The French team is in crisis and it is not new. The tasteless performance of the Blues against Croatia Thursday in Split (2-0 defeat in the quarter-final first leg of the League of Nations) only confirms the loss of speed of a tricolor selection which has continued to decline for three years and the final of the 2022 World Cup.
In the eyes of Lionel Charbonnier, the culprit is all designated and it is a Didier Deschamps who recently confirmed his departure at the end of the 2026 World Cup. In the international retirement of Hugo Lloris, the Bayonnais technician lost his credit by yielding to the whim of a Kylian Mbappé wishing to recover the captain's armband.
“Didier is losing his group”
“” He gave the armband at Mbappé, who almost established himself as a captain. I do not make the Kylian trial. And I love DD, but I don't recognize him anymoreblows the former international porter. Mbappé is a divisive guy and France today is divided between pro-mm and anti-mm. In the history of the French team, the big captains have naturally become so. Mbappé has not become captain naturally. I do not understand that DD can ask a divisive guy to bring together around him. The proof, Griezmann left. Mbappé had the capitalist he asked for. I want DD for that. »»
Also the observation of Lionel Charbonnier is final: ”
Didier is losing his group. I saw him at the Euro, his message no longer passed when he built his legend as coach by managing to unite around him. He knew how to take people with him. But there it's no longer going … »»
