Former England assistant coach Steve Holland has been fired by Yokohama F. Marinos just nine days before its Asian Champions League Elite quarterfinal meeting with Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr, the Japanese club announced on Friday.
Holland leaves the five-time J. League champion after a 3-2 loss to Shimizu S-Pulse on Wednesday saw F. Marinos drop to 19th in the 20-team top flight and into the relegation zone. The club has just one league win in 11 matches.
Yokohama also fired former Leeds and Liverpool forward Harry Kewell last year during his first season as the club's manager. The team is part of City Football Group and was led by Ange Postecoglou, who is now at Tottenham, from 2018 to 2021.
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