Kalvin Phillips has hailed Gareth Southgate’s right-hand man as key to England’s success at major tournaments.
The man who puts the players through their training ground paces and has a huge influence on team selection is Steve Holland, who has been a confidante and assistant to Southgate for the best part of a decade. And Phillips reckons it is Holland who will keep the players’ feet on the ground after they scored nine goals and finished top of Group B.
The Manchester City midfielder, who made his first World Cup finals appearance when coming on during the second half of the win over Wales, said: “It's hard sometimes but we have a good group, good coaching staff, good managers who will always keep us grounded - especially Steve Holland.
