In 2021, how did France fare?
Fans of the Blues may expect a rollercoaster of emotions in the year 2021. The Euro, where Les Bleus started as favorites, ended with an early exit against a presumably inferior opponent, then the unconvincing qualifying matches leading up to the encounter in Lyon against Finland, and finally this triumph in the League of Nations. How can we judge this year and what the future holds for this French team when there are so many divergent trends? We can do better in the qualifying stages. This team seemed uninspired offensively in the matches against Bosnia and Ukraine, while playing well. Deschamps tried a few different front-line combinations to help Griezmann and Mbappe, but none of them worked. This raises a question for some observers: if this squad can play against big countries, what can it accomplish against little teams gathered in its region? Didier Deschamps saw the issue and did everything he could to energise the team's attack by recalling Karim Benzema. After a strong st