Wigan manager Roberto Martinez would like to see more rookie coaches employed in the Barclays Premier League.
At 36 he is the youngest boss in the top flight after moving from Coca-Cola Championship side Swansea in the summer.
Owner Dave Whelan bucked the trend by promoting someone from the Football League.
That fact was emphasised this week when Roberto Mancini arrived from Italy to replace Mark Hughes at Manchester City.
Martinez may have been born and raised in Spain but his football roots are firmly in Britain as he joined Wigan as a player in 1995.
He then went on to have spells at Motherwell, Walsall, Swansea and Chester before turning his hand to coaching, so he knows how things work.
Martinez said: "You look at the situation in Spain, Italy and France it is exactly the same. It is hard to get into any top league.
"The owners are the people who have invested money so they earn the right to make those decisions.
"Football is a very competitive business, not just in the Premiership but in the best leagues in world football.
"It becomes harder and harder for young people to get into the top level. Hopefully that will change."
