Could Zindine Zidane be the man to oversee a French evolution?
Not for more than a decade have France suffered a major-tournament loss like this. They have been, in some ways, the most consistent performers on the international stage. In recent years, England have been eliminated by Iceland, Spain knocked out by Russia, Germany doomed by defeat to South Korea, Portugal pipped by the United States. By contrast, Les Bleus had reached the quarter-finals of the past four major tournaments, only being eliminated by superior rivals or those near enough their equal. That all came to a shuddering halt in Bucharest on Monday, where they surrendered a two-goal lead against a lesser power in Switzerland, a team that had not made the last eight of a major tournament since the 1950s. Humiliation brings the desire for