We can win this.....when do you use it?

The question is clear. I suppose we should use this team-talk when the odds are close. My ass man recommends me this TT very often, but I have yet to see a positive effect from this. For me it's something like negative TT which can totally destroy my team's performance.

I haven't noticed any negative reaction when using this team talk. I tend to use it when we're drawing at half time. sometimes if we're losing by one goal.

Thanks for the response. I haven't used is at half-time yet, only at the beginning. It seems to demotivate my players (reported by ass man) and even when he reports nothing, my players seem to be demotivated on the pitch as they lose challenges easily etc.

I only use it in two situations -

If the odds are close and I am at home or if I am comfortable-ish away from home. And I tend to only use it at the start. I get retty with the team if they arent winning at half time haha.

pre-match the team-talk is "you can win today" or "you can win tonight" so "we can win this" can never be used pre-match...

however, using "you can win today" in a close game is not something I would normally do, especially with a confident team, as it tends to breed complacency... I would use it IF I think we are good enough to win against tough opposition and IF I have used the media/player interactions to make this the "obvious" team-talk (i.e. played down our chances...)

"We can win this!" tends to show up at half-time in a game that is closer than it perhaps should have been - i.e. the score is 1-0, 1-1 or similar against a team that should be winning at a canter... and in this case, if we were the underdog doing well, I would probably use it to encourage the players to give that extra effort in an attempt to gain an unexpected 3 points.

The 'you can win' pre-match teamtalk is the most common one I use and it works very well - FOR ME.

I have a very young squad, expected to struggle. I try to take as much pressure off them as I reasonably can, so I'll start with that, then give individual 'keep up where you left off' talks where allowed.

At half-time if we're drawing, 'we can win this' is my most common talk.

Very, very rarely, since it has randomly yielded the 'seemed demotivated, looked delighted' effect since FM08.

i use it quite often for big away games, especially in europe, that one and wish luck i have found give me the best chance, and the least damage if it doesnt go to plan.

I use it most often, followed by expect a win and no pressure.

But yeah, I usually use it if it's a team of similar stature to me. Half time I tend to use encourage, pleased or disappointed.