Following his departure from the Ugandan national team, former Orlando Pirates head coach Milutin "Micho" Sredojevic has taken a look back at his ill-fated second stint with the Cranes.
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Earlier this month, the Serbian failed to lead the east African nation to their first Africa Cup of Nations tournament since 2019, and as a result, the two parties decided that it was time to part ways. It seemed his departure was inevitable after mounting pressure from the public following lacklustre displays that yielded underwhelming results.
While the 54-year-old tactician enjoyed a relatively successful time during his initial tenure with the national team, during his second stint, he only managed to collect five victories in the 17 matches that he took charge of, according to Transfermarkt.
Despite the perceived negativity surrounding his most recent time with Uganda, Sredojevic has questioned whether his exit was warranted.
"After seeing my record, after winning with [SC] Villa five trophies in three seasons and my achievements with the Cranes coupled with my ten years of service to Ugandan football, do I really need to go out of this country like a dog or do I have a reason to walk out with the step of a proud man?" the Prokuplje native told Soccer Laduma.
During his initial time in Kampala, the ex-Zamalek boss served as one of the longest tenured head coaches in the country's history as he spent four years overseeing the national outfit. During that time, he led them to their highest FIFA world ranking of 62, while also leading them to the 2017 AFCON in Gabon.
In his second go around with the team, the side were in a transitional phase and when asked about whether it was a bad time to take the reins, he added: "No, not at all. I was selflessly serving a successful transition period and giving a chance to the youngest senior national team players.
"We missed out [on AFCON qualification] by one point due to not playing matches at home and a Hollywood film style edited match that was Algeria vs Tanzania. Uganda can pick positives and use them in World cup qualifiers."
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Sredojevic has coached all over the continent and will likely not be short of offers in light of his recent availability, however, he insists that he will not rush into a new job.
"I am pressurised from many angles to take on a new job, but I will measure things and act accordingly."
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