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There was no slaughter as far as I perceived it.
The French mostly focused on their own national team.
After the last international tournaments, what's most needed here is some trust in the squad.
So the fact Nasti scored 9 minutes after the opener was viewed as good signs for the future.
After all, you're the other favourites, a draw was always good to grab.
That's how shaky we are.
Plus, as the French "bible" for sports, L'Equipe, had issued doubts over Nasri, his reaction after scoring (when you read his lips, he's not being sweet for the journalists...) got the papers to react to that more than to the British lacklustre game.
The sole glimpse of a naughty comment came from Laurent Blanc, saying he doesn't see England playing differently (did he say even with Rooney, I seem to think he did but can't assess that bluntly), which would not lead them to the final victory. And by the way the words were reported, he doesn't see them reaching the final. Nor the semis. Nor even qualifying for Euro 2012, unless they beat Luxembourg in a play-off.
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