The French team lost to Croatia (0-2) this Thursday in the quarter-first first leg of the League of Nations. Authors of an unfinished service, Didier Deschamps' men attracted many criticisms from the observers of France, but also of the foreign press.
This is particularly the case of the Spanish daily Marcawhich described the Blues' performance in the first half of “disaster”. In parallel, his Madrid counterpart,
ASconsider that “France is a drama”.
The defense of the blues pointed out, Croatia praised
On the other side of the Alps, La Gazzetta dello Sporton the other hand, wrote: “French defense sleeps”, in reference to the disappointing performance of the tricolor central hinge, first composed of William Saliba and Ibrahima Konaté. The latter, at fault on a penalty given to the Croats, was replaced by Dayot Upamecano on the return from the locker room. The Milanese newspaper also considers that Croatia “has outraged an absent France”.
The Vatreni also received the praise of our German colleagues from Bildwho congratulated “the Croatian veterans led by Modric”. In Croatia, the local newspaper
Sportske Novosti Praised the “prestigious victory” of the 2018 vice-champions of the world. The Zagrebois media warns however before the return match at the Stade de France on Sunday: “The Croats will face an injured France, which will be even more motivated and hungry to eliminate Croatia. »»
