Why is France the biggest joke of the century?

Quoted from Sohu comments. . .

The French team only scored two points and scored one goal in three games, ranking last in the group. This has become the biggest and shortest joke since the start of this World Cup.

France lost to South Africa in the third round of the World Cup group stage, accumulating only 1 point from three games and exiting the group at the bottom of the group. This result was unimaginable before the game.

When the group draw was announced, although France was not a seeded team, it was regarded as the strongest team in the group. It was very likely to win the first place in the group and could face Uruguay, Mexico and South Africa. Three opponents who are not world-class teams, the French's performance is jaw-droppingly poor.

The reason for the failure of the Gallic Rooster is obvious. There is a problem with the team's internal relations, and the internal strife has seriously consumed the team's combat effectiveness. First of all, the authority of head coach Domenech is not there, and many players in the team do not trust him, so much so that there was a rare scene where Anelka pointed at his nose and scolded him. Secondly, the players form cliques. Captain Evra is the core of the hard-nosed appointment. In fact, no one listens to him. Henry and Gallas, among the "old men", set up separate gangs and attracted many players. They have no relationship with each other. harmony. According to media reports, both Henry and Gallas played a "role" in the Anelka incident.

It is rare in history for a team to be seriously brought down by internal strife like this. Even the famous "King of Internal strife", the Dutch team, has never been in such chaos. The Netherlands in the 1996 European Cup was an example of internal strife. The white players and the Surinamese players were divided into two factions and were seriously opposed. The most violent one was "Wild Boar" Davis, who claimed that coach Hiddink was being used by the DeBoer brothers. and Bergkamp and others took control, hoping that Hiddink would stop listening to the advice of "those bastards". In the end, Davis was fired from the team, and the Netherlands was eliminated by France in that European Cup.

In the 1998 World Cup, the Nigeria team led by Milu also showed an abnormal trajectory. In the group stage, they shocked the world by defeating Spain 3-2 and ranked first in the group. In the 1/8 finals, the team suddenly fell into an abnormal slump and lost to Denmark 1-4. Later, the media revealed that the Nigerian team was also consumed by internal strife. It played well in the group stage and the players were generally in high spirits. They had a dispute and bargaining with the Nigeria Football Association over bonuses. After their request for an increase in bonuses was rejected, the players then played a game. The inexplicable knockout match...

In the history of the French team's World Cup, there have been similar internal strife. Before the 1982 World Cup, French player Lorios unexpectedly left the team. The media revealed that Lorios had an affair with the wife of French team core Platini. Under Platini's influence, the French team decided to expel Lorios from the team.

However, in the history of the competition, it is rare for the French team to cause such a big stir of internal strife. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is destined to be recorded in the annals of French football in a shameful way.