Given the state JEF United Chiba finds itself in, the club has pulled off a real coup in snaring Alex Miller for its vacant manager's job.

When JEF fired Josip Kuze on Wednesday, following a dreadful start to the season which yielded just two points from 11 games, the chances of finding an able replacement looked slim.

Kuze, appointed at the start of the year, had been recruited from the Rwandan national team.