The French team was defeated by Italy 3-1 at the San Siro stadium, and it was the first defeat of the head coach of Zinedine Zidane.
While France opened the first half with an early goal and the brilliance of Michael Ulysses, in the second half they were out of the flow of the game so that "Zidane's" technical choices and decisions were brought into great doubt and brought a wave of criticism from experts.
Christophe Dugarry, one of Zidane's close friends, openly criticized the team's performance on RMC radio, saying: "They put together something that worked well at first, but then fell apart. This team lacks certainty, work and communication; It is full of various shortcomings."
Referring to the crisis in the defensive line and the physical weakness of the players, he added: "It shows all the work that needs to be done. It's a slap in the face, especially in the second half when the players didn't fight."
Pundits also questioned the very late substitutions in the 77th minute and the substitution of brand new players in place of more experienced players such as Warren Zaire-Emery.