Dyche was eager to stress that he had “no problem” with foreign managers in English football and hailed some of their “amazing” achievements but his remarks echo past complaints by Sam Allardyce, the new England manager, who once claimed he would have been given a job at a top four club if his surname was “Allardici”.

“There is a thirst for foreign coaches who are always tactical geniuses,” Dyche said. “There’s still a thirst from the populous for foreign managers and foreign players. They’re a bit more snazzy – let’s see what this Belgian manager or this Argentine manager can do.

“It seems to me it’s still there, it has been for a number of years, and I don’t think it’s radically changing.