We will not see Raymond Domenech again on a sidelines. At 73, the former tricolor coach acted the end of his coach career. His last experience at the head of a team will therefore remain his brief passage to the head of FC Nantes in the winter of 2021.
Appointed during the holidays to replace Christian Gourcuff, the former side had been landed by Waldemar Kita 46 days later with four draws and three defeats in seven matches in Ligue 1 and an elimination against Lens in the French Cup. A final match he had followed from a distance since he had been put to isolation due to suspicion of coronavirus despite a negative test.
Raymond Domenech has no regrets
“It was a great experience anyway that allowed me to regain this pleasure to train”said to Picard mail Whoever had stayed more than ten years without training between the end of his adventure at the head of the French team and this Nantes episode. “I take a big blow from the coaches today because it has become a job of hell, anxiety -provoking, he continued. It is a permanent responsibility, 24 hours a day, with any constant pressure. Whatever happens, the manager, it will always be the coach … except when it works. »»
And the native of Lyon assures him: the profession of coach does not lack. “It remains my passion and I still watch a lot of matches, he explained. But I learned to live differently, to take care of people. The only thing that I miss is going to training, arriving early in the morning on the field, to feel the wet grass and that the group of players waits to go to do something. Everything else no. And especially not the coasts. »»
