Mortimer tells Aston Villa to go for Brit boss
Saturday 4th June 2011, 11:29AM BST.
Former Aston Villa skipper Dennis Mortimer wants club owner Randy Lerner to appoint a British manager in succession to Gerard Houllier.
Villa have played down speculation that Mark Hughes will replace Houllier after he resigned as Fulham boss.
But Mortimer, who skippered Villa to the European Cup in 1982, hopes Lerner will appoint from within these shores after Frenchman Houllier ended his reign after his recent heart problems.
He said: “I would rather see a British manager in charge of Villa. I just feel that we don’t give our British managers much of a chance.”
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