Chelsea´s Holland named England assistant

England have appointed Chelsea number two Steve Holland as assistant manager to Gareth Southgate.

The 46-year-old will remain with Chelsea alongside his international duties until the end of the season, when he will become full-time with England.

Holland worked with Southgate when he was in charge of the country s Under-21 team from August 2013 and has been working with the senior side since the manager s promotion.

Southgate told the Football Association s official website: I am delighted to have Steve as my assistant manager.

We have worked very closely for three years and I have upmost respect for the way that he works, his professionalism and the detail of his preparation.

Our aim at the start was to encourage a young England team to play in a certain style and to develop a winning mentality; I think we certainly got a long way down the road to doing that with the Under-21s.

The challenge with the seniors is a greater one but Steve s experience of working with elite players and coaches at Chelsea means he knows what a world-class team needs to look like.

Why has chosen Steve Holland as his full-time number two? The boss explained to FATV:

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