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16th January 2018
02:54pm GMT

The Wales job is Giggs' first as a permanent manager, but it won't be the first time he's been in charge of a team. When United ended David Moyes' 10-month reign of terror in April 2014, Giggs was made caretaker manager for the remaining four fixtures of the season. The side won twice, lost once and drew the other game under Giggs, finishing in seventh place as Manchester City pipped Liverpool to the title.
Following Giggs' appointment as Wales manager, footage has resurfaced of his final team talk to the United players, before a 1–1 draw with Southampton on the last day of the season. The clip is taken from a documentary called Life Of Ryan: Caretaker Manager, which aired on ITV in 2014.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/953276986365038593
It's fair to say Giggs' speech isn't the most rousing you'll ever hear, and he doesn't come across as the most natural of public speakers. Giggs also doesn't provide many tactical instructions to the team. But it's probably worth bearing in mind how low United were at the time, and the difficult task he had.
You can watch the clip here:
People on Twitter found it unintentionally amusing.
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However, as football writer John Brewin wrote on Twitter, a manager's team talk often depends on the delivery, rather than what's actually been said.
https://twitter.com/JohnBrewin_/status/953258311016763392
Giggs' team talk certainly contrasts with Sir Alex Ferguson's before Michael Carrick's testimonial last May. You can watch that here.Explore more on these topics: