What caused the French team to lose this World Cup?

In the deafening roar of the host fan "Vavazula", the French team stumbled to the end of the World Cup in South Africa. Only one goal was scored in three games, but we scored four times. 1998 The World Cup champion bid farewell to the World Cup in South Africa. A scattered team, an opinionated head coach, a media that is afraid of chaos in the world, and a football association that commands at will, it seems that the fall of the "Gaul rooster" has long been doomed.

Media crime

Many people will probably object to blaming the media for the defeat of the French team, but for France, a country with supreme media rights, this has unfortunately become a reality. As early as the European World Cup qualifiers, "Gaul rooster" was the focus of media criticism. Whether you know football or not, you can comment on the national team. Although the opinion polls published in newspapers have different forms and different questions, almost all of them are saying one thing, that is, the French team is unpopular and the head coach Domenech is disgusting. Perhaps in the media's view, this is a way to spur or even encourage, but the result is mutual misunderstanding between the people and the players.

The negative news of the French team keeps appearing in newspapers. In a World Cup qualifier held on September 5 last year, the "Gaul Rooster" made an own goal under the excellent situation of an advanced goal and was equalized by the Romanian team. The Parisian newspaper revealed on the 7th that captain Henry was angry with Domenech at a meeting because he was dissatisfied with his coaching style. Once the news was disclosed, it immediately caused an uproar in French media and football. In the midst of people's discussion, Henry, who was at the center of the storm, had to leave the training base and go to French TV 1 for public clarification.

During the group stage of this World Cup, the malicious speculation of the French media reached its peak. The day after France was defeated by Mexico, L 'Equipe revealed an explosive news that the main striker Anelka was replaced in the game against Mexico, which indirectly led to France's defeat. In the afternoon, the French Football Association announced that Anelka would be expelled from the national team. In this regard, Jean Pierre Escalettes, president of the Football Association, believes that the debate in the game is inevitable, and Anelka's practice is also inappropriate, but the exposure of the media has turned it into a "national event", and a thing that was not serious originally has thus reached an unmanageable level.

Football association crime

It is unfair to blame the media blindly. Imagine, if there are no "traitors" in the locker room and there is no political struggle within the Football Association, how can journalists "see the needle"? Aside from the disputes within the Football Association, the way in which the organization chooses the head coach alone is enough to tear the French team apart.

In the 2008 European Championship, the former "double champion" was first drawn by Romania, and then humiliated by the "orange legion" Dutch team with a big score of 4:/kloc-0: In the final "life-and-death battle" with the Italian team, he was unlucky again and lost to his old rival 0-2. The poor record made Domenech encounter the most serious crisis of trust since he became the coach of the national team. In this regard, Jacques, the magical coach who led the French team to win the 1998 World Cup, believes that Domenech should resign when his authority and coaching level are seriously questioned. Even from the perspective of protecting the coach, the Football Association should make up its mind, but the final result of the dispute is Domenech's retention. This time, the well-informed French media once again broke the news: Domenech has a close relationship with the president of the French Football Association and should be supported by the latter. ...

In preparation for the World Cup, the highest institution of French football once again made low-level mistakes. The training here is in full swing, but the top management there has repeatedly exposed to the media, turning the release of the new coach into a "quiz" for the whole people. At the beginning of the year, President Eskley of the Football Association couldn't wait to say that the organization would announce Domenech's successor before the World Cup. He confidently believes that players have the right to know Domenech's departure, which will not affect their preparations.

Since then, with the help of the Football Association, French public opinion has discussed for months whether Blanco can be elected as the new head coach of the French team. It constantly reminds the players of the French team that Domenech is about to become a thing of the past, and you will have a new coach after the World Cup. When this lively debate ended, the Bordeaux team led by Blanco missed the league title, and the French team led by Domenech also went to the point of no return.

Coach crime

Domenech's stubbornness is well known. Since taking office, the outside world has never stopped questioning him, but the old man dressed in black with curly hair and silver hair has always stood stubbornly on the sidelines, mumbling something, as if playing tarot divination.

His stubbornness once made the French team go to heaven: in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, he recalled Zidane, Thuram and Makelele to join the team, helping the "Gaul Rooster" to sweep Spain, Brazil and Portugal all the way to the final. However, it is also out of stubborn nature that "success is Xiao He, failure is Xiao He". He can shut out Trezeguet, who has performed well in Juventus, push Anelka, who is not suitable for "single arrow", to the center position, and plug Ribelli, who is used to the left, into the middle. Even in the formations of 433 and 423 1, he can change with time.

Yakai once said that the head coach should not only explain the tactics to the players, but also give appropriate explanations to the public and the media. Domenech just lacks communication with the outside world. Among people's accusations against him, the most frequently heard words are "arrogance", "personality disorder" and "eccentric temper". After the French team lost in the European Championship, he proposed to his girlfriend in front of hundreds of millions of audiences. Perhaps in his romantic and casual view, this was a normal move, but it angered the French people. "When people are sad, he speaks amazingly. He (Domenech) should understand that he is the head coach of the French team first, and then he represents himself. He is responsible for the French national team. " Platini's criticism of him in this respect is pertinent.

In addition, among the players of the French team, Domenech did not establish real authority. His easygoing can narrow the distance with the players, but it also brings more distrust. Compared with Manchester United manager and others, he is far from the "iron handsome" who can control the atmosphere in the dressing room. Beckham was awesome, but he was hit in the upper left eye by Sir Alex Ferguson's sneakers. The "heartthrob" was disfigured, but even if he went to Real Madrid later, he dared not express his dissatisfaction with the coach.

Domenech has always regarded astrology and psychology as his biggest hobbies besides football, but this time he miscalculated. What the French team needs is not a mysterious "astrologer", but a "Napoleonic" iron coach. I hope that many years later, when he recalls this terrible experience, he will understand the truth.