Miller has revitalised the flagging Jets

Love him or loathe him, Scott Miller deserves credit for Newcastle Jets' fantastic start to the A-League season.

Scott Miller has instilled belief in the Jets' dressing room Source: AAP

Most pre-season predictions, mine included, had the Jets well down the table but Miller, the youngest coach in A-League history, has breathed life into the Jets outfit.

After only four rounds, Newcastle has already equalled last season’s tally of three wins, which saw them finish rock bottom last. 

Now, the Jets are flying high in third place and have only lost once, to current pacesetters Sydney FC.

Miller is the architect of wins over the highly-fancied Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix. The loss to the Sky Blues was narrow, and marred by the horrendous injury sustained by goalkeeper Mark Birighitti.

The 34 year-old displays an air of confidence that doesn’t necessarily match his coaching experience. In fact, this is Miller's first senior coaching gig.

After his side beat the reigning A-League champions in Round 3, Miller audaciously told The World Game’s Lucy Zelic that it was “dance time” in his post-match interview.

Early on in his coaching career Miller has developed the "midas touch" by drawing the best out of his squad in a short space of time.

The Jets’ starting XI for round one only included three survivors from their final outing in the 2014-2015 campaign.

Miller has moulded a new-look group into a cohesive unit, one that includes astute singings Milos Trifunovic and skipper Nigel Boogaard.

Add into the mix the reinvigorated David Carney, whose form has been nothing short of spectacular this season, and the Jets have a team capable of challenging for the finals.

So now we know Miller is a competitive tactician, who isn’t afraid of making tough selection calls either.

His brave decision to throw Birighitti back into the fold last weekend, after Ben Kennedy performed superbly in the 1-0 win over Victory, took guts. It paid off handsomely. 

It was amazing that even after the Jets' incredible come-from-behind win over City, Miller was still disappointed about his side's start to the game.

Was he for real?

While most would bask in the glory of knocking off one of the competition’s contenders, Miller was still demanding perfection from his side.

Maybe someone forgot to tell him where Newcastle finished last season. Or perhaps the former Fulham assistant manager and U-21 boss is just an extremely competitive person, who expects only the best from his troops.

Miller kicks every ball on the sideline and could be the Jose Mourinho of the A-League.

But before we get carried away, Miller and the Jets must build on this fast start.

If they don't, it could come crashing down like a house of cards.

But if they do, Miller himself, who said Newcastle's next two games are “must-win” and they can’t afford to "drop off”, could be the story of the season. 

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