French newspapers after the "roosters" were eliminated: a slap and a major disappointment

A "slap", a major disappointment, a "miserable failure", the French newspapers did not skimp on their adjectives after the world champion was eliminated from the European Cup final price yesterday, on penalties against Switzerland after their 3-3 draw. Le Parisien wrote: “Disappointment,” inflicting harsh judgments on the champion of the 1984 and 2000 editions, “Al-Zarqa does not deserve to go further.”

The newspapers searched for errors in a 120-minute match that ended with striker Kylian Mbappe missing a penalty kick.

Coach Didier Deschamps was also criticized. Sofoot magazine website wrote: "Did (Deschamps) forget that he has 26 players?"

She continued about Deschamps making four of the five possible substitutions, "The reserves were able to inject new energy that the French team lacked."

"Just looking at the performance of (substitute) Marcus Thuram in the nine minutes he participated in, it can be seen that he did more than all his colleagues combined."

And L'Equipe saw that "Deschamps lost the first half in wide spaces, but also in depth, with a 3-4-3 plan."

"Deschamps improvised a lot in this tournament," Le Monde wrote.

Most commentators pointed to Deschamps' mistakes, especially at the beginning of the match, and L'Equipe spoke of an "incomprehensible division", while "Soft" wrote: "His responsibility is great," referring to a team that "never found the keys, and gives a feeling of loss of balance."

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