Thirty Second Team Talk - from Dave Bassett (still applies!)

[Russ]

Right boys
Now you don't need me to say much today
You know what's required.

LETS GO OUT AND WIN THE GAME.

We don't need to win it in the first few minutes

Be nice and sensible, lets impose our own authority on the game.

You've done it brilliantly all season
So theres no reason why you can't do it today

Irrespective of what happens, if you give me the same performance today as the other night
with ATTITUDE, COMMITMENT and CHARACTER
I'll settle for that.

So lets keep our standards, that's the standard we've set all season

Lets take that on today

If you're shitting yourself,
Just imagine what me and Bergs? are doing

[team] COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!

[Agana?] Yo!

 

[Deleted member 875]

It's either the bank managers happy or go to HFS for a loan.

 

[boo radley]

Thanks Russ, Brilliant.

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Just imagine what me and Bergs? are doing

I've watched it so many times, but still not sure, I think it's "Bag" - might be Geoff Taylor's (unflattering) nickname.

At half time we were 4-2 up and all was going to plan (or so we thought...):

The scenario: 5th May 1990, United need to win at Leicester to gain promotion to the top flight for the first time in over a decade. 4-2 up at half time, David Bassett is not happy with the defence at corners. A fine display of tactical genius and teamwork is then displayed by the management team of DB and Geoff Taylor.

DB:Now Jock, the first corner, you’ve gone wandering out and it’s just gone over your head. Your man’s gone out and Oldfield’s gone beyond. So we’ll make a change on the corners, Hilly, you’ll pick up, er, Kelly, Barnesy’s man, you’ll pick Kelly up on the corners OK? (points at a player out of shot) You’ll then pick North up, the five, OK? Jock, you’ll do the zone, OK?

GT:Can we just sort that out as well, like the last one, Chris was picking up Wrighty, there was Deano and Bob picking up with two, and we had no zone man. If our zone gets pulled out like Jock Bryson now, Mark, you’ve got to be across in the hole in the three. (to Mark Morris) Do you understand? No you don’t obviously

Argument starts.

DB:We talking at a corner?

GT:Yeah.

DB: (points at Mark Morris) No he’s marking at a corner.

GT:Who’s he marking?

DB:He’s marking, er, he’s at the near post with Oldfield and James, him and Deansy there.

GT (looking bemused):Alright.

DB: (points at Mark Morris again) So it’s him marking with, er, Deansy.

GT:We still need a zone in there.

DB:Yeah, Wilf’s the zone, in the corner.

GT (more bemused):What, in the front?

DB:No, Jock’s the zone, near post zone, Chrissy’s on the edge. Jock’s come off, I’ve taken Hilly to mark instead of Jock, that’s the only difference.

GT looks even more bemused and they engage in some low level muttering.

DB: (now confused as well – GT muttering all the while now):Well Wrighty’s in the edge of the box, Chrissy Wilder’s……….well that’s right……….Well if he’s out there……….Wilf will have to……… (more low level muttering)

GT:What I’m saying is that the 6 yard man has got to be in front if he’s out.

DB:Yeah, Jock’s got to get out, yeah.


Still, in the 2nd half we didn't concede a goal from a corner, so it all went as planned! And the rest is history.

 

[blade too long]

I always assumed its coded tactics , like they use in American football, just giving area names to certain blocks in the box , the zone being the heading danger area, central 2 to 8 yards out.using the posts as guides, points of reference, wilfs in the zone corner meant wide of the post etc . simples

 

[secretchief]

Possibly save this for half time if we are not doing too well: