The defender, who will miss the quarter-finals after picking up his second booking of the tournament, admits his side were in trouble after falling behind to an early penalty
Adil Rami says France feared going out of Euro 2016 when they trailed to Republic of Ireland on Sunday, hailing the decision to move Antoine Griezmann into his "true" position.
Paul Pogba gave away a penalty, scored by Robbie Brady, to see Les Bleus fall 1-0 behind just two minutes after kick-off in the round of 16 at Stade de Lyon.
Head coach Didier Deschamps took off N'Golo Kante and sent on Kingsley Coman at the break, changing from a 4-3-3 formation to a 4-2-3-1 and sparking a comeback which saw Griezmann net both goals in a 2-1 win.