
HIS STAND
You never have any excuses when you don8217;t qualify but before you accuse us wait until we have committed a crime.
WHAT WENT WRONG
8226; Domenech came underfire for saving his first comments for one of the team8217;s sponsors, a mobile phone operator, after naming his World Cup squad last month.
8226; More negative headlines followed France8217;s dull draws with Switzerland and South Korea.
STRANGE MOVE
Has also been criticised for making a strange move in added time against South Korea on Sunday, taking off captain Zinedine Zidane and sending on David Trezeguet for a few seconds.
EXPLANATION
I was thinking about the future and sending a message that some had to prepare for the match against Togo.
A REMINDER
One of the hardest tacklers in French soccer as a player, Domenech is also frequently reminded he has only won a second division title with Olympique Lyon in more than 20 years as a coach.