Comments on: Thoughts on Le Sélectionneur, Raymond Domenech: Is he the right man to turn it around, or is his sacking ridiculously overdue?

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:30:56 +0000

i think a little prayer for our boys is appropriate at this stage.

ribery is training again and should be good as new end of september, so we will def have him back for the next set of internationals! Thtas something good to look for before our inevitable loss to (is it) serbia

By: Michel-Olivier

Michel-Olivier — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:41:56 +0000

bring back the guillotine because someone(you know who) head is going to be on the scaffolding.

By: Benj

Benj — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:09:14 +0000

Here’s an even better one:

http://www.lemonde.fr/sports/article/2008/09/09/un-fusible-nomme-raymond-domenech_1093019_3242.html

By: Benj

Benj — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:42:18 +0000

Laurie

can’t find the link anymore on lequipe.fr. It seems to have disappeared…
However, here is a link from LeMonde referring to it:

http://www.lemonde.fr/sports/article/2008/09/09/pourquoi-domenech-est-maintenu-a-la-tete-des-bleus_1093390_3242.html

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:58:46 +0000

Benj, do you have a link? Unless I catch something while it’s on the front page of the l’Equipe website, I always have a hard time searching out articles there. Thanks!

By: Benj

Benj — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:27:56 +0000

You should go to the l’ Equipe web site. They released transcripts of the deliberations at the FFF and why they decided to keep Domenech. It’s all about politics, not wanting somebody from “outside” (like Deschamps) to take over, using Domenech as the “fall guy” in case the team doesn’t qualify for WC. Absolutely putrid stuff. They should all be fired: Houllier, Escallettes, and the rest of those clowns.

By: Seb

Seb — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:45:35 +0000

Some thoughts after analyzing the performance of our U-21 team today and whether any of those guys will have an impact on qualification.

Even though he is out injured at the moment, it is more than likely that PSG’s Mamadou Sakho (who is surclassé, that is, while he should be a U-19, he’d in the U-21 Bleuet team) will be a starter in Bleu, though if they don’t rush him, about 3 years, and he’ll be among the best defenders in the world.

Habib Bellaïd, if he can be more consistent, also has a shot.

Loïc Rémy is able to pose issues to any defense.

Frédéric Nimani has done well this season, he remains very unpolished, though.

Erick Mombaerts should not be among the candidates to replace Raymond Domenech, as we appear to be having the same issues with his teams (difficulty to score, questionable selections, and so on).

By: Jean Pierre

Jean Pierre — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:24:33 +0000

Wow that are interesting and impressing analyses in the comments!! things i never could think of
- im impressed:D
and upset because france is playing crap with a crap coach
lets look to the match with the serbs tomorrow
If you got this channel: EuroSport 1
You can watch NOT France – Austria,
but France – Serbia
Not live, but it is something else than Justin TV so check out your old american tv;s

i wonder what the line up will be tommorow though with domenech it wont be surprising

By: Seb

Seb — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:20:13 +0000

On the plus side, our U-21 team qualified for the playoffs! YEAH!

To metamoralia, excellent thinking. I did not describe it as well as you did, though earlier, during the summer and before the July general counsel, I described Domenech as a bit of a “made man,” like in the mafia. He is persona grata at the FFF, and it would take, well, A LOT for Escalettes (there are people who think Escalettes will resign if we don’t win tomorrow) to get rid of him. Of course, we are now in a situation where everyone’s head is close to the guillotine, though there’s no doubt it’s Estelle Denis’ main squeeze who would be on the chopping block first.

Michel-Olivier, I’m impressed at your knowledge of Serbian players. I’m actually more afraid of the Serbian midfield, as I think a midfield of Stankovic, Kuzmanovic, Jankovic, etc. is definitely one which, considering we’re without Vieira, could make considerable problems to our own. Zigic will be a danger on set pieces, to be certain, though.

By: Jean Pierre

Jean Pierre — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:16:54 +0000

Wow that are interesting and impressing analyses in the comments!! things i never could think of
- im impressed:D

and upset because france is playing crap with a crap coach

lets look to the match with the serbs tomorrow

If you got this channel: EuroSport 1
You can watch France – Austria
Not live, but it is something else than Justin TV