Michael Sheen provided a flavour of the kind of message he would give the Wales squad before they play England in their final World Cup Group B game on A League Of Their Own.
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Sheen references Wales manager Rob Page, the late Gary Speed and the folk singer Dafydd Iwan in the address that has received more than 13m views on social media. Page has said he found Sheen’s rousing ‘pre-match’ speech deeply moving and that the Wales squad want to meet the actor before the World Cup.
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Wales squad want visit from Michael Sheen after seeing rousing speech ► https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/sep/13/wales-football-squad-michael-sheen-speech-a-league-of-their-own
Although we have just lost 3-0 to England, it won’t be the last time the welsh team show the world what they can do
Yma O Hyd hogiau, paid a poeni os dan i ddim yn ennill bob tro, mae pawb o Gymru tu ol i chti, CYMRU AM BYTH 🥳🏴🥳
England 3 – Wales 0
Well they obviously forgot to play this to the Welsh players at the World Cup. Out in the Group Stage, having performed nearly as bad as Qatar. Shame.
I just watched England stuff wales 3-0 and realised wales chocked on their sugar cube.
Guess he was right about the last bit, anyway.
Cymru am byth!!!
That team let you down last night Micheal
Great speech , pity the Welsh football team are one of the worst to EVER go to a World Cup . Should be banned from even trying to qualify in future .
Don’t mess with the big boys .
They lost 3 – 0
They should've lost 30 – 0
What did he say in Welsh?
Worked wonders 🤣🤣🤣
It didn't work 3 .0 England baah baah
He said write your own page they did it ended @ chapter one. Page out.
PMSL!!!!
I'm not a Welshman, but if this isn't hwyl at its finest, I don't know what is!
[Curb Your Enthusiasm music starts playing]
Aged like fine wine this didn't it haha cheers for the sugar boys….now back to the valleys you go. Shhh.
As a Evans from Northern Ireland l am probably Welsh somewere not to far back and this is inspiring 👏
This speech inspired Wales to score one goal through a penalty and concede only 6. Otherwise the results would have been worse.
It didn't work
To feel the hwyl flow through your veins and the hiraeth swell in your heart is a blessing and a privilege. Yma o hyd…We're still here.
They may be playing in the championship, but after they heard that they felt like they were in the premier league!!!!!!!
rydym yn dal yn ofnadwy
Gave me goosebumps.