Comments on: Raymond Domenech Sums Up Our Thoughts http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html France - World Cup - South Africa 2010 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:09:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: doumé http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-93692 doumé Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:36:27 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html#comment-93692 Well it wasn't dubbed the "Group of Death" for nothing. Any time you will have a qualifying group that includes the 2 WC finalists, plus a WC playoff team, plus another which is notorious for beating anybody, you're in for a heck of a fight. If Ukraine and Scotland had advanced, I might not have been surprised. While France made no mistake against the "smaller teams" (and in the end it payed), she didn't solve the problem with Scotland - bravo Scotland. It was major to beat Italy right away. Italy had a slow start. Scotland had a slow end. Ukraine beat itself. So in the end the WC finalists made it through, and yes the fight was tough. I was fairly optimistic for the Ukr game anyway. Morocco is not an easy team. 2-2 was very good both as a boost and a wake-up call. With all our guys, I think the game would have been OK next Wednesday. L'Equipe was emphasizing that France has now qualified for 7 consecutive final phases, since 96. That never happened even with Platini. And the guy who played all of those, the symbol of that rich era is Thuram (he got help from many others along the way). Well it wasn’t dubbed the “Group of Death” for nothing. Any time you will have a qualifying group that includes the 2 WC finalists, plus a WC playoff team, plus another which is notorious for beating anybody, you’re in for a heck of a fight. If Ukraine and Scotland had advanced, I might not have been surprised. While France made no mistake against the “smaller teams” (and in the end it payed), she didn’t solve the problem with Scotland – bravo Scotland. It was major to beat Italy right away.
Italy had a slow start. Scotland had a slow end. Ukraine beat itself. So in the end the WC finalists made it through, and yes the fight was tough.

I was fairly optimistic for the Ukr game anyway. Morocco is not an easy team. 2-2 was very good both as a boost and a wake-up call. With all our guys, I think the game would have been OK next Wednesday.

L’Equipe was emphasizing that France has now qualified for 7 consecutive final phases, since 96. That never happened even with Platini. And the guy who played all of those, the symbol of that rich era is Thuram (he got help from many others along the way).

]]> By: Thierry http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-93568 Thierry Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:30:22 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html#comment-93568 Calcio don't believe all the so called tabloid declaration of Domenech, that we in France never heard. Only Italian Berlusconian papers or tabloids of Ruppert Murdoch heard shocking words in the mouth of Domenech. When he said"I thanks Italy to play the game totally(with their heart" it become "i motivated them with my provocation"... Calcio don’t believe all the so called tabloid declaration of Domenech, that we in France never heard. Only Italian Berlusconian papers or tabloids of Ruppert Murdoch heard shocking words in the mouth of Domenech. When he said”I thanks Italy to play the game totally(with their heart” it become “i motivated them with my provocation”…

]]> By: Thierry http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-93567 Thierry Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:21:42 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html#comment-93567 Laurie, Do you mean some of us, cruel would had secretly dream Scotland beat Italy, and France with a little draw, or an intense victory send the Campionni del mundo at home ? We should have wait the next summer for it i m afraid. :) Laurie, Do you mean some of us, cruel would had secretly dream Scotland beat Italy, and France with a little draw, or an intense victory send the Campionni del mundo at home ? We should have wait the next summer for it i m afraid. :)

]]> By: Calcio http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-93565 Calcio Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:18:01 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html#comment-93565 Domenech is full of bull sh*t. That's why we, teh Italians, are going to teach you a lesson of life. Domenech is full of bull sh*t. That’s why we, teh Italians, are going to teach you a lesson of life.

]]> By: Laurie http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-93553 Laurie Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:27:52 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html#comment-93553 Well, that settles it then. Just send everybody home and put Jean-Michel on the field on Wednesday. Well, that settles it then. Just send everybody home and put Jean-Michel on the field on Wednesday.

]]> By: Jean-Michel http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html/comment-page-1#comment-93536 Jean-Michel Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:34:10 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/raymond-domenech-sums-up-our-thoughts.html#comment-93536 Domenech has nothing to worry about. I just beat Ukraine 5-1 on the fifa 2007 xbox version. :) Domenech has nothing to worry about. I just beat Ukraine 5-1 on the fifa 2007 xbox version. :)

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