 The tallest man here, the chance now! Trying to take the lead again, Bali! Early goals, late goals, tight organization and a stingy defence. All this and a little luck have put new club Minerva Punjab FC in prime position to do a repeat of Izol FC last season and lift the hero I-League title. With three games to go, the Punjab club are just two points behind current leaders Miroka FC. The league title and scripting another underdog team is firmly in their hands. News click travelled to their base just outside Chandigarh to meet the team and find out what makes them pick. To be honest I'm very surprised that the league level is quite high. For now it's been very tough to be on top. It starts from the groundsman to the top owner itself. Everybody's having that aim to be the champions, what we have rooted in the players also. So everybody's on the same page. All the players had this thing in their brains that we have to win the league this time. Like we are here for a purpose and that is the thing. Everyone is like gelling up together like a team, you know, there's a bonding. After every win, the spirit gets higher and the team bond is very strong in our teams right now. There are players who have been playing high intensity game and after the 70th, 80th minute, we come to know the difference between our team and the other team because the pre-season was so tough and it is helping us to go like smoothly throughout the season. Run on a tight budget, Minerva have relied on extensive scouting and a focus on their youth system to put together a fit, ambitious young squad. I ended it, I was not there for the league titles. I've always been there for producing players for the country and I want to, now my future is taking it younger. So from 13s to 11s, 11s to 7s, 9s and 7s. Once I'm under 7s, that patch is going to go and play for India and going to produce India's Finest Reporters. Ever produced, guaranteed. Why? When people start football in India is 13, 12 and that is the time when we lose. Maximum time to improve as a footballer is between the ages of 5 and 10, not after 10, 5 and 10. Minerva have had tremendous success with their youth program. They have created 33 international's who have represented India at various age group levels. And I'm really happy that with the kind of money we are spending, the returns we are getting is 33 international's. It's not about the elite, I don't know. And if I'm able to break even by two years, I'm happy because I never thought I'll break. And I would have probably had to shut down by another one, two years, the senior side. Junior side wouldn't have been shut down, the senior side I would have had to because it's not viable. But now it looks like it is. In two years, if I'm able to give this result, imagine 10 years down the line what this can happen, what can happen. It can just be, I mean the possibilities are endless. If more people get into it, if they are like if there's one Minerva which can do this, if there are 20 Minervas, imagine what can happen.