Milijas: I was on the brink

12 November 2010 15:30
Nenad Milijas admits he would have been shown the exit door by Wolves boss Mick McCarthy had he not started to train harder. Milijas was given the warning by McCarthy during the summer after the Serbia international returned from the World Cup finals. He responded in a positive fashion to McCarthy's comments and has regained his place in the starting line-up. Milijas said: "The gaffer told me 'you're one of my best players, I came to watch you at Red Star and I know the player I bought so you must be fitter and train harder if you want to stay here'. "He said at the time 'if you're like you are at the moment, you can't play here, you will not be here and you will change clubs'. But he also said 'I know you can play here - I want you in my team because I bought you to play here.' He said: `It's up to you, you've got to train hard, and if you do, you will get a chance so it's up to you to take it'. "He helped me so much because he was honest with me and he told me straight that I had a lot to make up after coming back from the World Cup late. I took what he said very seriously and I've been training hard and now I feel good."

Source: PA