Lim Kim Chon, who is a strong believer in homegrown talent, has noted the ubiquitous presence of foreign coaches in the M-League next season.
However, the newly-appointed FAM head of Coaching Education feels that local coaches aren't given enough opportunities in the league.
He also wonders whether the teams in Malaysia are rich enough to adopt a "hire and fire" culture which is prevalent in European football and the Middle East.
Notably, certain M-League clubs are also starting to adopt the "hire and fire" practice this season.
"I feel that if someone fails once, you shouldn't cut him or her off straight away. Give them a second chance and should he or she fails, then there's no third chance.
"But at the same time, chucking off somebody mid-season… are clubs rich enough to fire and hire?
"Why are we following the trend of English and European football? The clubs here should think carefully on such practice."
Kin Chon feels that the clubs, before passing negative judgment on coaches, need to consider factors that might have hampered the latter from doing their jobs well.
"Did they give everything the coach asked for? Was the management professional in their approach? How about the team (in terms of quality and strength)?
"Of course, if the management were professional enough and have been behind you all this while but yet you don't produce results, then you deserve to go."
Kin Chon stressed that the foreign coach must be able to bring "quality and value" to the club.
"They cannot be coming in with an Uefa pro licence but say they have not done coaching or is just an ex-player because these are totally different experiences.
"They need to be vetted thoroughly. Clubs should not just listen to agent but ask for help from FAM or AFC to check the person's credentials."
Kim Chon, who was the former head of coaching for FA of Thailand, said he saw the same trend when he was working there in 2017.
"Even in Thailand it was the same... hire and fire. I asked them why. Are they not confident with their own Thai coaches? They should be given a chance because otherwise that person will always be second class."
Kim Chon, who was also a former Asian Football Confederation and FAM technical director, noted that coaches in Malaysia are hesitant to utilise young players but he understands their situation.
Kim Chon said if things for coaches are ideal, such as getting a full team, proper facilities and their requests are met, they wouldn't be reserved in their actions as they don't have to worry about meeting key performance index (KPI).
"When they have KPIs to meet, you also have to think about their situation.
"Do the association provide enough funds? Have they got the players, staff and facilities that the coach wanted? If they don't do so but set the KPI to finish third, second or first without money, can this be done?
"It can be done but you really need to have drive, drive the players in training and coaching staff."
Kim Chon said if the coaches achieve success, they are in a good position to discuss again with the management on what has been promised.
Kim Chon stressed that money can buy "short-term" success but teams without huge funding can still compete and do well.
For example, Kedah FA faced financial problems this year - their team were reported to be five months behind in salaries. Yet, despite suffering in silence, the Kedah players fought on, out of respect for their coach, Singaporean Aidil Sharin Sahak, and finished second in the Super League.
Note - Kim Chon wishes to clarify yesterday's Timesport report which had him saying the M-League was dominated by one team.
He regretted that it was taken out of context as he had meant to say that more teams with the right structure can provide a stronger challenge next season.