Mark Hughes has described the prospective appointment of Luiz Felipe Scolari as the next England manager as "a blow to British coaching".
Brazilian Scolari has been offered the chance to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson following this summer's World Cup by Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick.
Blackburn boss and former Wales manager Hughes said: "If he is the appointment that is going to be made, you have to say he ticks most of the boxes, but for my money it's another blow to British coaching.
"A lot of the talk initially was that it would be an English or British coach, and I hoped that would be the case.
"The argument was that if it wasn't to be a British coach, then it had to be the best man for the job.
"Scolari's CV at international level is outstanding. You can't get much better than winning the World Cup, the highest honour in football.
"But whether or not he is the best man for the job when he is coaching and working with players with a different mentality to those he has worked with before, remains to be seen.
"Would Arsene Wenger or Sir Alex Ferguson be the best man because they have worked here for many, many years, know the mentality of English players and how to get the best out of them?"
Brazilian Scolari has been offered the chance to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson following this summer's World Cup by Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick.
Blackburn boss and former Wales manager Hughes said: "If he is the appointment that is going to be made, you have to say he ticks most of the boxes, but for my money it's another blow to British coaching.
"A lot of the talk initially was that it would be an English or British coach, and I hoped that would be the case.
"The argument was that if it wasn't to be a British coach, then it had to be the best man for the job.
"Scolari's CV at international level is outstanding. You can't get much better than winning the World Cup, the highest honour in football.
"But whether or not he is the best man for the job when he is coaching and working with players with a different mentality to those he has worked with before, remains to be seen.
"Would Arsene Wenger or Sir Alex Ferguson be the best man because they have worked here for many, many years, know the mentality of English players and how to get the best out of them?"
