England appoint Chelsea's Steve Holland as assistant manager to Gareth Southgate

England appoint Chelsea's Steve Holland as assistant manager to Gareth Southgate

Steve Holland will leave his role as Chelsea’s assistant first-team coach at the end of the Premier League season to join up with the England national team on a full-time basis.

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England appoint Chelsea's Steve Holland as assistant manager to Gareth Southgate

A leading member of Chelsea’s coaching staff has been hired as the No 2 to recently appointed England manager Gareth Southgate.

File photo of  Chelsea assistant first team coach Steve Holland. Reuters

Steve Holland will leave his role as Chelsea’s assistant first-team coach at the end of the Premier League season to join up with the national team on a full-time basis. In the meantime, he will be free to work with England during its matches against Germany and Lithuania in March.

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The 46-year-old Holland worked alongside Southgate with England’s under-21 side from 2013-16 and has been a coach at Chelsea since 2011, since when the team has won the Champions League, Premier League and Europa League. Chelsea currently leads the Premier League.

Southgate says “Steve’s experience of working with elite players and coaches at Chelsea means he knows what a world-class team needs to look like.”

Holland worked on an interim basis under Southgate for England’s games in October and November, when Southgate was in temporary charge following the departure of Sam Allardyce. Southgate was hired as permanent manager last month.

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