“I think there will always be a mixture,” said Quest TV pundit Warnock.
“In the changing rooms some will be happy, but some will be disappointment especially if they were starting most weeks, as that may not be the case with a new manager.
“It will give motivation to players knowing that they will now have to perform and fight for their place.
“There’s always a mixed bag, some would have been fond of him, some not so much, that’s just the nature of a managerial job.”
Steve Bruce was sacked by Aston Villa this afternoon (Image: GETTY)
Thierry Henry, Sam Allardyce and Dean Smith are the early frontrunners for the job.
Warnock says the new boss needs to get the Villa park faithful on side.
“Firstly you have to get the fans to buy into what you’re doing,” he added.
“We’ve seen with the cabbage incident that they are passionate and will show how they feel.
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Sam Allardyce has been tipped as a potential replacement for Steve Bruce (Image: GETTY)
“They need to get the fans excited again to go to the games, if you can get Villa Park as a fortress and get the fans right behind you it’s such a daunting place for away teams to go.
“You have to make sure you’ve got the confidence up in the changing room, because right now they’re not playing with complete confidence otherwise they would be getting better results.
“I think players should have a little more freedom.
"They play within a structure at the moment which is quite a rigid one, so I think some players need to be given the freedom to do what they do best.”
Steve Bruce won just one game in his last 10 (Image: GETTY)