[新聞] Domenech defends disgraced Zidane
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France coach Raymond Domenech said the
referee should have given Zinedine
Zidane more protection in the World Cup
final defeat against Italy in Berlin.
Zidane was sent off in extra-time for a
head-butt on Marco Materazzi before
France went on to lose on penalties.
"Materrazzi is the man of the match, not
Andrea Pirlo," said Domenech.
"When one has to put up with what Zidane
had to and the referee doesn't do anything,
one understands. You can't excuse it, but
you can understand it."
Skipper Zidane had put France ahead early
on from the spot before Materazzi
levelled for Italy.
Neither team could make a telling breakthrough
in normal time and then, with France in the
ascendency, the game swung in extra-time when
Zidane, in his final game before retiring,
launched himself at Materazzi.
Domenech said that Zidane regretted what had
happened but refused to say if he had
apologised.
"To see him finish his career in this way is
sad," said Domenech. "He has had a great career
and a great World Cup.
"Something must have happened but I don't know
what. I don't think he decided out of the blue
to headbutt him, that he wanted to leave the
pitch, something must have happened.
"The referee saw nothing, the assistant referee
saw nothing and then we have the fourth official
seeing the video replay and telling the referee."
Italy coach Marcello Lippi criticsed his French
counterpart and defended Materazzi, saying his
players did nothing to implicate Zidane and get
him sent off.
"Domenech made a gesture that was not very nice,
a gesture as if Materazzi had done something but
there was nothing. There was no acting. There was
nothing going on," the Italian said.
"And you will realise that it was not Materazzi
who got the attention of the referee.
"It was the fourth and fifth officials looking
at the video at the edge of the pitch.
"We did not do anything. They saw it and they
called the attention of the referee.
"Materazzi was not acting. He took a blow and
he was hurt."
French President Jacques Chirac, who watched
the match at Berlin's Olympiastadion, said:
"I don't know what happened, why Zidane was
punished.
"But I would like to express all the respect
that I have for a man who represents at the
same time all the most beautiful values of
sport, the greatest human qualities one can
imagine, and who has honoured French sport
and, simply, France.
"It was really a matter of chance," he added
on the result. "So it's not for me to console
them. I have simply to express my admiration
and respect."
France lost the shoot-out 5-3 after David
Trezeguet hit the woodwork and Italy converted
all their spot-kicks.
"Zidane is the first one to shoot normally
but him not being there shouldn't change it
that much," Domenech explained.
"We have no particular plan when it comes to
penalties, it depends who is on the pitch and
who feels that they want to take them.
"I can't say I'm happy just to be a finalist,"
said Domenech who is also unhappy his side have
to attend a parade on Monday on the Champs Elysees.
"For Monday, if it was me who decided, we
wouldn't have one. Thirty years ago we did
that sort of thing but I don't think it is
the correct thing to do now."
And Domenech said it was too soon to reflect
on the positives of the match or the tournament.
"I don't have the heart to remember the good
things right now. Only the disappoimtment at
the moment," he said.
"I am deeply disappointed. We deserved the
title based over the whole match.
"Only victory is beautiful and we missed out
just by a little thing. We can say it wasn't
too bad but it is the Italians who are the
world champions.
"They played for the penalties because that
was the only option for them."
Domenech also refused to speculate on his
future.
He added: "I'll think about that in two or
three days' time when I've had a rest and
start to forget this very big disappointment.
"We have the meeting of the French federation
on Tuesday and the president will say what has
been decided, but this is not important now,
I'm not worried about that now, I'm disappointed.
"It's not enough for me that we made the final
- I thought we should have won.
"We had Patrick Vieira who was injured, that
was an important element, and then the sending
off reduced us to 10 men. We had the match very
much under control at that point so that was
indeed sad."
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