Raymond Domenech Players Quotations

I am very satisfied that France can again rely on Zinedine Zidane and Claude Makelele, two hugely talented players who play at the highest level with their clubs.

I am very satisfied that the French team can once again count on Zinedine Zidane and Claude Makelele ... very talented players who play at the highest level for their clubs.

There is a lot of work to be done, it will take them a lot of time to reach those levels, although the potential is there. Only time will tell if the players who are now in their early 20s can close the gap on the older ones.

We will play at 1500 local time and at 1900 we will be on the plane home, ... The players will travel in first class and will rest peacefully. The next morning, we will arrive at 0600 after a good night's sleep, and be ready to work.

I'm happy for the players because they deserved this qualification,

It's a concrete argument. If we had played on Nov. 16, the players would be back to their clubs the following day and playing a match on Saturday (Nov. 19), followed by crucial European Cup matches. I put myself in the position of a club coach.

It's good for the players to be involved ... but only up to the semifinals. Then I want them to take a nice week's holiday during the final. I have told the players that, but I don't think they are going to listen to me.