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Relaxed Domenech not out to prove a point

Domenech, unpopular with France fans, will leave the job after the tournament following a turbulent spell in charge.

"I don't think that way," Domenech told reporters on Tuesday as the France squad gathered for their pre-tournament training camp.

"I live every day as if it were the last. Tomorrow is another day.

"I don't see it as my last experience but rather as my third (at a major tournament)," said the coach, who guided France to the 2006 World Cup final before they made an embarrassing early exit from Euro 2008.

"One went well, the other one didn't, and I learned from both." Helicopters landed one after the other in this Alpine ski village surrounded by snow-capped mountains, which is like a ghost town in the springtime with most hotels and restaurants shut.

"For the moment, he's okay," said Domenech, looking relaxed in a navy blue team track suit. "Every training session is a test. It (the calf muscle) will either hold together or break. I'm impatiently waiting to find out."

"It's an option we have considered," Domenech said. "Jeremy has showed (with his Olympique Lyon club) that he had potential in that position."

Domenech, criticised since his side's Euro 2008 flop and booed by France fans at every game, is likely to be replaced after the World Cup by former France defender Laurent Blanc.

France, who needed Thierry Henry's infamous handball to qualify for the World Cup through a play-off at the expense of Ireland, have been frustrating their supporters for years and are not among the tournament favourites.

"The most important thing right now is for the players to get together and prepare in the best conditions," he said.

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