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 India 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.

“But if you do it on occasions when it is required, then it hits them when you do it. Do it only if you have a very good reason to be angry, otherwise don’t do it. That’s my opinion,” he said.