Never seen it: France star slams his team after World Cup fiasco

Never seen it: France star slams his team after World Cup fiasco In the chaotic 4-6 defeat to England, the French above all endured a first half to forget. After just 45 minutes, Didier Deschamps’ team were already 0-4 down. Adrien Rabiot therefore did not mince his words with his teammates after the final whistle. In an interview with 'BeIN Sports', the Milan star, who himself played the full 90 minutes, described the display as "quite embarrassing." He said he had observed behavior from some players that he had "never seen before." He also added: "It’s disappointing because it was the last match to make an impression." But why did the team perform like that? The disappointment of the semi-final exit against Spain could have been one reason, Rabiot admitted. The final bit of determination had been missing, "but there was a job to do until the end — and we can’t just mess it up like that." Strong words from the Frenchman, who at least saw "a bit of pride" in his teammates’ reaction in the second half. But that still could not change the overall verdict on the match. Because in the first half, "certain kinds of behavior were unacceptable." His coach Deschamps even took responsibility for the defeat in his final match after 14 years as national team coach. "The fact that we didn’t manage it is of course my fault, we should have done more in the first half," said the 57-year-old. He also commented on his half-time team talk: "I got angry, as sometimes happens with me." Aurélien Tchouaméni confirmed after the match that he got through to his players. 📸 FRANCK FIFE - AFP or licensors "We were ashamed as a team. We knew we weren’t doing what was needed, and it could have been even worse," said the Real star, adding: "We all pulled ourselves together again. The coach gave an extraordinary speech to get everyone refocused, and after that things went better." Speaking about his coach’s farewell, he said: "He inspired the French people, and now a new coach will come in. We will do everything we can to keep improving and, above all, to win titles." So that a half like this will not happen again. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.