Paul Lambert has only 'good things ' to say about Aston Villa , the club he left last month after a disappointing run of games . The 45-year-old replaced Alex McLeish at the helm of the Premier League club in June 2012 but following a poor run of results , which left Villa in the bottom three , the club parted company with the Scot and later appointed Tim Sherwood as his successor . He told BBC 's Football Focus : ' I do n't have any bad things about Aston Villa . It 's a brilliant football club as everybody knows . Paul Lambert says he only has 'good things ' to say about Aston Villa despite his sacking in Feburary . Lambert believes Villa are in a healthier position than when he arrived , particularly in terms of their finances . ' I came in at really , probably a tough time and obviously when the financial reports came out , their losses are way down now so from that point of view the club is in probably a lot healthier position than when I went there . 'It 's a great club with great people at it , and great people left behind . 'There 's things when you look back and think `` maybe I should have done that better or different '' but I 've got nothing but good things ( to say ) about the club . ' Since leaving Villa , Lambert has spent time in Germany with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund working towards his UEFA Pro Licence . Lambert has spent time with Borussia Dortmund and Jurgen Klopp working towards his UEFA Pro Licence . Pep Guardiola is another manager in Germany that Lambert has been able to observe at close quarters of late . Although he enjoyed his time overseas and said his time spent there 'was a great experience ' , Lambert admitted he had no real plans to take up a managerial role abroad at this moment in time and follow the likes of former Everton and Manchester United boss David Moyes , who is head coach at Real Sociedad . When asked if he fancied managing overseas right now , the former Dortmund midfielder replied : 'Not really , I went over there - I 've been back in the country for over a week or so now . 'The two clubs ( Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich ) there I know very well . Germany 's been a big part of my life there but spending that time at Dortmund was a great experience and you learn so much , even though you 're only there for that week or so to watch them ... .it was a great , great experience . ' Lambert said he had no desire to follow Real Sociedad head coach David Moyes in managing abroad . Lambert praised the work of Klopp and said that working with his Borussia Dortmund side was eye-opening . Sitting and talking with Guardiola was said to be a great experience for the former Aston Villa manager . Lambert praised the work Jurgen Klopp has done at the German club and admitted working and talking with the Dortmund coach and Bayern 's Pep Guardiola was eye-opening . He added : ' ( Guardiola ) and Jurgen Klopp are probably the best I 've seen working . Just the way they can get the best out of people . ' I think meeting with him ( Klopp ) and Pep Guardiola was a great experience , to sit with them and talk to them . Defeat by Hull saw Lambert 's Villa move into the relegation zone and he was subsequently sacked . Villa have improved under new manager Tim Sherwood but are still not too far off the Premier League drop . 'With Jurgen , I knew Jurgen from the Pro Licence , but to spend nine days with him was excellent . What you see on TV is what he 's like as a guy ... .eccentric probably . He 's a top , top guy and they way you see Borussia Dortmund now is probably due to him . ' Lambert , who made 44 appearances playing for Dormund from 1996-1997 and helped them win the Champions League , said : 'Even though I 'd played there - that was a massive football club - when I went back and watched them it 's exploded really , really quickly and Jurgen has been a catalyst of what 's happened . ' Christian Benteke celebrates scoring in Villa 's big win over fellow strugglers Sunderland under Sherwood .
Paul Lambert was sacked by Aston Villa last month after defeat by Bayern Munich . He has since visited Hull and Borussia Dortmund in Germany . Lambert has been learning from coaches to earn his UEFA Pro Licence . He insists he holds no grudges over departure from 'brilliant club ' Villa .