He didn't take Ludovic Giuly or Robert Pires, two of the world's best wingers, to WC 2006

because, he said, "I don't trust Scorpios". Somehow, they got to the final and only lost on penalties, and the two players he picked instead, Franck Ribery and Florent Malouda, had really good tournaments. (My theory is that the older players - Zidane, Barthez, Thuram etc - basically managed the team.)

Was widely expected to step down after a disastrous Euro 2008 but used the press conference after they went out to propose to his girlfriend. Probably should have been fired just for being so cynical tbh

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 1, 22:27:26