No more contact from FFA, says Popovic Tony Popovic says the FFA have made no further contact about the Socceroos coaching job and refuses to indulge speculation until a decision on the role is reached. Melbourne Victory coach Ange Postecoglou is favourite to be appointed, ahead of fellow A-League mentors Central Coast's Graham Arnold and Western Sydney's Popovic. Football Federation Australia chief executive David Gallop on Friday returned from Europe to begin the decision-making process with chairman Frank Lowy, indicating interviews would be conducted with the three candidates over the next week or two. The next international friendly window is in mid November and the FFA want to have the new boss at the helm before then. Speaking after the Wanderers' 1-1 draw with Wellington at Pirtek Stadium on Sunday, Popovic said the FFA made no further contact and that he was solely focused on his role at the Wanderers. "I've been told I'm being considered, which is a great honour, but the rest is all just 'what ifs' and that's not how I work," he said. Something that's real, something that's factual is that I'm head coach of the Wanderers - that's a fact. Do I enjoy it? Yes, that's real. I love what I do, I love working with these players every day, I love working for this football club. That is all real, the rest is all what ifs and hypotheticals so there's no point going into that. Asked if the FFA had been in touch since first calling the club earlier this week to notify them he was in the running, Popovic said: "No, nothing." Meanwhile, Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick has praised the FFA for deciding to appoint an Australian coach and emerged as one of sacked German Holger Osieck's rare supporters. "I think any one of the three would do a good job," the former Melbourne Victory mentor said. I think David Gallop and the FFA have made a good decision to go with an Australian coach. Having said that, I think Holger Osieck did a great job, I was impressed with Holger but everyone's day comes to an end.