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title: "Cahill backs Steve Holland to succeed with England"
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author: "Oliver Birch"
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published: "2016-10-05T11:25:11Z"
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# Cahill backs Steve Holland to succeed with England

England vice-captain, Gary Cahill believes Chelsea’s assistant first-team coach Steve Holland will do “a fantastic job” alongside Gareth Southgate in his new role within the England set-up, according to [Sky Sports.](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/10606029/gary-cahill-backs-steve-holland-to-succeed-with-england)

Holland, who has worked alongside Southgate with England’s Under-21s for the past three years, has stepped up with to the senior squad with the current interim manager, replacing Leicester’s assistant manager Craig Shakespeare.

Southgate has been handed the England job on an interim basis, following the departure of former boss, Sam Allardyce.

And Cahill, who has worked with Holland since arriving at Chelsea in 2011, believes the current England squad will enjoy working with him.

![Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/612433106.jpg)

He said:

> I’ve worked with Steve for many years and know him very well. I’ve trained with Steve in his sessions plenty of times and I’ sure the lads are going to enjoy the sessions coming up this week. I’ve no doubt Steve and Gareth are going to do a fantastic job.

Southgate, was also keen to praise Holland, revealing how well the pair work both on and off the pitch in the [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-assistant-coach-steve-holland-to-join-england-backroom-staff-confirm-fa-a3359046.html).

> Steve is somebody who I have become close with in terms of the trust we have and we know each other’s ways of working on and off the pitch.

![Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/612432338.jpg)

The pair are currently preparing the current England squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Malta on Saturday and Slovenia the following Tuesday.