Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has said that Chris Coleman was the right man to be appointed as manager of Sunderland.
Coleman recently left his position as manager of the Wales national team to take charge of the Black Cats who are currently languishing at the bottom of the Championship standings with just 11 point from 18 games.
Coleman led the Black Cats to a 2-1 defeat against high-flyers Villa in his first game in charge of the club on Tuesday, a result which keeps them rooted to the bottom of the standings.
Despite this, Bruce has insisted that Coleman is still the right man to lead the club forward.
Bruce told the Birmingham Mail, “It’s very difficult for Chris Coleman coming in. He’s got himself in a difficult situation there.
“But what I’ve seen from them [on Tuesday], are they as low as what they can get? I have to be honest when I walked in here, I thought, you’re not too big to go down a division, we’ve seen it before.
“I think he’s the right man for it. He’s ready for the challenge and getting back into management. I sincerely hope he does well. I wish him the best of luck.”
