[retired_victor1961]

yeah that'd be great. leeds are always awful when im playin as cov. you've got a gift. the most ive managed is finishing 3rd in my first season and then getting knocked out in the play off final. unfairly i might add but im not butter

[retired_bunger79]

Originally posted by Thunder God:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by borivoje213:
sorry to slightly hi-jack the thread thunder god i hope you don't mind. but i 2nd jacer on the half time point. ignoring the players at half time often results in them being confused and sometimes even angry. i can understand this, if you're a goal down at half time then as a player you'd be looking to the manager for guidance.

Yeah, agree 100%. Saying nothing at half time is fairly pointless imo. It may work once in a blue moon but I can't imagine a manager coming into the dressing room, reading the paper and sipping a cup of tea then walking out for the second half </BLOCKQUOTE>

Well you may be right but apparently Wenger hardly says anything to his players at half time in real life and look how well his team does. I also know that Rijkaard does not even go into the dressing room at half time untill their time is almost up and then he says a few words.
Sometimes it can be beneficial not to say anything to players at half time bcos u would have set out your tactics and already said what u wanted to say before the match. Half times are for players to cool off and they should relax after a tough 45 minutes of football.

The other thing is that I have had great success by "Wishing Luck" to the players before a game. It usually works when you are playing against a big team (e.g. I have had great results with Arsenal by wishing the players luck against Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool and even Barca).
Hope that clears things up a bit.

[retired_dannygirl82]

Originally posted by portishead:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Thunder God:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by borivoje213:
sorry to slightly hi-jack the thread thunder god i hope you don't mind. but i 2nd jacer on the half time point. ignoring the players at half time often results in them being confused and sometimes even angry. i can understand this, if you're a goal down at half time then as a player you'd be looking to the manager for guidance.

Yeah, agree 100%. Saying nothing at half time is fairly pointless imo. It may work once in a blue moon but I can't imagine a manager coming into the dressing room, reading the paper and sipping a cup of tea then walking out for the second half </BLOCKQUOTE>

Well you may be right but apparently Wenger hardly says anything to his players at half time in real life and look how well his team does. I also know that Rijkaard does not even go into the dressing room at half time untill their time is almost up and then he says a few words.
Sometimes it can be beneficial not to say anything to players at half time bcos u would have set out your tactics and already said what u wanted to say before the match. Half times are for players to cool off and they should relax after a tough 45 minutes of football.

The other thing is that I have had great success by "Wishing Luck" to the players before a game. It usually works when you are playing against a big team (e.g. I have had great results with Arsenal by wishing the players luck against Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool and even Barca).
Hope that clears things up a bit. </BLOCKQUOTE>

I think this might be where this thread is useful. We are bound to get different views on what works for each individual but hopefully, with enough posts, we'll get a clearer overview of team talks and eventually I'll collate them all into a final template.

[retired_monica90]

I personally only ever use "we can win this." Also use "relax and enjoy the game" for friendlies. Never have any negative feedback from players generally.

[retired_softballbabe00]

I never use "i expect you to win" as certain players "feel you're too hard on the players during games" and become unhappy and want to leave.

[retired_kmackenzie]

Nice topic - working wonders already...

do you have any half time talks for different scenarios?

Eg 0-0 Ht, 0-1 ht, 0-2 ht 2-0

I usually stick with 'thrilled'