Why France Lost To Italy – Cherki

France playmaker Rayan Cherki has offered a brutally honest assessment of what went wrong during Les Bleus’ disappointing 3-1 defeat to Italy. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Dissecting the flaws in the French performance, Cherki stated that even though the initial game plan seemed to be working effectively, the momentum shifted when Italy settled into their defensive structure and regained control.

The Frenchman added that the team deserves criticism for making it far too easy for the Italian defenders to track runners and close down passing lanes.

His words, “I think it was a fairly complicated, fairly closed match. We started the match well. We did what was necessary, pressing them high, just like for the goal.

And after that it was a more complicated match. We should have moved the ball more quickly. Unfortunately, that’s not what we did, but it will allow us to learn many lessons.

Not everything could be perfect. We tried to do our best, but tonight, we are very frustrated.

I am of the opinion that yes, we permute well, we find each other well, but at certain moments in the game, we do not play fast enough in the game and that made a big difference.

When we found each other quickly, we directly put them in danger. When we followed sequences with many touches, it became more complicated. It’s a shame because there was space.

We must not forget that the road is very long. There is nothing worrying about the performance tonight.

There is perhaps a lack of success. When we enter the pitch, facing grouped blocks, we must not hesitate to move the ball from left to right, from right to left.

Do not stay on only one side, for example. I believe that I didn’t touch my first ball until the 14th minute, Michael too. That demonstrates that we perhaps didn’t move it enough.”