Herbert made world headlines in June after leading the All-Whites to an historic unbeaten run at the FIFA World Cup.

The tournament put Herbert's name - and the A-League - very much on the world map after stunning results against Italy, Paraguay and Slovakia made them the only nation to go unbeaten in the 2010 World Cup.

It has led to offers, it's believed, from around the world but for the moment, Herbert appears set to stay in control of the All-Whites for their 2014 campaign.

"There's a period of time when stability is a good thing to do and I'm prepared to do that," he told au.foufourtwo.com at today's launch of A-League season six.

"Everyone's really excited about where the game's at. The retention of that is a strong reason for staying as well.

"It's huge unchartered territory. Expectations may still be there but that's great."

But he added: "I am ambitious. At some stage I would like to do something different but I'm not sure exactly when that will be."

The Kiwi football great added that if he did take on the All-Whites role, Aussie Raul Blanco will be part of his team going forward.

The former Socceroo assistant played an integral backroom role in New Zealand's World Cup qualification and campaign in South Africa. 

As for the new A-League season, Herbert said it may be a slight advantage for Phoenix to have the bye in round one. It means they can sit back and observe their opponents ahead of round two against Gold Coast United in Wellington on August 13.

"Given what we've had to go through with players coming back and rest time, that extra week might just help us," said Herbert.

"Having said that, the players are just itching to get out there."