I think your Nelson eyepatch is blinding you to the hit-and-miss nature of lower-league football. I struggle to list the notably poor frogs we've had - Pericard, Sabin... - but alongside those figure Cuervo, Darras, Comminges, Zaaboub, N'guessan, Razak, Kerrouche etc etc, all French nationals who more than held their own.
So why do you insist on picking out the French? De Gaulle? Culture envy? I know you're a bit old for new tricks, but could a hint of prejudice be clouding your judgment?
I think you bring down your own case...not forgetting Sebastian Ruster, Jonathan Tehoue.
All could have the odd good game, or in the case of Comminges, a steady enough season, but when judged didn't do much, before disappearing with Gallic shrug of the shoulders.
To me, Bangoura, Balmy and Traore look terrible....Robert offers a bit more, but has a lot to do to prove he's a decent Div 3 player.
We just happen to have had French players...the odd Belgian Dane, Finn, Czech, Portugeezer, Spaniard, Italian, Estonian have all been shit too.
OK there's something to be said for the comical badness, of our 3 musketeers, with Robert as d'Artagnan.....certainly stand alongside, Adrian Bakali, Kim Heiselberg, Marko Tuomela, Lukas Magera, Tijane Reis, Landor Gabilondo, Alberto Comazzi, Henrik Ojamaa....in the rib tickling stakes.
OK I may be a bit harsh on Gabilondo.
Dutch....fare a bit better, but they play darts and cricket so to be expected.
