Brad Friedel thinks Paul Ince would be a very good appointment as Blackburn's new manager.
Blackburn star happy with former team-mate
Blackburn star Brad Friedel thinks Paul Ince would be a very good appointment as the club's new manager.
The American goalkeeper was once a team-mate of the Milton Keynes Dons manager - who looks on course to succeed Mark Hughes at Ewood Park.
Speaking to
Sky Sports News, Friedel admits Ince is the ideal candidate for Rovers and insists his lack of top-flight managerial experience is not an issue.
"People were saying that about Mark Hughes," he told
Sky Sports News.
"I know he had four or five years with Wales, but I don't think when you have the winning mentality, when you have players coming from the highest level and when they are students of the game like this I don't think it is a problem at all."
Friedel says Ince has the right mentality for Blackburn after playing alongside the former England international at Liverpool.
"I played with him at Liverpool, Incey as a footballer was a winner and he has obviously proven as a manager he is a winner," he continued.
"He knows football and loves football which I think is why he has had the success he has had."
Friedel admits he does not know much about the other candidates for the job.
"I only know Sam Allardyce and Steve McClaren though playing against them and seeing them out the odd time, but both seem like good guys too - I am not sure who the candidates are, I spoke with John Williams [Blackburn chairman] and he assured me they are going to make the appointment quite soon."
Hughes
He admitted he was sorry to see Hughes leave, but understands it was hard for Blackburn to keep him.
"He is an ambitious man and when a job came up his name came up and he was linked strongly and I think there was a reason for that, I think word got around he was very good at his job," he said.
"When you are at a club like Blackburn it will be financially hard to keep hold of ambitious people.
"I haven't spoken to him but I am sure he did it for ambitious reasons."
