Michael Sheen gives rousing speech to Welsh national team: 'That's the blood of Wales'

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  • Опубліковано 27 вер 2022
  • Michael Sheen gave a passionate speech to the Wales national team before their Nations League fixtures.
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    The actor was asked by manager Rob Page to speak to the team after he received great acclaim for a performance of a similar speech on 'A League of Their Own'. The room was full of applause and cheers as Sheen finished the monologue and he was then presented with a bottle of whisky and a signed Wales shirt by captain Gareth Bale.
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  • @guardianfootball
    @guardianfootball  Рік тому +15

    Wales squad want visit from Michael Sheen after seeing spine-tingling speech ► www.theguardian.com/football/2022/sep/13/wales-football-squad-michael-sheen-speech-a-league-of-their-own

  • @shaunsmith7774
    @shaunsmith7774 Рік тому +285

    This guy should be an actor.

  • @mpricejones
    @mpricejones Рік тому +238

    Large room, a small number of people, mostly spread out, no music... they made it more or less as hard as they could to generate any atmosphere and he still pulled it off. Took every ounce of energy he had though, I think. Still, huge respect.

    • @cagedavid
      @cagedavid Рік тому +5

      He pulls it off regularly

    • @isabelskelton794
      @isabelskelton794 Місяць тому

      He is a proud authentic Welshman, does he need atmosphere, no he does not.

  • @robbies9323
    @robbies9323 Рік тому +157

    I'm an Irish man and that is a war cry if ever I heard one
    Brilliant

    • @xiropigado
      @xiropigado Рік тому +2

      Well don't be going into war with the Welsh football team as you will be standing alone when the battle begins.

  • @DanLewisDrums
    @DanLewisDrums Рік тому +130

    This man should be The Prince of Wales

  • @AH-te5gs
    @AH-te5gs Рік тому +94

    Only Michael Sheen can make me be interested in football.

    • @quasalor1480
      @quasalor1480 Рік тому

      Legit

    • @sixeleven637
      @sixeleven637 4 місяці тому +1

      i get why people dont like it, but football is like a billion different narratives clashing and working together, past and present, every player with their own stories, its so beautiful

    • @jmgonzales7701
      @jmgonzales7701 4 місяці тому

      ​@@sixeleven637i get the narrative of football is great. I also like european football but most of the time nothing happens and there is barely any sense of urgency

  • @laminsaho896
    @laminsaho896 Рік тому +67

    I'm English and this man makes me want to put my suit & armour on and march to parliament.

  • @user-ci3mu6sh6q
    @user-ci3mu6sh6q 7 місяців тому +18

    Michael Sheen is a national treasure

  • @orth82
    @orth82 7 місяців тому +15

    The true prince of Wales right there

  • @cargo71
    @cargo71 Рік тому +165

    I´m from Argentina, but this man makes me want to be welsh. What a way to deliver a speech!

    • @shaunsmith7774
      @shaunsmith7774 Рік тому +6

      Marcelo Bielsa makes me want to be Argentinian 🤣

    • @shaunsmith7774
      @shaunsmith7774 Рік тому +1

      Also would love to see Messi do the only thing he hasn't done. 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

    • @Ccccc-mi3tr
      @Ccccc-mi3tr Рік тому +12

      There is a welsh community in Argentina

    • @PokeEyeSlapSlap
      @PokeEyeSlapSlap Рік тому +7

      If you’re Argentinian you should know of Patagonia then Bach…….🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇦🇷

    • @cargo71
      @cargo71 Рік тому +1

      @@PokeEyeSlapSlap not yet...

  • @ianronk3228
    @ianronk3228 8 місяців тому +11

    I don't care what anyone says...this speech is why the USA couldn't beat Wales in game 1 in Qatar. As an American, I'm not even mad. All of Wales has my respect💪

  • @nathandavies763
    @nathandavies763 Рік тому +62

    Brings tears to your eyes

  • @barringtongilbert9230
    @barringtongilbert9230 Рік тому +19

    wow...a master plying his trade....Brilliantly.

  • @Edd25164605
    @Edd25164605 Рік тому +11

    Wow, I had a huge smile on my face watching this and I'm English!.
    Got to love the passion.

  • @scsutton1
    @scsutton1 Рік тому +48

    Wales are already 2-0 up after hearing this.

    • @peterramsden3134
      @peterramsden3134 Рік тому +6

      wales couldnt score 2 even if they other team didn't turn up

    • @doggymess
      @doggymess Рік тому +3

      Haha that didn’t age too well did it mate.

    • @beck8880
      @beck8880 Рік тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nah!!!

    • @henfc456
      @henfc456 8 місяців тому

      @@peterramsden3134tbf they couldn’t score 2 goals all tournament. They still did well getting there

  • @allisonforfornsed
    @allisonforfornsed 8 місяців тому +3

    OMG I am so in love with this man!

  • @HaroldShand
    @HaroldShand Рік тому +7

    Nice of Bale to give him BAFTA at the end. “ You were tremendous darling”

  • @stephenkiely9244
    @stephenkiely9244 Рік тому +70

    This makes me proud to be Welsh and I'm English.

    • @Aerojet01
      @Aerojet01 Рік тому +7

      It was cringeworthy.

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 2 місяці тому

      Am half-Welsh myself and I felt the English side cowering in shame after this

  • @catherinegilbert199
    @catherinegilbert199 Рік тому +27

    Not Welsh but almost felt it... while listening to this on the school run ....goosepimples and welling eyes x

    • @rebel1052k
      @rebel1052k Рік тому +3

      Why are you listening to this on the school run 😂😂😂

  • @elciclon8371
    @elciclon8371 7 місяців тому +3

    goosebumps at his finest

  • @eule2585
    @eule2585 7 місяців тому +1

    This makes me so happy

  • @zym8963
    @zym8963 Рік тому +5

    Fantastic!

  • @simonhodgson4941
    @simonhodgson4941 Рік тому +14

    Just send him on his own and the cup is theirs😂😂

  • @mikerobinson3899
    @mikerobinson3899 Рік тому +7

    I love you wales

  • @daviel9431
    @daviel9431 Рік тому +42

    don't mind me lads just bout to go run through a brick wall real quick

  • @lulu480
    @lulu480 5 місяців тому +2

    My ancestors on my grandfather’s side came from Wales. Michael Sheen makes me thrilled to be Welsh.

  • @johnmagazino3897
    @johnmagazino3897 Місяць тому

    What an amazing Man , Michael Sheen.

  • @patsyparisi2620
    @patsyparisi2620 Рік тому +6

    Ex army Paz loves this speech

  • @dannymyles22
    @dannymyles22 2 місяці тому

    The room where hooked on his every word. Not a single sound.......amazing

  • @adama-k2710
    @adama-k2710 Рік тому +12

    Gareth Bale about to turn into prime R9

  • @stevemills9344
    @stevemills9344 Рік тому +9

    They should play this in the locker room before the big game in the tourney unless MS can be there :)

  • @broughton90
    @broughton90 Рік тому +3

    He was absolutely brilliant in twilight that laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣 top level actor

  • @ArmyofLove
    @ArmyofLove Рік тому +3

    Braveheart!!!!

  • @malicant123
    @malicant123 Рік тому +9

    Will they be listening to this on the way home?

  • @rorrt
    @rorrt Рік тому +6

    Do it for Speedo.

  • @tattooedfagin
    @tattooedfagin 2 місяці тому +3

    If that doesn't get you motivated nothing will, goosebumps on goosebumps for the passion & delivery of that speech.

  • @chrismoore7606
    @chrismoore7606 Рік тому +16

    The word “National Treasure” doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of that man’s genius. While you here watch the short bit from him in “Under Milk Wood. It’s breathtaking.

  • @TheRealCoryKent
    @TheRealCoryKent Місяць тому

    I found out recently that Wales is in my family heritage, and boy I don't think I've been more proud of that heritage than tonight. 🙂

  • @tommymorgan73
    @tommymorgan73 16 днів тому

    He should give every Welsh team talk

  • @rebel1052k
    @rebel1052k Рік тому +4

    They should of subbed Sheen on for a game might of scored through open play

  • @film79
    @film79 Рік тому +8

    Yes I will extend my car's warranty sir.

  • @AwesomeMetalBands
    @AwesomeMetalBands Рік тому +1

    Braveheart 2.0

  • @MrPaulDewdney
    @MrPaulDewdney Рік тому

    Now THAT is passion

    • @ss-dz8fv
      @ss-dz8fv Рік тому +4

      no it’s silly

    • @priehowell8825
      @priehowell8825 Рік тому +2

      It's acting nothing more.
      Very patronizing

    • @xiropigado
      @xiropigado Рік тому +1

      Has anyone told you that he is an actor?

  • @jarvisjames4463
    @jarvisjames4463 Рік тому +14

    It's not the fact we haven't won..we are warriors!

    • @xiropigado
      @xiropigado Рік тому +5

      Ha ha yeah of course you are.

  • @JoeGibsonLP
    @JoeGibsonLP Рік тому

    Worked

  • @garyphillips3728
    @garyphillips3728 Рік тому +3

    How did go you melt

  • @jasonlyonsjl72
    @jasonlyonsjl72 Рік тому

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️❤️❤️

  • @ryankilleen9605
    @ryankilleen9605 Рік тому +4

    Aged well this got pasted off England and Iran

  • @brynstarkiller7419
    @brynstarkiller7419 Рік тому +16

    The first people of this land. The indigenous folk . The land of our fathers. . I grew up in England . Half Welsh and half English. But in Qatar I’m 100% Red

    • @peterramsden3134
      @peterramsden3134 Рік тому +3

      you will be home shortly then

    • @leeman2007
      @leeman2007 Рік тому

      If Welsh come home (they will) in Qatar will you turn 100% English then? (They will also be following home anyway) 🤣

    • @peterramsden3134
      @peterramsden3134 Рік тому

      @@leeman2007 wow​ you​ result​s​ before​ they​ play, you​ must​ be​ a​ millionaire

    • @leeman2007
      @leeman2007 Рік тому

      @@peterramsden3134 it's an educated guess just 🤣🤣 we all know it's true

    • @johnsmith-eh3yc
      @johnsmith-eh3yc Рік тому +1

      The Indo Europeans of which the Celts were a late arrival committed genocide against the natives who built the neolithic and bronze age monuments. The English, were not so kern on genocide so just shifted the celts to the more dreary and rainy north and western parts of britain

  • @RonRicho
    @RonRicho 3 місяці тому

  • @flagthiscensors
    @flagthiscensors 2 місяці тому

    Michael Sheen is the spit of my Grampy Pugh.

  • @Destinationswithdunks
    @Destinationswithdunks Рік тому +1

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @madzangels
    @madzangels 3 місяці тому +2

    Dwi'n hoff iawn o hwn - dwi'n Sais yn gyntaf, ond Cymru yw lle ges i fy magu fel dyn..Dwi'n caru Cymru

  • @simone-zt6jj
    @simone-zt6jj Рік тому +4

    Oh how I wish he had worn his seventies style trackies and done it Clough style with a ' Boro accent.

  • @ArmyofLove
    @ArmyofLove Рік тому

    Wooooow

  • @97henrik041
    @97henrik041 Рік тому +2

    Michael channeling his inner Phil Bennett for this

  • @cookiemonstar562
    @cookiemonstar562 Рік тому +8

    Someone should record Michael Sheen while this video is played back to him. It may then just hit home to him that there’s acting, and then there’s reality. Guaranteed it would have more views. 3-0.

  • @jarvisjames4463
    @jarvisjames4463 Рік тому +1

    We will rain on the world cup fight till the end!

  • @ajf1927
    @ajf1927 Рік тому +1

    KING MICHAEL!

  • @od9694
    @od9694 Рік тому

    As soon as I seen this I thought yo myself "yeah Wales is definitely not getting out of this group"

  • @petef7323
    @petef7323 Рік тому +13

    You can tell he's an actor!
    COME ON ENGLAND!!!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @priehowell8825
      @priehowell8825 Рік тому +2

      🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @emmanuelrodelas2369
    @emmanuelrodelas2369 Рік тому +4

    Gwlad! Gwlad! 🐲🐲🐉🐉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @xiropigado
    @xiropigado Рік тому +1

    "Now you listen here, he is not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy, now go away!"

  • @smokeybirdman
    @smokeybirdman Рік тому

    From New South Wales Australia, Amaaazn

  • @jamesphillips9148
    @jamesphillips9148 Рік тому +2

    The Welsh did not in fact bring any sugar to Qatar.

  • @MichaelJ44
    @MichaelJ44 Рік тому +3

    Aaaand they’re out 3 games in

  • @ebggaming9
    @ebggaming9 Рік тому +2

    Sounds like my history teacher yapping

  • @alexatkinson7599
    @alexatkinson7599 Місяць тому +1

    Just here to watch this again following Wales latest capitulation

  • @bogohotdogz
    @bogohotdogz Місяць тому +1

    rolling his R's talking to football lads??? He mistook his audience - it's not the frickin' Globe, pal

  • @Bridgukule
    @Bridgukule Рік тому +5

    that didn't age well!

  • @tylerprosser4387
    @tylerprosser4387 Рік тому

    It their an your BACK

  • @brooklyniron1999
    @brooklyniron1999 2 місяці тому

    What happened in the match?

  • @sambasquad10
    @sambasquad10 10 місяців тому +1

    Is this about him or the team?

  • @sebastiaofaustino6322
    @sebastiaofaustino6322 26 днів тому

    Vim pelo documentário da Netflix

  • @jamiemorgan6682
    @jamiemorgan6682 Рік тому +5

    Gareth Bale now injured for the World Cup after clapping at the end 🙄

  • @hallodieenten
    @hallodieenten Рік тому +3

    Germany needs such a speech for sunday 🙂

    • @The.Occupier
      @The.Occupier Рік тому +1

      "There were 10 German bombers in the air and the RAF from England shot one down - there were 9 Germ.........

    • @hallodieenten
      @hallodieenten Рік тому +1

      @@The.Occupier poor Voice from a lonely Northsea Island😂

  • @Ethan-Entah
    @Ethan-Entah Рік тому +2

    Hate the travisties surrounding this World Cup, however I can't miss this game.
    & I'm going to make sure to watch this again before the match.
    Will be wildly outnumbered at the uni pub, but when we as a nation sing our song in unison.
    I'll be the majority.
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 LET'S GO DRAGONS!!

  • @stevehughes6097
    @stevehughes6097 3 місяці тому

    Who wouldn't be inspired by THAT?

  • @karenf1001
    @karenf1001 Рік тому +3

    ❤❤ If only us English were so passionate about our heritage

    • @noogate2672
      @noogate2672 Рік тому +3

      We're not allowed to be.

    • @priehowell8825
      @priehowell8825 Рік тому +2

      We are .

    • @xiropigado
      @xiropigado Рік тому +1

      Speak for yourself Karenf.

    • @markorollo.
      @markorollo. 9 місяців тому

      @@noogate2672 the only one stopping you is you, if they try to bury you remember you're a seed.

  • @billkienlen2442
    @billkienlen2442 Рік тому +6

    Most of the Welsh team have English accents :)

  • @beast0094
    @beast0094 10 місяців тому +1

    The 2 percent of welsh I've got in me started possessing the rest

  • @billywhippet
    @billywhippet Рік тому +3

    Wow, great stuff, and I'm English. If he had played you might have had a chance.

  • @robertmclean3612
    @robertmclean3612 Рік тому +10

    Modern players couldn’t care 😂😂

  • @gabemore1766
    @gabemore1766 Рік тому +14

    King of wales you wouldn’t expect anything less of the lycan leader

  • @95Lodgey
    @95Lodgey Рік тому +9

    This aged well 😂

    • @beck8880
      @beck8880 Рік тому +3

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 Its a cringe fest

  • @alexatkinson7599
    @alexatkinson7599 Рік тому

    And how well it worked.

  • @kennethjames9416
    @kennethjames9416 Рік тому +1

    Da iwan Michael bach

  • @thefilthylucas5827
    @thefilthylucas5827 Рік тому +3

    Cymru am byth. Let the dragon roar!

  • @tomweeks6130
    @tomweeks6130 Рік тому +6

    Amazing speech but this situation is so badly set out, making me cringe

  • @Alpine444
    @Alpine444 10 місяців тому

    3:34 3:33

  • @geoffreywilliams9171
    @geoffreywilliams9171 Рік тому +5

    😂I love how he’s trying to sound as though he’s from Swansea 😂

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 2 місяці тому

      Is that not his real accent, then?

  • @dicksmall7976
    @dicksmall7976 Рік тому +3

    The damage limitation speech certainly worked. They only got beat by three.

  • @Alpine444
    @Alpine444 10 місяців тому

    0:00 3:26 yma o hyd

  • @tomwalsh63
    @tomwalsh63 9 місяців тому

    Into the breach dear friends, once more, into the breach, or fill the walls with our English dead

  • @gillsangelicgoblins7056
    @gillsangelicgoblins7056 Рік тому +3

    People listening look not too interested. The only one with energy looks to be the speaker.

    • @leopolitan1914
      @leopolitan1914 Рік тому +2

      I think they´re embarrassed, as much as anything.

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 2 місяці тому

      Thespians and jocks do not mix well, usually.

  • @tacheovale
    @tacheovale Рік тому +7

    Gutted......thought he was gonna deliver this doing Brian Clough's voice.

    • @fay-amieaspen6046
      @fay-amieaspen6046 Рік тому

      How would that even work ? What a daft thing to say !!

  • @JC-mi2ch
    @JC-mi2ch Рік тому +1

    That worked🤣

  • @vividbluemarine606
    @vividbluemarine606 Рік тому

    But why delivered in English?

    • @GamerFrisco
      @GamerFrisco Рік тому

      Because English owns Welsh.

    • @craigevans8912
      @craigevans8912 Рік тому +2

      @@GamerFriscoread your response again. English is your language and you still can’t use it correctly. 😂

    • @johnsmith-eh3yc
      @johnsmith-eh3yc Рік тому

      I doubt Gamer is English or a native English speaker.

  • @Jacques-Le-Marois
    @Jacques-Le-Marois Рік тому +1

    Pretty special and I’m English!!!👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

  • @antrees910
    @antrees910 Рік тому +1

    Will the English do Morris dancing

    • @johnsmith-eh3yc
      @johnsmith-eh3yc Рік тому

      Nah we can look at Brian blessed's once more unto the breech speech from 12 years ago. Nothing ever written by any Welshman is worthy to wipe Shakespeare's a**se