Maintained coach of the French side after Euro 2008, without any valid reason, Raymond Domenech created a deleterious climate around the Blues, who spoke very clearly about the players’ strike in South Africa in the middle of the 2010 World Cup. He is the main person responsible for the worst page in the history of the Blues.
Without much surprise, Raymond Domenech was rewarded for his rank during the latest Netflix documentary on the strike of the French team in Knysna, in the middle of the 2010 World Cup. Led by Patrice Evra as captain, the French players refused to train to protest against the exclusion of Nicolas Anelka, who is available due to injury proposals against his elector at half-time of the defeat against Mexico (2-0). It’s a sensational die The Team This means that the FFF has a sanction for the attack.
Anthony Réveillère experienced the scandal from the inside, since he was one of the 24 players present in South Africa (Stéphane Ruffier was called in as reinforcement without being able to join the official list). “We wanted to show solidarity with Anelka and it took on crazy proportions. But we got there because there were things that should have remained in the locker room”you remember that So (Site notre bureau spécialisé) The former crossroads of Stade Rennais and OL, where the 47th season took place.
Raymond Domenech in the visor
French international from 2003 to 2012, Réveil points out Domenech’s non-existent management of the group: « I’m not taking anyone’s side, but seeing the qualifying matches and certain behaviors at that time, Knysna is not surprising, because there was no framework. That always surprised me with Domenech: I was always told that the player tackled at the Gorge, that he was a raving madman with his big mustache… But in fact, with this selection, we had the impression that some people had privileges. What happened to Knysna, It’s like raising a child: you set rules and you stick to them. There, everyone could do what they wanted, so it went in all directions.
And add it to a sofa: « Afterwards, in my opinion, this Domenech is a good guy. I don’t know the man, I never had a real discussion with him. It’s necessarily complicated to manage egos, make decisions, but when you do the job, you have to have these skills. At the Euro In 2008, the problems started. 98 world champions Fabien Barthez, Lilian Thuram, Patrick Vieira, Zinédine Zidane and Thierry Henry led the Blues in 2006. Henry was the last survivor four years later.
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Anthony Réveillère and Gaël Clichy in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.