O'Neill - Jose for England
Villa boss backs former Chelsea manager
By James Dall Last updated: 7th December 2007
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Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill believes Jose Mourinho would be an 'excellent choice' to fill the vacant England managerial position.
Mourinho is currently the bookmakers' favourite to succeed Steve McClaren, and O'Neill has joined the ever-growing list of players and managers who have backed the former Chelsea manager.
Should the Football Association manage to appoint the Portuguese tactician, O'Neill is positive that he would surely thrive in the role.
"(Let's) just say I think Jose would be an excellent choice, simple as that," he said in The Times.
You have to win
O'Neill was in the running for the England job prior to McClaren's appointment in 2006, and reports suggested that he lost out due to a clash of opinions over England's development policy.
However, the Villa boss has denied the claims, saying: "That was not true. International football goes the same as club football, you have to win games.
"A first-team manager's job at most football clubs is pretty transient and your job is to win games."
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