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Will France ever sack Domenech?

  • 08-09-2009 9:00pm
    #1
    ANTIFA!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 295 ✭✭


    How has this chap manged to stay in charge of Les Bleus for so long?

    He makes them such a bad team, how they got to final in 06 I'll never know, mostly down to Zizou probably.


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  • #2
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,108 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    Between their performances of late and the Henry-led players revolt, surely he's got to be gone fairly soon. I know Henry has since said it was blown out of proportion, but with the way he picks his teams (star signs?! ffs) and the way he sets up his tactics (or lack thereof) the players surely cant be too happy. Truly an awful manager.


  • #3
    ironictoaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,149 ✭✭✭ironictoaster


    Should have been sacked soon after the Euro 08. Will be sacked after the WC.


  • #4
    JPA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,792 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    He must be a really nice guy or have some friends in the FFF.


  • #5
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,680 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    beating the Faroe Islands by only 1 goal should get anyone the boot


  • #6
    fh041205
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭fh041205


    Hes way overdue to get the boot. He has really been asking for it for quite a while. Between the poor results and some of the players hes included/excluded at certain times, I would have sacked him ages ago.


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  • #7
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Some people say managers don't really matter, Domenech shows they do. For better or worse. Getting held or beaten by Serbia would not normally be a cause for a sacking and I guess the fact France will still make the play-offs at worst will keep him safe.


  • #8
    ANTIFA!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 295 ✭✭ANTIFA!


    He took over from Santini after Euro 04 right? Then they were in our group where they were very lucky to qualify. France drew at home to Israel, Switzerland and us in that group and if Henry didn't score that great goal at Lansdowne they mighn't have even qualified for the WC that time.

    Then in Euro 2008 Qualification, his team lost at home to the Scottish in the group stages.

    Shocking manager. Bet he's managing them in Euro 2012.


  • #9
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Laurent Blanc will be thier next manager.


  • #10
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,928 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    Shows the power of union membership in france :)


  • #11
    greendom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    He has a lot to thank Zidane for. His agreeing to comeback prior to '06 lifted the whole camp and ensured a successful tournament. He's been living on that ever since.

    He was also a very important part of the back-room staff that developed the team that won the WC in 98 and the EC in 2000 so that gave him a bit of a free pass has well.

    He has been living off that for far too long now. Hopefully a defeat tonight will finally oust him and then a new guy can be brought in in time for the play-offs.


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  • #12
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,732 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    greendom wrote: »
    He has been living off that for far too long now. Hopefully a defeat tonight will finally oust him and then a new guy can be brought in in time for the play-offs.

    Jaysus, some of ye are looking at this the wrong way. If he does make the play offs, they could face Ireland.

    We will need all the help we can get.

    Lets hope he stays!


  • #13
    angel01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,030 ✭✭✭angel01


    He could do so much better and he fails every time. Sack him after the playoffs ;)


  • #14
    MuPpItJoCkEy
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭MuPpItJoCkEy


    Why has Domenech still got the job is some good question. It pains me to even think about it. He has been a terrible choice since the start. His squad selection for the was complete madness. I know I am a Man United fan but one of the most bizzare for me was leaving Patrice Evra who had won the premiership 2 seasons in a row along with the Champions League and was in oustanding form during that period and in his place puts Eric Abidal who I think is a good player but during those 2 seasons, he hadn't won anything with Barcalona and wasn't player the best. He also sent home Mattieu Flamini and kept Patrick Vieira who was injured and didn't kick a ball for the whole tournament while it had to be said, Flamini had just had a great season before signing for AC Milan. He also put Abidal at centre back instead of Thuram at one point and Abidal looked way off the mark.

    France got held to a 0-0 against Romania before being battered 4-1 against Holland. Was this worse than when France couldn't even score a goal in the 2002 world cup and were knocked out at the group stages. France even getting to their last finals was down to the Zidane mainly and other teams playing poorly.

    The other day, Frank Ribery who is currently Frances top scorer in the qualifying campaigne so far and leaves him on the bench for the start of the must win match.

    In my eyes, Raymond Domenech is wasting the quality France have. There are some amazing players in the French team and if they had a good coach, they really could be going around doing damage. Imagine the football they would be playing under perhaps Wegner. They have great players all over the pitch. Youth and experience all being wasted by Domenech. It's so hard to understand and why the FFF are allowing this farce to continue is beyond me. It's a pure waste of what could be one of the strongest teams in the world with great attacking talent which would be great to watch.


  • #15
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    ~Rebel~ wrote: »
    Between their performances of late and the Henry-led players revolt, surely he's got to be gone fairly soon. I know Henry has since said it was blown out of proportion, but with the way he picks his teams (star signs?! ffs) and the way he sets up his tactics (or lack thereof) the players surely cant be too happy. Truly an awful manager.

    Domenech must have had words with Henry because Henry was on telly last night giving the most robotic speech of support of the team and management. It was clear he had learned it off and didn't believe a word of it. Saying that the team had played very well.


  • #16
    joe123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,524 ✭✭✭joe123


    mike65 wrote: »
    Laurent Blanc will be thier next manager.

    I could see Decshamp taking the job.


  • #17
    ANTIFA!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 295 ✭✭ANTIFA!


    Losing 1-0 to Serbia :D

    hahha.


  • #18
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,521 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Lloris sent off after a few minutes, this could be a hairy second half.
    Ribery and Benzema on the bench again and Gignac up front with Henry and Anelka out wide - genius...


  • #19
    greendom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    Henry equalises before half time. Sounds like a decent game. Gignac taken off to allow Mandanda to go in goal.

    I'll take a draw with only 10 men on the pitch


  • #20
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    It's a pity they only drew. I watched the whole match and over all they did play better than Serbia, particularly in the 2nd half, and especially seeing as they only had ten men.

    I still don't understand why Riberi didn't start.


  • #21
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,397 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    Remember as far as I can remember, in the last euros he left clichy, sagna and evra at home and took Sagnol and Abidal! Also, left Trezeguet at home, who has a goal every 2 games for france


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  • #22
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    Paparazzo wrote: »
    Remember as far as I can remember, in the last euros he left clichy, sagna and evra at home and took Sagnol and Abidal! Also, left Trezeguet at home, who has a goal every 2 games for france

    Oh yeah I had forgotten about that! Madness!

    You should check out Les Guignols des Infos when they take the piss of Domenech, it's brilliant.


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