How can you get the AI to hire foreign managers?

Hi everyone.

Basically, I've been noticing a trend in hiring practices where clubs would rather sign inexperienced domestic coaches over experienced foreign managers.

For instance, AEK signing Sotiris Kyrgiakos (who has never been a manager) rather than signing a foreigner with better reputation.

Or several championship clubs like QPR will sign 33-year-old newly retired players over a host of unemployed Dutch, Italian, German, etc. managers with national rep. and above.

So I've been using FMRTE to muck around a bit, but I can't do it. I've been trying to get a Greek manager into a first division German club--making both parties have 10,000 rep, putting them in each other's favoured relationships, etc. but the club keeps trying to sign a German manager.

Anyone know how this mechanic works?

Thanks for reading.