He doesn't exactly have a job, that's how. He has a moral contract. Nothing signed, it's just a six month contract. That means he has a friendly against Sweden in August and then three World Cup Qualifying matches to prove he should keep the job. Away at Austria, home for Serbia and away to Romania. France will expect to win in Austria. Serbia finished first in their group over Spain in World Cup Qualifiers, but last in "the group of death." They no longer have Montenegro, but they do have a healthy Nevanja Vidic. The French are going to expect to win this one. That leaves away at Romania. We all know what happened in the Euro Cup and the French will what at least a point. If Domenech comes away with six or more points I think he will have a job. Good luck.
I'm not sure this is the right decision. In Euro Cup he held onto players who were past their prime. The French also couldn't seem to get lucky. One might think it were time for some new thinking for the French side. They have the players: Nasri, Ben Arfa, Benzema, Sagna and Diarra are the future of France. Played with Henry and Ribery and you have a fresh forward thinking team. The French spent way to much time with their foot off the gas in Euro Cup. If Domenech makes those changes in the next few games then both may prosper. I loved the suit he wore in Euro Cup. He's a very French coach, and you can only expect great victories or wonderful tragedies.
SkySports is saying that Cristiano Ronaldo will have ankle surgery by Sunday. He received a red card in his first game last year and was suspended for three games. He then went on to have the best season of his life. They need him to make a full recovery. At his best he can make you forget the other Ronaldo, but he is fickle. He seems unsettled at Man U and will move on in the near future. He's going to be hard pressed to match 31 goals in the Premiership and 42 in all competitions. Alex Ferguson has said he will not be doing much in the transfer window. Yet things can change quickly and as the teams around him make improvements he will be tempted to do the same. They will be looking towards their young players to propel them forward. Nani and Anderson have the talent, but not the experience. Rooney and Tevez looked great together last year, while Carrick and Hargreaves are good in any combination. They can no longer expect much of Giggs and Scholes. This has been said before and could be wrong again, but now in their mid 30's the pace of the game may be past them. They pipped(squeaked) Chelsea for two titles last year and they will need a lot of luck to do it again. I don't think they will be that lucky.
