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Because for the whole two years after taking over the Italian national team, Zoff could only adjust the lineup and tactics through friendly matches, lacking the real training of the qualifiers, so it was inevitable that such and such shortcomings would be exposed in the first game of the World Cup.

Thankfully, despite losing their opening group game against Croatia, Zoff still has a chance to save himself and Italy, as long as he can lead the team to defeat Ecuador and Mexico in the next two group games, then Italy will have no problem qualifying for the round of 16.

So, in the time before the match against Ecuador, Zoff led the players to prepare for the game, trying to wash away the gloom of the first round loss with a victory, so that the team could try their best to find the feeling of winning.

However, before this Group G second round group stage begins, let's take a look at the results of the first round of the other groups.

With Italy's reversal of victory by Croatia in the opening game of the World Cup, after the first super upset of this World Cup, other traditional powerhouses seem to have been infected by Italy, and have encountered hard battles in their World Cup opener, and many teams have even become brothers and sisters with Italy, working hard to contribute to the cause of the underdog.

On the second day of the World Cup, in the first round of Group A, the French team, the quarterfinals of the 1998 World Cup and the runner-up of the 2000 European Championship, proved with practical actions that Italy was not the only unlucky to be defeated by their opponents in the first game of the group stage, they also suffered a defeat in the first game of the World Cup journey!

France became the second unlucky egg, with Trezeguet, Thierry Henry and Cisse three super goalscorers, as well as Pire, Vieira, Desailly, Thuram, Barthez and other famous players of the Gallic Roosters, in the first game of the group stage against Senegal, they were actually beaten by this African team known as the "second team of France"!

Since Senegal became a French colony in 1864 and did not regain its status as a sovereign state until 42 years ago, in 1960, Senegal, like many African countries, has very close relations with France, the former suzerain. It is for this reason that Senegalese players tend to choose France, which speaks the same language as them and is easier to adapt to, than other leagues when they arrive in European football.

Taking Senegal as an example, among the 23 players in the World Cup squad for the World Cup, only two substitute goalkeepers and one substitute striker are from leagues other than France, plus Senegal's head coach Metsu is also French, so from these two points, Senegal's title of "France Second Team" is really worthy of the name.

Although Senegal has a large number of players playing for France, this is the first time that they have reached the World Cup finals compared to France, which has a lot of first-class stars at the helm and has a lot of experience in the tournament. Therefore, before the start of the game, no one expected this copycat version of the "France II team" to win against a much stronger French team than Senegal, even if the French team knocked out Zinedine Zidane in the warm-up match against South Korea before the World Cup.

However, the reality gave a resounding slap in the face to all those who were optimistic about France winning before the game, in this game with a huge disparity in strength, the Senegalese players who participated in the World Cup for the first time did not have any stage fright, and actually defeated France in this World Cup game!

Like the Croatian players who made a name for themselves by their surprise victory over defending champions Italy, the surprise defeat of France gave a large number of Senegalese players the treatment of a fight-out fame. Especially in the game, Diouf, who tired the French team's backline and assisted teammate Diop to score the winning goal, attracted the attention of many teams including Inter Milan and Liverpool!

It is conceivable that if Diouf can continue to perform well in the upcoming World Cup matches, it is only a matter of time before the speedy Senegalese striker joins a big club after the World Cup.

And in this game, the French team, which did its best, proved a fact to fans all over the world with practical actions, that is, without Zidane, the commander, in charge of the overall situation, no matter how star-studded the French lineup is, it is just a scum with less than five combat effectiveness......

It is not without players in the French team who have the quality to organize the team's attacking responsibility, such as the old courtier Djokaeff, John Miku, who is known as "Zizu II" by fans for his excellent performance at Sampdoria, and Vieira, who is the offensive and defensive hub of Arsenal, are all capable of provoking this pillar. Therefore, the reason why France had offensive confusion in the game with Senegal was not because of the inability of Djokaeff and Vieira, who replaced Zidane as the core of the organization, but because the romanticism of the French prevailed!

After all, compared to Zidane, who got the absolute right to speak with Jacques as early as eight years ago, the current French coach Le Maire does not have the courage to support Vieira and Djokaeff in the team, and make other players obey the command of these two. After all, Lizarazu, Desailly and others have much higher status and qualifications in the French team than these two, and they will definitely not be convinced by Djokaeff, a veteran who has fallen in form, and Vieira, a junior!

Suffice it to say, these French internationals may all be good players in terms of individual ability, but when they are brought together and there is no commander in charge who can convince them all, the likelihood of chaos is far higher than the probability of working together. In this regard, the huge gap in the results of the French team in international competitions can be seen from the retirement of the three absolute superstars in the history of French football, such as Copa, Platini and Zidane, from the national team.

It can be seen that these three people can occupy the top position in French football, which is full of famous players, not only by their outstanding ability (otherwise, their contemporaries Fontaine, Giresse and Djokaeff would have already grabbed power), but have enough temperament to convince those national team teammates who value individual values more than team interests!

Therefore, the French team without Zidane is like a French army without Joan of Arc and Napoleon on the battlefield, no matter how good the cards are, they cannot form enough combat effectiveness, and can only end hastily in chaos until the next leader appears.