MAT SADLER says he will not produce his David Beckham trump card if he sees any of his Walsall players looking nervous today.
The boss of the League Two club says he will resist taking his squad on a trip down memory lane to the day when he stepped into the big-time as a rookie 17-year-old, asked to shackle the former Manchester United and England ace.
The Saddlers' chief says in one breath that he has bored his family to tears with the tale - but then says it's pointless telling his own squad about it because they won't recognise Beckham for his footballing skills.
So if they are looking anxious at the prospect of felling high-flying Championship side Southampton, their own boss will be staying tight-lipped.
Sadler, now 38, was playing in just his second game when then Birmingham chief Steve Bruce named him in the side to face the Premier League giants.
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