JOHN Aloisi is one of 46 coaches to have sat on the A-League's plastic chairs in nine seasons and there's little doubt he can be the sixth to come back after being sacked.

Ernie Merrick, John Kosmina, Miron Bleiberg, Frank Farina and Branko Culina all got second chances after they were dumped by their original clubs.

Aloisi's coaching record is poor and by the end of his tenure it was clear that the players had lost belief in his message.

But it would be foolish to rule a line through him as a future A-League coach and this raises the issue of how we culturally perceive coaches.

Former Italy, Juventus and Chelsea striker and later Blues manager Gianluca Vialli compared English and Italian football in his book: 'The Italian Job'. In comparing English and Italian football cultures he compared how sacked coaches were viewed and in Italy they're regarded better for every experience while in England reputations are usually tarnished, often permanently.

Perhaps it explains why Fabio Capello's extensive CV includes AC Milan (two stints), Roma and Juventus and a Giovanni Trapattoni has coached well into his '70s while the talented Terry Venables had a modest resume that included Tottenham, ending at Leeds United.

Australia adopts the British culture in this sense and Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou's battle to return to management after seven years with Australia's youth teams is a case in point.

Aloisi turns 38 in February, so he has plenty of time, and he showed plenty of promise during his 20 months in charge.

While Heart's last win was almost 11 months ago it left them fifth on the table in what was the highest calibre A-League season to date during a campaign in which he lost Aziz Behich and Michael Marrone.

What happened since Aloisi needs to scrutinise, as Heart collapsed to narrowly avoid the wooden spoon while starting woefully this season.

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After belatedly wielding the axe in his debut season his tactical and selection predictability cost him as players were no longer on edge, knowing they wouldn't be punished for making mistakes.

While he staked too much on injury-prone veterans and former teammates Vince Grella and Harry Kewell.

But he showed plenty of positives including courage in dropping former teammate and best and fairest Clint Bolton and a remarkable poise under intense pressure when others would've crumbled.

Aloisi is one of the few people who could fall back on a media or corporate speaking career but having completed his UEFA A coaching badges in 2013, one presumes he will continue with the Pro License.

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Most importantly he needs to continue his apprenticeship somewhere, ideally working as an assistant to a quality senior coach.

Aloisi is intelligent and hard working and will make a top assistant, but continuing his apprenticeship will enable him to solidify his philosophy and find his voice as a coach having jumped into the hot seat too soon.

If Aloisi is ambitious this negative experience could provide the spark for him to go on and forge a decent coaching career.

While many have lamented the churn rate of A-League coaches, Aloisi's instance is a good lesson for budding young coaches not to put their hand up until they've had a good grounding.