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By James Cormack “Solid and exemplary” were the words found by Didier Deschamps to describe his France team at Euro 2024. Given the talent the former midfield water carrier has at his disposal, the manager’s accurate assessment is pretty underwhelming. They’ve misfired in attack and often boasted England-like levels of incoherence in possession, but Les Bleus are nonetheless one of the final four. They’ve defended superbly and have overcome two of FIFA’s top ten ranked nations to advance into the semi-finals. However, their best performance of Euro 2024 will be required to topple Spain on Tues…

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