Lost in translation

From marriage proposals live on TV and wishing he could gun down dodgy Leos, to dissing Wenger and ‘Comedian’ Mourinho, Raymond Domenech’s controversial comments would earn him the trophy for the world’s whackiest football manager — and that’s one more trophy than he’s actually won as a coach.

Here’s 10 of his best quotes from a new book on the French manager.

1 “When there is a Leo in defence, my shotgun is always ready! I know he’ll want to show off at some stage. (A Scorpion) is a fighter who forces others to react. He can gee them up, but two Scorpions end up killing each other. I had time to prepare my recruitment policy and I made some choices that weren’t linked to sport.”