Former England assistant coach Steve Holland has been fired by Yokohama F Marinos nine days before their Asian Champions League Elite quarter-final meeting with Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr, the Japanese club announced on Friday. Holland leaves the five-times J-League champions after a 3-2 loss to Shimizu S-Pulse on Wednesday saw Marinos drop to 19th in the 20-team top flight and into the relegation zone. The 54-year-old had previously worked alongside Gareth Southgate when England reached the final