England's assistant coach Steve Holland says that he quit his job at Chelsea to help out the national side achieve success.

Holland, who spent eight years with the Blues before joining the Three Lions, revealed that the prospect of assisting national manager Gareth Southgate was too lucrative for him to turn down.

"I would not say a wrench," Holland said of leaving Chelsea.

"I'm 47, never seen England in a final. My eldest son is 18, and he's never seen England in a semi-final.

"I'm English, like most of you here, when you get an opportunity to try and affect that, and deliver something that would frankly make the nation go to a level that it has never been before, an England team that delivered success, that sort of opportunity was impossible to reject.

"I think from a Chelsea perspective I have had the eight best years of my life really, incredible experiences that you can only get at so many clubs in the world, that can provide those sort of opportunities – to win the Champions League and the Premier League.

"There are only so many clubs you can be connected with to have that opportunity.

"So on reflection, which I have had a few days to do now, just grateful for having had that opportunity. Chelsea have been brilliant with me, absolutely brilliant right the way through, and on to the next."