Ousmane Dembele was torn to shreds by pundits following his World Cup final nightmare.
The Barcelona star fully flopped as Argentina ran away from his France side in the first half, prompting manager Didier Deschamps to hook him in the 41st minute in place of Randal Kolo Muani. While fellow forward Olivier Giroud also made way for Marcus Thuram due to injury, Dembele had been at fault for Argentina's first goal, as the 25-year-old winger clipped Angel Di Maria in the penalty area.
Lionel Messi stepped up to make it 1-0 and bring on a tidal wave of criticism for Dembele. Gary Neville was chief among it, declaring on ITV: "It's pathetic. Di Maria's position, well done to the manager, it's a genius selection, it's stretched that French team.
