[Rainer24]

1. Domenech - This tournament is proving what most of us already knew: Zidane took France to the Final in 06, not Domenech. If I were a French fan, I'd be burning the headquarters of the FFA for giving the job to a guy who picks the team based on Astrology.


2. Donadoni - Italians won't put up with not making it out of the group stage, and I don't think they will.

[Bernabeu]

3- Spain - Luis Aragones to be replaced by Vicente del Bosque. It's agreed and signed and public long ago.

[blueguitar322]

Ironic considering their sides are probably playing the best soccer in the tournament...but Van Basten is going to Ajax and Scolari is going to Chelsea.

[ForzaAmeen]

Domenech is clueless

[Marbur66]

Originally Posted by ForzaAmeen

Domenech is clueless

Domenech is as good as gone. At least he should be, as some of the players he omitted from his squad would probably be useful right now.

[Rainer24]

Originally Posted by blueguitar322

Ironic considering their sides are probably playing the best soccer in the tournament...but Van Basten is going to Ajax and Scolari is going to Chelsea.

Yeah, but van Basten, Aragones and Scolari aren't being fired.

[timotheus]

Domenech...

W T F hombre?!

playing big hair gumasi and malouda....

big hair guy was useless and just flopped about the field for 90 mins...

[Rainer24]

Taking Gomis ahead of Trezeguet is inexcusable.

[Bernabeu]

Originally Posted by Rainer24

Yeah, but van Basten, Aragones and Scolari aren't being fired.

Aragonés is actually fired. He wasn't fired before the Euro because there was no time. But he was very offended and angry with the Spanish Federation declaring every kind of thing against this. In 2006 he said he would quit if Spain didn't reach the semi-finals in WC06, but later he didn't and the whole country was against him with pools of 80% voting for him to resign. After that, Spain did again a very poor qualifying and that's why Vicente del Bosque was chosen secretely but finally everyone knew including him.

[Twix]

If Domenech gets fired in mid-tournament, I wouldn't be surprised if France's play improved.