EXCLUSIVE: Ross Aloisi has applied to become Adelaide United�s new National Youth League supremo with the club�s former skipper confident he can mould the stars of tomorrow.
It is barely a week since he announced his retirement but the 34-year-old has never stopped as he starts to examine his next move.
A media career is one option with Aloisi confirming he is short-listed for a spot on Fox8�s Football Superstar show and he will definitely be a guest for Adelaide United�s next ACL clash against Binh Duong at Hindmarsh.
There�s also the small matter of his tiling business and he�s been in every day for 7am, planning, keeping the warehouse running smoothly and delivering.
But there�s no question that the desire to coach players burns strongly inside him. He told au.fourfourtwo.com today: �I am going for the youth job at Adelaide as coaching youngsters is something I feel very strongly about.
�For me, there�s no question we have the talent in Australia but it�s the tactical awareness that�s missing for me.
�I remember going to France and Italy thinking I knew the 4-4-2 system but the coaches I worked with over there were tremendous in educating players just how they should work within a system.
�There�s 101 million drills that I�ve learned over the years and would love to put into practice. I�ve also learned a lot from my year in Wellington with Ricki Herbert.�
And had the Phoenix been included in initial plans for the new A-League youth competition then Aloisi would have been put in charge of that set up.
He said: �That was there for me, something they wanted me to do. Obviously they (Phoenix) are waiting to hear if they can set something up based in Canberra.�
But as Aloisi weighs up his options he is certainly isn�t letting the grass grow under his feet. He has thrown himself into the tiling business, much to the bemusement of several Adelaide locals.
He joked: �Some people are a bit surprised when they see me roll up for a delivery. It happened today in fact. The bloke I was dealing with told his son that I was there and he didn�t believe him. But I enjoy chatting to people.
�In fact that�s why I start at 7am, to make sure I can get some work done. A couple of hours later and you find yourself chatting away to customers who�ve come in. It�s great. I�m really enjoying it.�
It is barely a week since he announced his retirement but the 34-year-old has never stopped as he starts to examine his next move.
A media career is one option with Aloisi confirming he is short-listed for a spot on Fox8�s Football Superstar show and he will definitely be a guest for Adelaide United�s next ACL clash against Binh Duong at Hindmarsh.
There�s also the small matter of his tiling business and he�s been in every day for 7am, planning, keeping the warehouse running smoothly and delivering.
But there�s no question that the desire to coach players burns strongly inside him. He told au.fourfourtwo.com today: �I am going for the youth job at Adelaide as coaching youngsters is something I feel very strongly about.
�For me, there�s no question we have the talent in Australia but it�s the tactical awareness that�s missing for me.
�I remember going to France and Italy thinking I knew the 4-4-2 system but the coaches I worked with over there were tremendous in educating players just how they should work within a system.
�There�s 101 million drills that I�ve learned over the years and would love to put into practice. I�ve also learned a lot from my year in Wellington with Ricki Herbert.�
And had the Phoenix been included in initial plans for the new A-League youth competition then Aloisi would have been put in charge of that set up.
He said: �That was there for me, something they wanted me to do. Obviously they (Phoenix) are waiting to hear if they can set something up based in Canberra.�
But as Aloisi weighs up his options he is certainly isn�t letting the grass grow under his feet. He has thrown himself into the tiling business, much to the bemusement of several Adelaide locals.
He joked: �Some people are a bit surprised when they see me roll up for a delivery. It happened today in fact. The bloke I was dealing with told his son that I was there and he didn�t believe him. But I enjoy chatting to people.
�In fact that�s why I start at 7am, to make sure I can get some work done. A couple of hours later and you find yourself chatting away to customers who�ve come in. It�s great. I�m really enjoying it.�
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