Alex Miller packed more emotion into his seven months in charge of JEF United Chiba last season than most coaches manage in their entire careers, but the Scotsman believes the experience may prove the making of his team.
Miller arrived in Chiba when Croatian Josip Kuze paid the price for winning only two points from his first 11 matches at the club, and the former Hibernian manager spent the rest of the season picking up the pieces.
An impressive run of five straight wins pulled JEF clear of the relegation zone in October, but a subsequent wobble sank the Chiba club back into the mire. Only a win against FC Tokyo on the final day coupled with defeats for Jubilo Iwata and Tokyo Verdy would be good enough to secure survival.
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