From police officer to head coach

Dennerby does not yell when Indian women players make mistakes.

NT Correspondent

Indian women’s football team head coach Thomas Dennerby does not believe in yelling at his players when they make mistakes and he attributes that trait to his stint as a police officer in Sweden, where he learnt what holds more value in life.

Dennerby, who is guiding the Indian team in the upcoming AFC women’s Asian Cup to be hosted by the country in February-March, feels that yelling at players does work all the time.

“If you’re a coach that yells at the players every match at half-time, then over a period of time, the players also get sensitised to that and it stops having the desired effect,” Dennerby said.

India play their first match against Iran on January 20, followed by games against Chinese Taipei (January 23) and China (January 26). The team is currently training in Kochi.