Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishFormer England assistant manager Steve Holland has been sacked by Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos after only four months as their head coach.Holland, 54, won just one of his 11 league games in charge of Marinos and leaves them in 18th position in the 20-team J1 League.The club confirmed Holland’s dismissal in a statement that read: “Yokohama F. Marinos announce today that the club have decided to part ways with Steve Holland, who was appointed manager in the beginning of the 2025 season.“To fill the void, head coach Patrick Kisnorbo will serve as an interim manager for the time being.”Holland’s first-team coaching career began at Crewe Alexandra in 2007.He had a short spell as Stoke City’s academy manager before spending eight years at Chelsea, first as the club’s reserve manager before spending six years as the club’s first team assistant manager.On the international stage, Holland became England under-21 assistant coach in 201 before spending eight years between 2016 and 2024 as Gareth Southgate’s number two with the England senior side.Holland’s dismissal comes a week before Marinos play Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League on April 26.Marinos are part of the City Football Group, which also owns Manchester City, New York City and Melbourne City. (Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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