mo4ch:> Underdog Stories: Passion and grit led Minerva Punjab to the I-League title in 2017-18 | Mo4ch News

Minerva were only in their second season, but that did not stop them from lifting the silverware...Minerva Punjab had a nightmarish outing in their first season in top tier football. Their foreigners failed to make an impact, the technical director Colin Toal was shown the door midway through the season and they managed to win only three games throughout the competition.It was evident that only a complete overhaul could bring the team back on track and owner Ranjit Bajaj did just  that.They roped in Spanish coach Juan Luis Perez Herrera in August but even before the season started he was relieved of his duties. And Khogen Singh was appointed as the new manager just two weeks before the commencement of I-League. Editors' PicksSix new foreigners in William Opoku, Chencho Gyeltshen, Kassim Aidara, Lago Bei, Eric Dano, and Toshiya Hosoe were signed. But none of the players had prior experience of playing in India. As far as the Indian contingent was concerned, young guns like Souvik D…