Team behind the team: meet Gareth Southgate's England backroom staff

Steve Holland (assistant manager) The 51-year-old became Gareth Southgate's full-time assistant in 2017 having initially worked with him at Under-21 level and after a coaching career that saw him manage Crewe before progressing through the ranks at Chelsea, starting off the reserves and going on to work at first-team level under André-Villas Boas, Roberto Di Matteo, Rafael Benítez, José Mourinho, Guus Hiddink and Antonio Conte. Holland leads England's tactical drills and is widely recognised as one of the smartest coaches in the country. Cesc Fàbregas, who was with Holland at Stamford Bridge, said: "Steve's meticulous brain is England's secret weapon".