Former Aston Villa, Leicester City and Sunderland boss reportedly done with football management
A former player turned coach at Aston Villa doesn’t think that he’ll see his ex-manager in the dugout again.
Former Aston Villa midfielder Stilyan Petrov believes that Martin O’Neil is done with football management.
O’Neil was linked with taking over Rapid Bucharest earlier this year, but the job ended up going to Neil Lennon. The two-time European Cup winner is now 72, and Petrov who played under him at two clubs doesn’t believe that he’ll be making a return to the dugout.
He last managed Nottingham Forest in 2019, and has been out of management for five-and-a-half years. Earlier this year, he was appointed chair of the League Manager’s Association. He has also launched a podcast with iconic commentator Clive Tyldesley and does some punditry work for various outlets in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
“I don’t think he [Martin O’Neill] will [return to management]. After the last two conversations we had, he’s got a different role now and I think he really enjoys it. He’s on every TV station as well, so he’s a media darling, or whatever you call it.”
“He deserves it for everything he’s done in football. He’s a great man and human being. Really smart. Strange humour, I would say, but we love him.”
