although UEFA has made this tournament as competitive as possible, many countries consider the UEFA Nations League event not so serious, so it is only natural that many great countries have to fall from several dark horse teams, even though there are trophies up for grabs for the end of the season but many countries don't want to take this competition more seriously like the EURO or the World Cup, maybe we really hope that in the next 2-3 years the UEFA Nations League will become a more serious competition for European teams to participate in.
This was quite normal as there wasn't anything to be very proud of as a result of that. but indeed it may be more interesting for the next few years but there has to be something to be proud of like the world cup or the euro so that the participating teams can be more intent on competing in the league of nations.
At this time, for the winner it guarantees that at least it participates in the Euro access playoff.
And since the competition is official, victories and ties count towards the FIFA ranking. And this ranking is useful to get more funding and also to be better positioned in the draws (in the first pots).
I think that the player’s were exhausted due to the pandemic and the long season they had, but in coming year’s I too feel that we should see better performances from them. Furthermore I feel that coaches were using these matches to experiment for the World Cup, and that’s why most of the favourite teams underperformed, but if they use tried and tested methods then this tournament will become competitive too.