France head coach Zinedine Zidane has expressed his disappointment with his team after losing 3-1 to Italy in the UEFA Nations League. France played without Kylian Mbappe due to injury.
The loss was Zidane’s first since taking over as France head coach after the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Francisco Esposito grabbing a brace in the win.
Zidane shared how unhappy he was in an interview with TF1 to see his team take the game’s lead through Michael Olise in the 10th minute but end up conceding straight three goals.
The loss also had France drop to second place in Group A with Italy taking the top spot leading Zidane to state that,
“When we were struggling, we didn’t manage to react within the framework of the game plan that we put in place. We didn’t lack courage, on the contrary, we were in the game.”
“Defensively, we weren’t as good. Without the ball, it wasn’t enough. We crumbled after the break, we lost our composure, but that’s part of the learning process.”
