The former Villa left-back believes Sherwood could be a real candidate to take charge at the club.
Former Aston Villa left-back Alan Wright has told BBC WM that Tim Sherwood could be a genuine candidate to take over at the club and will feel that he has unfinished business at Villa Park.
Sherwood was sacked by former owner Randy Lerner in October 2015 after just eight months in charge despite leading the club to the FA Cup final in May.
That reign seemed extremely short at the time, but since his departure his replacement, Remi Garde, has lasted just five months and Roberto di Matteo has just been shown the door after four months.
Speculation is now rising as to who will be the Italian’s replacement, and one name which has been circulated over the last 48 hours is that of Sherwood.
Wright, who played 331 times for Villa between 1995 and 2003, believes that Sherwood will feel he was not able to complete what he started at the club, and suggested that his honest nature endeared him to the club’s supporters.
The former left-back told BBC WM: “I also believe Tim has shown interest in the job again which tells me that he probably feels his job was not finished there.
“He wasn’t given the chance to be allowed to bring in the players he wanted. They were sort of thrown at him and he was told to work with them.
“And the fans liked him. He was honest.”
Wright may be correct that Sherwood’s seemingly honest nature initially won him many advocates amongst Villa fans, but the former Tottenham manager’s strange tactical decisions and often ridiculed soundbites soon saw him fall out of favour.
As a result, the 47-year-old is far from the most popular choice as the man to replace Di Matteo.
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