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.”