Assistant coach Alain Boghossian has insisted that a bust-up in the France camp has been properly dealt with and that the players are now fully focused on beating Spain in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals.
Two years after France's strife-torn World Cup, a new rift has emerged in the form of a heated dressing room exchange after Tuesday's 2-0 defeat to Sweden.
This prompted the French to hold a meeting the next day to ease tensions.
"The fire's been put out. Nothing's broken. Everyone said what they had to say," Boghossian said ahead of Saturday's game with the defending champions.
"We all had a chat over lunch when things had calmed down. Then we had a little meeting after dinner."
With media speculation in overdrive amid reports of fall-outs among players, and verbal altercations between players and staff members, Boghossian insisted the situation was nothing like South Africa in 2010 when Les Bleus went on strike at training.
"It's not at all comparable," he said.
"These things happen, we shouldn't pull the wool over our eyes. Tensions are normal when you lose. If everyone was smiling after that defeat, we (the staff) would have raised our voices even more."
Boghossian said France could benefit from getting everything out in the open.
"I think it's a positive thing, because at least things are clear between us now," he said.
"There were some (verbal) altercations, some exchanges. It's like when you're in a relationship, if you brush things under the carpet then things will explode."
Boghossian was reportedly involved in a bitter argument with central defender Philippe Mexes over the careless way Mexes had picked up a yellow card - meaning he is suspended for Saturday's match.
"Philippe and I had a tactical exchange," Boghossian said.
"He got his yellow card high up the pitch, which really didn't serve any purpose. But then again, if everyone had shown the same commitment as him, maybe we wouldn't have put in such a performance."
Other reports suggest that coach Laurent Blanc was irate with Hatem Ben Arfa, who had a poor game.
"It wasn't that much of a clash. It was a discussion, an exchange, and the two people concerned explained things to each other," Boghossian said.
"They shook hands and there's no problem."
Midfielder Samir Nasri has been the focal point of French media criticism ever since his "Shut your mouth!" gesture to a journalist after scoring in the 1-1 draw against England in their opening group D match.
Boghossian, a former midfielder and a member of the France team that won the 1998 World Cup, has concerns over the lack of leadership.
"No one stands out as a leader on the pitch. The problem won't be solved between now and Saturday," he said.
"You can't just click your fingers and say 'Let's hope a leader comes along', or point the finger at someone and designate him as that leader.
"Either the leader comes naturally, or if there isn't one then you do things another way."
AP