Les Bleus never played like pre-tournament favourites but this defeat by Spain felt like the passing of an era
On a steamy night in Munich, France finally found a way to entertain the world at this European Championship. It turns out that France losing is really very gripping. Not least when the decisive figure in the game is a supercharged 16-year-old whose entire presence seems to express not just elite talent, but lightness, fun, the creative spirit.
France never played like pre-tournament favourites across their six matches in Germany. Here they were beaten by a superior team, far more incisive in their attacking, and supremely good at controlling the midfield. Defeat by Spain is one thing. This felt like something else too, perhaps even a passing on for the strangulation-football of the mature Didier Deschamps era.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/09/meek-defeat-could-spell-the-end-for-the-non-football-of-didier-deschamps
Author : Barney Ronay at Munich Football Arena
Publish date : 2024-07-09 22:48:24
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