Stan Collymore believes Aston Villa should appoint “bright guy” Mark Hughes as Director of Football, reports Birmingham Live. The former Aston Villa striker, who has also played for the likes of Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Leicester City, believes the Southampton manager would be better suited with a position among backroom staff rather than as a head coach.
Collymore was critical of Hughes’ abilities as manager but would jump at the chance to bring him to Villa as a director. Writing in his column in the Mirror, the 47-year-old said: “I don’t know what Mark Hughes brings to football clubs as a manager – I can’t pigeonhole him and there doesn’t seem to be a unifying thread between all his clubs.