The Bitter Brigade, Or: Let’s Lock Rino and Ray Ray Up Together

As everyone has no doubt hear by now, France’s resident rabble rouser Raymond Domenech is telling the press that his criticism was the source of the Azzurri motivation yesterday. Which he regrets, really, because he’d much rather his team had played their way in, rather than relying on those ugly Italians to get them through. (No, no — he didn’t watch the game. He prefers “not to force [himself] to sit through too many ugly things.”)

Rino Gattuso, meanwhile — AKA Ray Ray’s partner in button-pushing — has been busy trying to wind the French up, telling the press he’s happy with the victory, but peeved that by winning the Azzurri let the French through, as well. Rather hilariously, he apparently called Ray Ray out by name, saying “Domenech is always being such a pain and he really did not deserve to reach the finals.” Hee. Not to worry, though, Rino has plans to crush the French at the Euros, so they’ll be made to pay next summer.

I have two thought on this. First, don’t you think Domenech would shut up if everyone didn’t leap to his bait so immediately, every single time? I say we all make a pact to ignore everything he says for the next year. Agree? Good.* Second, I think we need to lock Rino and Ray Ray in a room with a bottle of wine, and just see what happens. Either Donemech will end up dead, with a broken bottle sticking out his neck, or the two of them will spend their time together making toasts, and laughing hysterically at all of the suckers (Read: Us) whose buttons they push so easily. Me, I’m guessing the latter.

*I do, however, reserve the right to bitch about him leaving out David Trezeguet, Sebastian Frey and Philippe Mexes.

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