What were you doing at 27? Many would have impressive success stories to share but few would catch the eye quite like Yan Law. Not because...
What were you doing at 27?
Many would have impressive success stories to share but few would catch the eye quite like Yan Law. Not because he has the world at his feet, but because he’s trodden on a less-travelled path.
Law is the head coach of I-League side Punjab FC, the youngest in the division by a mile, but also younger than some of the players he manages.
At 27, a footballer usually begins to hit his peak. Law is hoping to achieve similar results but as a coach.
In his debut season in the I-League, Law guided Punjab FC to joint second place with East Bengal, a massive improvement from the ninth-placed finish of the previous campaign. More importantly, he transformed the team from a battling, defensive unit to a tactically sound team that played progressive football and kept opponents guessing.
“We gave most teams a tough time this season. Nobody could predict what we’re going to do on the pitch,” Law told Scroll.in in a telephonic interview.
Unpredictability has been a theme of Law’s life, so it comes as a little surprise that it reflects in the way his team plays.
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