‘In my view, Steve Holland is a legend,’ says the England manager about his closest confidant for more than seven years. Gareth Southgate has always trusted Steve Holland as his No 2 since taking the England jobThe only disappointment was hearing he no longer takes free-kicks in training. Steve studied the World Cup winners in detail to see if any of their strategies could benefit England this summer. Southgate and Holland first worked together in 2013 with England Under 21s, Steve part-time and doubling up with his job at Chelsea. Jordan Pickford, Jordan Henderson, Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier, Harry Maguire, John Stones, Kane and Raheem Sterling all started the World Cup semi-final.

Source: Daily Mail June 05, 2021 21:36 UTC