Domenech thinking big

Raymond Domenech revealed on Sunday that he has already laid out the strategy which he hopes will ensure success for France in Euro 2008.
France, the 1998 World Cup winners and 2000 European champions, booked their spot in next year's final in Switzerland and Austria on Saturday thanks to Italy's injury-time victory over Scotland in Glasgow.
And Domenech said that he would use the strategy he used to lead France to last year's World Cup final for their Euro campaign after being knocked out of the 2004 tournament in the quarterfinals by eventual champions Greece.
"This morning we greeted each other with a big smile, it's a quiet happiness. At midday we all drank champagne together. I think that it was necessary to mark the occasion," said Domenech who becomes the first French coach to lead his country to two sucessive major tournaments.
"I would prefer to be the first coach to have won twice. It's only normal that French football participates in all the big competitions once every two years.
"My aim is to win the final (Euro 2008), it's what everyone dreams of."
Domenech said that the battle for places would now begin as he continued to rebuild the team from the 1998 World Cup-winning side.
"Those from 1998 will have to stop one day. The renewal is in the process of happening. We're like in 1996-98. Players arrive, need to play matches and big competitions to replace one day those who are there.
"We're still a work in progress. Now we have to organise ourselves to be the best possible for the European championships.
"I'm not yet focused on the 23, but that will come soon. It will depend on each match they play with the national side or their club.
"The logic for qualification and the logic for the final is not the same thing."
Domenech said that he would be looking to learn from their mistakes in Euro 2004 to ensure success this time.
"We're never safe from disaster, a bad competition. You have to remember what happened in order not to reproduce the same mistakes. I wasn't there in 2004 but I have the elements. And I have the elements on why it worked in 1998 which I have used."
One rival Domenech said that France will be hoping to avoid in the group stages will be world champions Italy.
"One group risks being complicated, that against Italy. But we won't know that until December 2 (the draw) and we'll take what we'll get."