An epilogue to forget.
The Blues and Didier Deschamps their coach already had their minds elsewhere.
The third match was however a must.
The 1-0 defeat against Tunisia was widely commented on in the international press.
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The unrecognizable France, with up to nine changes from the team that beat Denmark, fell to Tunisia.
It is true that France had few stakes because, in spite of the victory of Australia, it is always in the first place.
But it is well known that to win the World Cup, the coach must stop experimenting
,” notes Marca.
“
Almost general failure for France
”, notes AS which adds: “
Tunisia, the only team to have gone to seek victory from start to finish, won at the Education City stadium in Doha.
The Carthage Eagles beat rough, lackluster and clueless France 1-0 and clearly paid for Deschamps' rotations ahead of the knockout stages.
»
“
France version B shows a pale face and bows.
The Tunisians leave the competition with their heads held high while the French have highlighted the difference in quality between their eleven holders and their bench
, ”retains the Rtbf.
"
France has shown itself to be disrespectful of football
", tackles Jean-Michel Larqué in Le Soir.
La Gazzetta dello Sport after highlighting the
“bitter victory”
of Tunisia lingered on the French performance: “
a great disappointment.
Deschamps put all the possible reservists, or almost.
Mbappé, who created more in 30 minutes than his teammates in 60
.
“
Has Deschamps disrupted the momentum of France?
asks Skysports.
Winning your first two group matches in a major tournament can cause more headaches than you might think.
Didier Deschamps saw it against Tunisia.
Should you continue to play with the same players who allowed you to reach such a dominant position or rest the legs of your stars?
Of course, you can do a bit of both.
This is usually how managers approach this kind of situation.
»
“
Didier Deschamps had opened the door to the Tunisian victory, by completely upsetting his base XI (nine new holders compared to the previous match) and it was seen on the meadow.
The young Blues saw nothing but fire in the first period and the changes made by the reigning world champions afterwards did not change much
, ”summarizes La Tribune de Genève.
The Team pinpoints "
the apprentice hairdressers
".
Le Figaro regrets "
weak and disappointing Blues
".
Le Parisien slips: “
He missed a lot of things for this largely overhauled team.
It was for butter and it wasn't even semi-salted.
This Tunisia-France had no taste, indicated nothing new under the sun of Doha.
La Dépêche title on the “
coup de theater
”.
So Foot concludes, Didier Deschamps “
spread the shortcomings of his list into a composition.
“In the confusion of feelings, a new competition has opened for the Blues…
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