France won their first Nations League match against Sweden (1-0) on Saturday night.
But the Blues have shown significant form differences on the ground, attributable in particular to the health context.
Didier Deschamps is now planning big changes for Tuesday's meeting against Croatia.
The Blues made their comeback on tiptoe on Saturday, with a 1-0 victory over Sweden in the Nations League.
A sluggish and uninspired match for this reunion, which is partly justified by the health context.
For its part, England beat the Icelanders, and Portugal were swept away by Croatia, France's next opponent.
The Blues did not shine but they won, and this is the main thing.
This is in summary the message that Didier Deschamps wanted to convey at the end of this meeting.
"We can not say that we had a brilliant, serious, diligent match. I take into account the athletic condition which does not allow everyone to be at the maximum," said the coach.
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Antoine Griezmann in small form
With players of disparate form, not to mention the absent and in an empty stadium, making this meeting depressing, it was difficult to ask for much more.
Kylian Mbappé helped the Blues a lot, with his nice number in the penalty area, a contract also fulfilled for Adrien Rabiot, as for N'Golo Kanté, he has multiplied in the field.
Antoine Griezmann, on the other hand, missed another penalty for the third time in a row.
Tuesday, for the next match at the Stade de France against Croatia, Didier Deschamsp has already warned: there will be a lot of change.
The opportunity, perhaps, to see the phenomenon Eduardo Camavinga at work.