Following a hastily arranged meeting with The French Football Federation Federal Council in Paris, it has emerged that the laughing stock of International football management Raymond Domenech will remain as coach of the French national team.
Standing on the touchline in the pouring rain watching your team failing to qualify for a major final, is quite sane compared to some of the things that Domenech has done.
Making squad selections based on astrology almost saw Domenech kicked out of his job before the World Cup finals in 2006. A sudden change of fortune and a pre retirement in form Zidane helped the ageing French side to the final.
This time there is no saviour, Domenech never even considered taking in form striker David Trezeguet to the Euro’s, favouring the out of form Henry and Anelka. Their best players overall in the three games were veteran Makelele and headless chicken Ribberry.
And when France returned home, Domenech tells the nation that he is getting married, “To lift the spirit of the country” after failing at football.
But my favourite story was how Domenech blamed the hotel that the French team were staying in for his teams awful displays at Euro 2008. He said that the Hotel only had one entrance and all the rooms led off corridors making the team feel as though they were in a cul de sac!
Why he hasn’t been shown the door is anybody’s guess.
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