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Published 18:21 26 Jun 2018 BST
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Like Mourinho's United, there is no cohesion to France's play. Their build-up is slow and disjointed, with no combination play and very little movement from their forwards. There is no discernible pattern of play whatsoever. They rely on individual talent to get them through matches, and struggle when forced to take the initiative.
Deschamps is unable to bring the best out of his flair players. He started with Griezmann, Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele against Australia, but had to bring on a target man, Olivier Giroud, to win the game.
The Chelsea forward is a very good player. His link-up play is underrated and he gets his fair share of goals. However, in a team as gifted as France, he should be a plan b, not the focal point of the attack.
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Deschamps inability to provide attacking structure to his supremely talented team is damning. Like Mourinho, he needs a big man up-front to win second balls and help his side get up the pitch. This is football from a bygone age that has been long bypassed at the top level of the sport. France have the talent to be so much more.
It's not a question of them taking their time to get going in the tournament. They're not playing themselves into form. Deschamps has been the France manager for six years and the side still resemble strangers on the pitch. This is as good as it will get, but it surely won't be enough to win a competition they should be serious contenders for.
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It's clear that the manager is incapable of harnessing anything more from his team.
It doesn't matter who United sign as long as Jose Mourinho is the manager, and they persist with reactionary tactics that have long been discarded by other top sides. The same applies to France. It doesn't matter how many gifted young players they have, Deschamps clearly won't get the best out of them.Football

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