What Herve Renard said to Saudi Arabia in half-time team talk vs Argentina

If you didn't know Herve Renard - a two-time African Cup of Nations winner with Zambia and Ivory Coast - before the World Cup, you certainly do now.

The Saudi Arabia manager led his team to a historic opening win against Argentina, which you may well have heard about. In fact, it was so historic that Wednesday was declared a national public holiday in the country.

Now, footage has emerged of Renard's inspirational team talk, delivered at half-time with his side 1-0 down to one of the pre-tournament favourites and with a mountain to climb in the second period.

And climb that mountain they did, with stunning goals from Saleh al-Shehri and Salem al-Dawsari earning a momentous victory. Their coach's words clearly had the intended effect.

With hair like that, we should have guessed he knows how to use the hairdryer treatment. To fire up his team, Renard started with a simple question: "What are we doing here?"

He continues with intensity, telling his players that pressing doesn't mean stopping to take out their phone and snap a photo of Lionel Messi.

"He has the ball. You are in front of their defence! He has nobody!" Renard shouts.

With the aid of his translator, Renard amps it up even further, running across the dressing room to demonstrate how tight he wants his players.

Before sending them back out on the field, the Frenchman also engages his team on an emotional level, imploring them to respond to the occasion.

"You don’t feel something!?" he asks. "Did you see what you did!? You don’t feel we are going to come back!? You don’t feel it!? They play relaxed. Come on! Come on, guys! This is the World Cup! Give everything!"

And respond they did, with this half-time team talk now earning iconic status alongside the win itself. Take a bow, Herve. That's how you do it.