France were slapped by Germany and labored against Chile in March. The France team will have to do a lot more at the Euro this summer.
Didier Deschamps' side face Austria at the opening of the Euro in Düsseldorf. The overall balance sheet is largely in deficit for the vice-world champions. The French team will not be able to show up to the Euro with its chest out. That would be professional misconduct. The state of mind, a refusal of defeat, the taste for effort are all ingredients that we have not seen for ten days. And in the end, without that, the vice world champions are not worth much.