Domenech lashes out at Mourinho

French national coach Raymond Domenech has continued his attack on Italian football, now starting a fight with Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho.

Domenech has previously criticized Italian football and the Serie A, and has also had a war of words with Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri, Catania and some Italian journalists. He is also remembered for his outburst after the Azzurri beat France to win the FIFA World Cup in 2006.

“Mourinho is like the British tabloids, his best strength is to provoke everything and everyone, and he doesn’t even care about himself anymore,” Domenech said. “There are always farcical situations when Mourinho is around.”

Domenech will not win many friends with these statements, as French striker David Trezeguet also had a swipe at the coach this week: “I made the decision to quit Les Bleus in order to leave my place to a player who can work with Domenech’s system. And even if everything goes well with Juventus, I believe that Domenech has other ideas.

“I had the opportunity to play under Tigana, Lippi, Ancelotti, Capello, and Deschamps. These are high-level coaches who have won titles. This is why it is difficult to accept certain decisions from someone who has won nothing.”

Trezeguet calls it quits!

The 30 year old French striker scored 20 goals last term for Juventus in Serie A and was controversially left out of the French national team for Euro 2008 despite his performance Coach Raymond Domenech saw it fit to omit the striker from the Euro 2008 squad.

Affectionately called “Trezegol”, the world cup winning French striker has decided to retire from the international game stating that the retention of Domenech as coach of the French team is his reason for making the irreversible decision.

The striker also stated that “I have seen a different football to that which they see in France and the Euro’s were so negative. “However, what makes me angry is Domenech staying on as coach. “Too many political rather than football decisions are being made and the public opinion is not being respected.” Trezeguet is the most recent of many French players who have retired from international game since France’s disappointing exit from Euro 2008.