Last night, the Blues were traveling to Split to face Croatia as part of the 1/4 finals of the League of Nations. And this match has not reconciled the Habs with their supporters, many of whom have had enough of the game offered in recent months. Indeed, the tricolors were dominated with the head and shoulders by the Croats, including Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic who gave them a football lesson. In the first period, it all started badly since the Blues were abused like never before and conceded a penalty, stopped by Mike Maignan. But they failed to raise their heads, in all the compartments of the game. The defense was very weak, apart from Lucas Digne who gave himself, just like the midfielder. Finally, the RKM-Dembélé-Mbappé attack, which knows itself by heart, has struggled. After conceding a goal from Budimir in the first period, the Blues took a second of Perisic in a second half, where they were a bit better. At least in envy and commitment.
Blues beaten at all levels
Beaten 2 to 0, the Habs have completely disappointed. The French press does not save them this morning. “The horrible performance of the Blues”title The Parisian adding: “The consent with which the Blues have agreed to be opened, to club and pierce by the Croats will have flirted with a form of scandal throughout the first 45 minutes. They are enough to establish the superiority of Croatia, at a foot of the Final Four of the League of Nations. Didier Deschamps' men can still overthrow everything in three days at the Stade de France, Ukraine in 2013 when they had lost 2-0 go to win 3-0 on the return and qualify for the 2014 World Cup. This success had truly launched the mandate of the coach while this defeat in Split would rather tend to confirm the end of an era, with a team in suffering for a year. Despite a semi-final in a euro crossed without scoring or almost. At the time, she at least knew how to defend, a sector that also dropped her in Croatia where she looked like an assembly of lost, helpless, often pathetic boys. In the end, the Croats picked up the cans. ”
The French media also pointed out the attack, which promised on paper but which was “A wet firecracker”. For his part, The teamwho titled “Nothing to do”mentioned the failed exit of the Blues. “Carried away by a first period of terrifying weakness and a failed system, the French team was not able to return to the match, then. This promises a huge chase on Sunday evening at the Stade de France. ” Le Figaro was not tender either with the 2018 world champion selection. Catastrophic and amorphous, the Blues drown in Split, titled the French publication which developed: “On his sidelines, Didier Deschamps remains prostrate, the mine of bad days. In front of him, his players return to the locker room with his head and haggard. Opposite, Luka Modric and his band communicate with an audience of the old -fashioned but charming stadium Poljud in a trance. Split is celebrating. Logical, as the dalmates have matured catastrophic Blues (2-0) and never entered their quarter-final first leg of the League of Nations on Thursday evening. ”
Deschamps is not spared
If the players take it for their rank, DD, who announced his departure from the selection after his contract in 2026, was very criticized for his choices. On RMC SportDaniel Riolo has gunned it down. “I said it yesterday (Wednesday) I don't understand anything (…) Rabiot at OM is good but he does not play this position. Guendouzi does not play exactly in this system either and he plays with a Lazio team which does not play a game as dirty as that of the French team. And Tchouameni, as he is the basic man of Didier Deschamps, let's start from the principle that he will play all the time. We avoid saying that a n ° 6 with more balls, that would change something. ” The journalist, who regretted the absence of Manu Koné “Who has a little ball”added: “The game has never really evolved from the Euro during which we did not stop at each outing to say” we get bored “. Remember France-Portugal, it was terrible. France-Spanish we were turned as we expected. In the group stage, it had been complicated. ” Like him, The team was not thrilled by Didier Deschamps.
The sports daily gave him the note of 3 before adding: “His offensive animation with a Dembélé behind Mbappé and Kolo Muani did not work. The technician redid the Parisian to the right after the break. His changes have brought more dynamism, but the French coach has never managed to put his team in the match. “ Le Figaro also arrested the French coach. “Gentlemen, Mr. Deschamps: Wake up!” If it aims to reverse Croatia and to rise to the semi-finals of the League of Nations, the French team, staff and players included, must change the gear and be much more inspired (…) When he presents himself in front of the media, Didier Deschamps necessarily has his face closed and does not seek an excuse after the largely insufficient copy rendered by his protégés. This draws attention to the coach's responses when he is asked what he expects on Sunday from his troops to overthrow the table and eliminate the Dalmate selection to access the Final Four of the League of Nations. The tone is monocorde. The answers are agreed (“we will do everything to win the second round”) and despite three raises from our colleagues, he does not mean more. Does not evoke the question of pride, revolt or its expectations as to the hot atmosphere expected at the Stade de France, as was the case Thursday in Split. The boss of the Blues gives the impression of being there without being there … “ DD, which is still there for a little more than a maximum, must quickly find solutions.
