Sunday, June 19, 2016

France home and dry but still searching for right mix (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Switzerland v France - EURO 2016 - Group A - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - 19/6/16 France's Laurent Koscielny, Adil Rami and Paul Pogba after the game REUTERS/Carl Recine Livepic

France ended the group stage of Euro 2016 in the position they wanted but with their coach still looking for the right formula to bring the best out of a team with high expectations. Didier Deschamps has been tinkering since the start of the tournament, again making five changes for Sunday's 0-0 draw with Switzerland that allowed the host nation to win their group. France, who have plenty of talent up front, showed potential in the second half against Albania and in the first against Switzerland but they are yet to produce a full-match performance suggesting they could trouble the big guns.


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