"Doors are not open" for black managers, says Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira.
Vieira, the only black manager in the Premier League, says more needs to be done to encourage black players into management.
"We have to give opportunities to people of colour," Vieira told BBC's Football News Show.
"We are as good as anybody else. And we need to have no more or less opportunity than anybody else.
"When you are looking at the top five leagues in the world and you're looking at the number of black coaches you have in the first or second division, it is not enough.
"There is a lack of opportunity there. There is a lack of connection from black players to connect ourselves a little bit more with people who are making the decisions.
"But overall I believe that the doors are not open for us to do what we can do and to go into management. When I talk about management I'm talking about the team, but I'm also talking about the higher level as well.
"We need to be given more opportunities to show that we are as good as anybody else."
