Milutinovic, who may be well past his glory days, is renowned in the football world as the only coach to take five teams to the World Cup. Milutinovic has coached Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), United States of America (1994), Nigeria (1998), and China (2002) to five consecutive FIFA World Cups.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Born in Yugoslavia, during the latter stages of World War II, Milutinovic commands massive respect from the footballing community in the Balkans and was immediately greeted by India head coach Igor Stimac, along with fitness coach Luka Radman and goalkeeping coach Frano Srdarev.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Milutinovic interacted at length with the Indian players ahead of their training session, sharing a few candid words with the coaching staff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was in awe of the 79-year-old.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was an honour to meet a big personality like him and listen to his words. The first thing he reminded us of is the most important thing in football,\u201d Gurpreet was quoted as saying by aiff.com. \u201cHe asked us, \u2018What is the most important action in a game\u2019? Then he went on to answer his own question: \u2018It is the next action\u2019. That really struck deep,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you score, your next action is to defend; if you concede, your next action is to attack. It was an honour to listen to his words of wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Defender Sandesh Jhingan marvelled at the simplicity and humility of someone who has achieved so much.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe first thing he told us was that his English was not that great, and then he proceeded to speak to us in perfect English,\u201d said Jhingan. \u201cHe used certain words and phrases that made a big impact on me. He told us about the importance of having a dream and following it,\u201d Jhingan said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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