Miron Muslic reveals most difficult part of being Plymouth Argyle boss
Miron Muslic has admitted the most difficult part about taking over as Plymouth Argyle's new head coach is being away from his wife and three children at home in Austria.
It will be 21 years at the end of this month since Muslic married his wife, Ensada, but his 'gypsy life' as a football coach means they have to spend a lot of time apart. That was the case during his time at Cercle Brugge in Belgium and now that he has started work with the Pilgrims.
Muslic already feels at home at Argyle, just a week on from being appointed on a contract until the summer of 2028, but, understandably, he misses his family. "That is the most difficult part for me," he said.
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"I love my job, I really love my job, so when I'm here with the players, with the staff, when I'm at Argyle I feel like a fish in the water. It's very natural, I really love it.
"When I come back to the apartment and I realise that I miss something and that I'm alone. I was also over three years alone in Bruges. I'm a family man, I'm married with my wife for nearly 21 years and we have three kids together. They are in three different schools.
"I'm a head coach, I have a gipsy life. So it's football, we can move from six months here, one year over there. I don't think it's the best for the kids. I think they need somewhere they can settle down, grow up, finish school and everything.
"It's by far the most difficult part for me. Hopefully, with the next holidays for the kids which should be around the middle of February, they will arrive here the first time so I can show them it looks prettier than Spain! So I'm looking forward."
Muslic, who has become Argyle's first overseas boss, has been overwhelmed by the reception he has received from the Green Army since arriving in Plymouth, which included taking charge of his first game when the Pilgrims drew 1-1 against Oxford United at Home Park on Tuesday night.
He said: "It's difficult to find the right word, the right adjective for what fits to this. Very emotional. Very close. Even when I did the analysing (of Argyle), I don't know why and how, I felt a connection and that this could fit.
"Then when I met the people I was pretty sure 'Okay, this fits actually' because everything I get from them I had it also inside me. So it was just a nice connection.
"The last few days, most of the time I have spent here at the training centre but also going towards the apartment, I have met them everywhere. They are good people and I love good people.
"The reception against Oxford, I think I will keep this for a lifetime, regardless if I'm staying here for three-and-a-half years or for 13 years because it just blew me away, all this energy, all this warmth, all this love. And I'm only here for a few days! Imagine what they going to do after three-and-a-half years! It was very special and I'm very grateful for this."
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