Is Nasri the rat poisoning the France dressing room?

Are France the new Netherlands?

Talented, undoubtedly, but troubled, too, and these are turbulent times for Laurent Blanc and his apparently dysfunctional team after Samir Nasri’s latest altercation with the press following France’s exit from Euro 2012 at the hands of Spain on Saturday.

Just like the Dutch team of the ’90s, France seem incapable of getting through a major tournament without making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Tensions in the camp came to the surface after defeat to Sweden last Tuesday, simmered all week and then burst dramatically after the French lost 2-0 to the reigning champions.