Southgate’s former Assistant Holland, who was released by Japan’s Yokohama

Former English assistant Steve Holland was released from the Japanese side of Yokohama F-Marinos, the club said on Friday, less than four months after his takeover of the manager.

Gareth Southgate’s former legal man who brought England to the final of the European Championship and a semi -finals of the World Cup, Yokohama had led to only one league victory this season.

The 54-year-old was released a little more than a week before Yokohama was to compete against Cristiano Ronaldos al-Nassr in the quarter-finals of the Asia Champions League.

“Yokohama F-Marinos announces today that the association has decided to separate from Steve Holland, who was appointed manager at the beginning of the 2025 season,” said the association in a statement.

“To fill the gap, head coach Patrick Kisnorbo will initially serve as an interim manager.”

Yokohama also released the former Leeds and Liverpool striker Harry Kewell last year as manager of the club.

Yokohama are part of the City Football Group and were led by Poseteclou, who is now in Tottenham from 2018 to 2021.

Holland’s position in Yokohama was his first job as a manager since Crewe Alexandra’s guidance between 2007 and 2008.

He has extensive experience as an assistant and worked for Chelsea for eight years.

He said, after taking over in Yokohama in January, he was “very ambitious” and wanted to leave Southgate’s shadow after both left her jobs with England after the last defeat of the European Championship against Spain in England.

Holland experienced a nightmare launch in Japan, with Yokohama winning five of her five of her games so far in the J. League.

They are currently 18 in the 20-team first division.

Holland had more success in the Asian Champions League and defeated in the last 16 China port of China’s Shanghai to conduct a quarter-final conflict with Ronaldos Al Nasr.

Yokohama was second in competition last season under Kewell.

Yokohama will play in the J. League Urawa Reds on Sunday before going to Saudi Arabia to play at the final of the Asian Champions League.

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