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Chimbonda's selection was the cause of so many jokes, you wouldn't believe it, as you have the opportunity to see him play.
When Domenech announced that he would be in the 23 players list, I was not the only to ask myself : where does this guy comes from? All the French remembered was his time in Bastia, and the fact that he nearly cried when people mocked monkey grunts every single time he touched the ball.
His inclusion gave a comedy show some opportunities to make people laugh (not offensively) about that fact : the French team had a secret weapon that was sooo secret that noone even knew what it was.
Yes, Emmanuel Petit was a favorite of mine too. And the third goal in the 1998 final to make it all the more perfect.
He left the national team with a bit of bitterness I think, but overcame it, since an injury put an end to his carreer.
What most French supporters didn't understand was Domenech's decision not to include Pires and Giuly (both of them played the Barcelona-Arsenal final this year), and not to select Anelka either.
Lots of bad press about Dhorasoo, Vieira's shape (I agreed with that) and even Zidane (who had been applauded when he came back a few months before - versatility again).
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