Things changed for France on 7 January 2015, marking in bloodshed the end of all wilful naivety about the threat of militant Islamism.

In Wellington there was a naivety to his dismissal.

The naivety and vulnerability of the 7-1 in Dortmund had gone.

Midfielder Rice said he was "proud" of his team-mates for the fight they showed but rued the "naivety" which ultimately cost them.

Another source says they are “astonished - what has surprised me is the naivety - why wouldn’t they think we are going to be under huge scrutiny?”