Soon-to-be sacked France coach Raymond Domenech
celebrated his side's calamitous Euro 2008 exit by proposing to his
girlfriend.
Domenech, whose tactics and team selection have been widely
criticised and blamed for France's poor showing in Austria and
Switzerland, chose the moments after the 2-0 defeat to Italy on
Tuesday to proposed to Estelle Denis, a journalist and TV
presenter.
In a post-match interview with French television station M6 -
incidentally, the channel that Denis works for - Domenech said: "I
have only one plan at the moment, it is to marry Estelle, and it is
only this evening that I ask for her hand in marriage. "I know that
it is difficult, but it is in moments like these that one has need
of everyone, and I need her."
When asked why he chose that moment and situation to pop the
question, Domenech said: "It was just a thought. Everyone was so
sad and I thought to myself, 'Life has its beautiful moments'."
Unsurprisingly, Domench was unable to answer questions about his
own professional future. "I am not asking myself that question, as
it is a political problem. "This team has a future, it has a real
plan, there are young players coming through, there is something
really interesting to do.
"It is a political problem and I have never dabbled in anything
other than sporting matters." It is not currently known whether Mme
Denis accepted his proposal.
