Trezeguet - black listed?

http://www.sport24.com/sport24_article_actualite_sportive_football__equipe_de_france__zoom_sur_hatem_ben_arfa_ben_arfa_chez_les_grands_19647.html

After Saha had to withdraw from France's upcoming Euro qualifiers it would appear that the replacement striker would fall on the shoulders of Trezegol....who was already snubbed from the initial list. However, Domenech called upon the Lyon youngster Ben Arfa to fill the slot. A bit of a curious choice, since the young winger has not been lighting Ligue 1 on fire and he has not been called up for the senior squad prior. Granted he has a good track record with the youth French national teams, winning a European Championship at the U-17 level. One theory pushed by the article is that Domenech may look to get some playing time for the youngster in order to avoid having him to potentially be poached by Tunisia, where he has dual nationality.

However the trend that is disturbing is the manner in which Domenech is handling his Juventus striker. For the past two seasons Domenech has appeared to target Trezeguet as his whipping boy. He shifted his World Cup team structure forcing Trezeguet to the bench, which the results demonstrated might have been the right choice. After the World Cup and due to his missed penalty kick, many thought Trezegol would retire from the national team, however he did not. With Juventus toiling in Serie B, Domenech used this as a reason for not selecting Trezegol. Which made no sense when the Franco-Argentinian would from time to time, find himself in France's blue. Domenech then went one step worse by sticking Trezeguet on the "A side" during a friendly against Slovakia, basically putting him on the JV team. And then Domenech recalls Trezeguet for the Scotland qualifier. So the Trezeguet yo-yoing continues. Which is ridiculous for a player of his caliber, a player that is currently a leading scorer in Italy....last time I checked Henry and Saha are not leading their domestic leagues with goal tallies.

Domenech has demonstrated an uncanny ability to mismanage the personal relationship side of being a national team manager. Granted, so far he has saved his job because he has survived due to his results - although barely....losing to Scotland twice is not good. Domenech has 3 games to go. If he qualifies France and does well next year in the European Championship, anything short of a semi final will be a failure, then I will grudgingly accept his style as national manager. If he stumbles, I am sure he will be out in which case my criticisms may prove well warranted.