TWO Premier League cult heroes could beryllium acceptable for a instrumentality to English shot – with Blackburn Rovers.
Blackburn are looking for a caller manager after John Eustace near to articulation Derby past week.
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GettyEustace jumped vessel contempt guiding Rovers into the Championship playoff spots.
The nine person not been successful the Premier League since 2012.
David Lowe took interim complaint arsenic Blackburn bushed Plymouth 2-0 connected Saturday to cement their spot successful the apical six.
According to talkSPORT, Ewood Park bosses are acceptable to interrogation some Luis Boa Morte and George Boateng for the vacant role.
Boa Morte, 47, played for Arsenal, Southampton, Fulham and West Ham during his astir two-decade career.
While Boateng, 49, spent the bulk of his playing days successful England, appearing implicit 100 times for Aston Villa and Middlesbrough.
Neither person managerial acquisition successful England but some went into coaching aft hanging up their boots.
Boa Morte is presently successful complaint of the Guinea-Bissau nationalist team.
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He was antecedently an adjunct nether Marco Silva astatine some Everton and Fulham.
Boateng antecedently coached successful the Blackburn younker setup, taking complaint of their under-13s successful 2018.
He has lone 1 different managerial occupation – Kelantan successful Malaysia – but has held assorted coaching roles crossed English football.
Boateng near Coventry City past twelvemonth aft the accomplishment of Frank Lampard to the Sky Blues.
The 49-year-old has held erstwhile coaching roles with some the Ghana nationalist squad and Villa.
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PA:Press AssociationEustace’s decision to articulation Derby was motivated by a tendency to beryllium person to his family.
Following his departure, Blackburn said successful a statement: “While we are disappointed by his determination to permission astatine this important signifier of the season, we afloat recognize that the accidental to determination person to his household and instrumentality to a erstwhile nine played a important relation successful his choice.
“he nine had hoped that John would spot retired the play and proceed the fantastic enactment helium has done, peculiarly aft strengthening the squad successful January and guiding america into a beardown presumption successful the league.
“However, with 14 games remaining and a existent accidental to propulsion for a play-off place, the absorption remains connected achieving our ambitions …
“David Lowe volition proceed to instrumentality impermanent complaint of first-team affairs, supported by Damien Johnson, Ben Benson, Mike Sheron and Paul Butler, until a imperishable successor is appointed.”
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