Football chiefs will move quickly to replace Holger Osieck as Frank Lowy decides who to appoint FOOTBALL chiefs will move quickly to replace Holger Osieck, as Frank Lowy weighs up whether to appoint a local candidate or ask an overseas name to rescue the wreckage of the Socceroos World Cup build-up. Osieck paid the ultimate price yesterday after watching his side be wiped out 6-0 for the second game in a row, sacked in the team's Paris hotelshortly after the loss to France. Assistant Aurelio Vidmar will coach the side for the Canada game early on Wednesday morning (AEDT), but the objective is to have a new man in place within a month. Having made clear that he would not resign, Osieck argued with Football Federation CEO David Gallop and is likely to seek a payout of $900,000 after - in his eyes - fulfilling his mandate of qualifying for the World Cup. But it was made clear to the German that he was being judged on performances over the past two years, not just the last two games, and that pure qualification was not enough. Next year's World Cup has long been seen inside FFA HQ as a vital bridge to build momentum into the 2015 Asian Cup, in which as hosts Australia have to do well. Osieck was told that his bosses had lost confidence that such a pathway was possible, and the FFA board is understood to have been taking soundings from senior figures in European football - including former France and Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier, himself a candidate for the job - within hours of the game yesterday. But there is a strong push among senior officials, including Gallop, for a local to be appointed, with Graham Arnold and Ange Postecoglou the only realistic options. Arnold, in particular, is seen as having the ability to address the team's structure immediately and instil a defined style of play. Arnold yesterday indicated that he would answer the call and it's believed that Ange Postecoglou would do likewise. Nor would their clubs stand inthe way despite the A-League starting this weekend. All parties accept that it would be impossible to combine a club coaching role with the national team, even in the short term. Among the overseas candidates, both Guus Hiddink and Marcelo Bielsa are believed to have been sounded out in recent weeks. Hiddink though has made clear he wants to wait until the World Cup draw in December, when every competing nation will learn who it will play. Yesterday, FFA chairman Frank Lowy confirmed that Osieck's departure had been brewing for months. The players themselves were gathered together by Gallop at the team hotel shortly after Osieck's defenestration, to be told that they too had to take some responsibility for consecutive inept performances against Brazil and France. FFA is looking for a new sponsor for the national team, with a $5m figure being sought when the longstanding deal with Qantas lapsed in July but FFA commercial officials aware of how damaging the heavy defeats are to the brand. It was a baptism of fire at right back for James Holland.