Wellington, Oct 30 NZPA - Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam says Daniel Vettori faces an enormous job both coaching and captaining New Zealand during the next week's limited overs series.

The coach-less New Zealand team arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday keen to leave behind the controversy surrounding Andy Moles' resignation.

Vettori relished the relative peace and quiet since landing in Abu Dhabi ahead of the opening one-day international on Wednesday morning (NZT) but Alam was quick to reapply some heat.

He said New Zealand "could find the going tough without a coach".

"From where I see it, it is very important for an international cricket team to have a full-time coach," he told the cricinfo website.

"It could be tough for him (Vettori). I mean, the whole idea of having a coach is to ensure that the captain is spared from any headaches and can focus on leading his players on the field in the best possible manner."

Moles walked away on Saturday following an internal review of the team's performance which revealed senior players were unhappy with their progress under the English coach.

Vettori said his team were doing their best to focus on the three one-day matches in Abu Dhabi followed by two Twenty20 internationals in Dubai the following week.

"If anything it's exciting to get out of New Zealand, get away from the scrutiny for a little bit, and come here and do what we do best," Vettori said.

"It's difficult from the perspective of having to front it all, I suppose, as captain and a selector as well. It means the focus has been on me for the explanation, so coming here takes a bit of heat off that."

Filling the void as coach adds to the responsibilities for Vettori, who is also a key contributor with both bat and ball.

However, he didn't feel overly burdened.

"I don't feel like I have to pick up any slack in terms of coaching the side or anything like that, but it's about coming over here and getting the job done," he said.

Still in the New Zealand camp are assistant coaches, Mark O'Donnell and Shane Jurgensen, while manager Dave Currie has an enhanced role in the team set-up.