Domenech’s bonkers diary from the 2010 World Cup 😱 | OneFootball

This is going to get people talking.

This Wednesday, Netflix released its documentary on the French national team’s 2010 World Cup titled "The Bus: Les Bleus on Strike."

In this film, Netflix tries to break down the explosive atmosphere within the France squad that led to the infamous training strike in Knysna.

One of the documentary’s main attractions is linked to Raymond Domenech. The former France manager gave Netflix access to the diary he kept during the tournament.

A notebook containing observations about the France players that are each more bizarre and violent than the last, particularly regarding Yoann Gourcuff. "I sometimes have surges of hatred toward these idiots," one can read, as revealed by L'Équipe.

"Thierry Henry was born on August 17. Typical Leo: he gazes at his own navel [...] Gourcuff, what an idiot he is. Mildly autistic first, and stupid second [...] Gallas is always sulking. I won’t put up with it for long  [...] Anelka walked past me without even looking at me. That fat idiot...," also wrote the former FC Nantes coach.

These writings help shed a little more light on the extremely oppressive atmosphere that prevailed within the France team during the tournament. In this notebook, Raymond Domenech even explains that he almost welcomed the players’ strike as a blessing. "It’s your best collective action of the entire World Cup. The suicide is done! Hallelujah!," he wrote.

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📸 STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN - 2010 AFP