If circuit breaker resetting caused the first officer to over-react and over control, leading into an IMC unusual attitude of his own making, all the hooha about poor maintenance practices doesn't disguise the cold fact there are still airline pilots around who lack basic instrument flying ability if forced to fly manually in IMC. What an indictment on regulators and operators who are aware of this problem but continue to close their eyes to it.
This sort of accident reminds me of the tongue-in-cheek remarks attributed to a Boeing 787 test pilot, when he said Boeing have designed the 787 assuming it will be flown by incompetent airline pilots. Hence all the much vaunted envelope protections.
I wouldn't be surprised Airbus test pilots quietly agree with their Boeing counterpart.