Donadoni Just Can’t Resist

By: Martha | December 28th, 2007

Whatever you think of Italy coach Roberto Donadoni, the man has been nothing less than a saint for the last several months in his remarkable ability to ignore the constant flirting picking and taunting of Raymond Domenech. The Frenchman, for whatever reason, has a wild hair about the Azzurri — and, it appears, Donadoni in particular — and just cannot keep himself from talking about Italian football. He periodically resolves to be quiet, but last time he made it all of three days before starting again.

Now, though, it’s The Don’s turn — apparently he’s actually bitten through his tongue, and is now finally free to speak his mind about Ray Ray. In addition to doing the expected and grumpily denying playing for a draw in Scotland, Donadoni got in a little taunting, and seems to be challenging his counterpart to a little game of one-on-one: “Domenech is good with words, but probably not as good when it comes to playing. If he wants, one day we could play a game and see who wins.” Take that, Ray Ray!

I’m not very hopeful it’ll happen, since Domenech seems the type who prefers to make his pronouncements well out of punching range of his victims, but if a Donadoni/Domenech footballing death match ever happens, it needs to be on pay per view at the very least. And my money’s on The Don — Domenech was no slouch as a player and is surely full of dirty tricks, but Donadoni is 10 years younger and looks like he could step on the pitch and make a difference right now. (I hear Cagliari have been leaving him desperate messages.)

[Image from VTC News]

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• Inara |  December 28th, 2007 at 11:46 am

  
  
  

  I don’t know about Donadoni winning. He might be younger, but Domenech’s nickname was “Leg Breaker” in his playing days. Doni will end up losing a limb for sure. And honestly, Rayray seems to have an extra set of balls on him compared to other coaches these days.

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• Laurie |  December 28th, 2007 at 12:35 pm

  
  
  

  I’m with Inara here. Don’t underestimate Ray-Ray.

  And for the record, I would pay good money to see this match.

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• Marco |  December 29th, 2007 at 8:19 am

  
  
  

  Oh boy… I’d love to see this one actually happen. After the repeated foot-in-mouth declarations of Domenech, I would pay top dollar to actually see someone put their studs in Ray Ray’s face for a change…

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• roswitha |  December 29th, 2007 at 9:35 am

  
  
  

  …they wouldn’t even be playing the same sport! [Unless said sport involved said flirting. ^__^]

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• Pip's |  January 22nd, 2008 at 9:52 pm

  
  
  

  My moneys on Domenech! Go Ray!

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• Pip's |  January 22nd, 2008 at 9:53 pm

  
  
  

  ……Plus Roberto Donadoni looks about 60!

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