It depends on how it was handled, of course, but I can't help but agree with A4 that a tyre burst followed by systems damage (hyd/fuel leak, gear extension problems) is not an unreasonable scenario to expect new Captains or those under selection to cope with. The crew of the A321 in question seemed to have coped OK without 'falling to bits'.
It could even be argued that this scenario is probably more plausible than the more usual 'you've lost all your Hyd fluid for no apparent reason'.
I had zero command experience when I got my first command too, I expect there may be others like us.