problem is to win the title once more,” Holland advised the membership’s official web site. “We will play aggressive attacking soccer.

“We need to construct a workforce that may compete for the title with consistency and excessive competitiveness.”

Marinos completed ninth within the not too long ago accomplished J. League season, 20 factors adrift of champions Vissel Kobe. The membership final gained the title in 2022 beneath Australian coach Kevin Muscat.

The function is Holland’s first as a manager since a one-season spell answerable for Crewe Alexandra within the 2007-08 marketing campaign, with the 54-year-old spending a lot of his subsequent profession as an assistant.

After a spell at Chelsea, Holland linked up with Gareth Southgate to work with England’s beneath 21s earlier than the pair took over the senior nationwide workforce in 2016.

Alongside Southgate, he helped England to the ultimate of the Euros in each 2021 and 2024 in addition to to the World Cup semifinals in Russia in 2018.