France coach Raymond Domenech is indeed eccentric - he has a noted fondness for making player decisions based on astrological consultations - but this press conference takes the cake for out-there weirdness. (In French, after the jump.)

Some highlights: Domenech began the evening by brushing aside a touchline reporter asking about his future by proposing to his girfriend, shocking even the riotous French media. He then told a media briefing that he was unaware (!) of how injured Patrick Vieira was, but reversed himself after Vieira blasted his coach for "incoherence." He then talked about "a lack of communication" and expressed regret that he had "shielded" his older players from the message that they needed to make way for the younger crop.

American fans with long memories will be reminded of 1998, and an ex-USA coach in France...