Chelsea's head coach's tears, 4 months after his inauguration in Yokohama, are suddenly intensifying

Apr 21, 2025

Chelsea's head coach's tears, 4 months after his inauguration in Yokohama, are suddenly intensifying



Chelsea's head coach's tears, 4 months after his inauguration in Yokohama, are suddenly intensifying
Coach Steve Holland (55), who served as a coach for Chelsea and the English national soccer team, is Yokohama F.It was a blitzkrieg in Marinos.

Yokohama club will terminate the contract with Holland on its official website on the 18th. Starting today, head coach Patrick Kisbono will lead the team tentatively,' he announced.

Holland took over the vacant Yokohama baton in December last year. Yokohama, which experienced a bitter failure by appointing former coach Harry Keywell in the 2024 season from Liverpool, once again reached out to Holland, who experienced the English Premier League (EPL).




As Holland served as the right-hand man of masters such as Rafael Benitez, Jose Mourinho, Gus Hiddink and Antonio Conte at Chelsea, and contributed to the runner-up at Euro 2020 as head coach of Gareth Southgate in the English national team, the expectations of the entire league and fans were high.

However, Holland, who has no experience as a professional coach, revealed the limitations of a senior coach. British radio 'Talk Sports' proved that the promotion from head coach to head coach is not necessarily a success. It was reported that Japan had no success with two draws and four losses in the last six games.

Chelsea's head coach's tears, 4 months after his inauguration in Yokohama, are suddenly intensifying
Yokohama, which won the J-League four times, including the 2019 and 2022 seasons, ranked 20th, the lowest in the 12 league games this season, with only one win (5 draws and 6 losses, 8 points). The Yokohama club, which has never been relegated since its foundation, seems to have felt a sense of crisis.




The decision was made ahead of Yokohama's quarterfinals at the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE). Yokohama is scheduled to face Alnasr, who Cristiano Ronaldo is involved in, at Prince Abdulla-Al-Faisal Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the 27th.

Currently, Yokohama has Andersson López, the top scorer in the J-League in the 2024 season, Indonesian national defender Sandy Walsh, Korean-Japanese goalkeeper Park Il-kyu, former Ulsan midfielder Ama Jun, and former Arsenal striker Miya Ichi Ryo.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.