Norwich City boss Paul Lambert feels the big clubs should start looking at British managers.

After back-to-back promotions, Lambert has excelled at Carrow Road this season.

The 42-year-old Scot, a Champions League winner as a player with Borussia Dortmund, said: "When you go to another country, whether it's as a player or a manager, it takes time to get used to that culture. I found that when I was at Dortmund.

"I'm sure someone like Villas-Boas will be a success again like he was in Portugal and, eventually, he will do well somewhere like Milan.

"But if you try to adapt in another country too quickly, it can actually hurt you. At the moment, I think there's a change in attitudes towards British managers.

"People now realise you have to give managers in this country an opportunity.

"The ones you have mentioned, Rodgers, Adkins and McDermott, have done great for their clubs.

"Also, get a look at what David Moyes has done at Everton and also Martin O'Neill. It's no surprise to me what he is doing at Sunderland.

"They are great managers and I am sure they could manage at even bigger clubs.

"Look at Alan Pardew at Newcastle and Harry Redknapp who has done an unbelievable job at Spurs. Then you have the greatest of them all, Alex Ferguson, at Manchester United."