Patrick Vieira was officially inducted as the new coach of RC Strasbourg on Monday. During a press conference with its president Marc Keller, the technician shared his pride and ambitions with the Alsatian club.
Almost three years after his ousting from Nice, Patrick Vieira is back in Ligue 1. Freshly appointed to Strasbourg, the 47-year-old coach spoke to the media on Monday on the sidelines of the resumption of the professional workforce. The opportunity for him to share his pride.
“It is with great pride and humility that I have the pleasure of being here. Strasbourg is a club that I know. The experience I had in Nice, and in particular playing at La Meinau , these are moments that marked me because I always saw the atmosphere there was at the stadium, indicated the 1998 world champion to the press. football and for me there are all the elements together to do a good job and be able to give the maximum of my coaching potential. I am excited at the idea of taking up this challenge, I am very well surrounded.”
Vieira “clear” about his desires and his philosophy
Between Nice and Strasbourg, the former midfielder of the France team also had experience in the Premier League with Crystal Palace. An adventure across the Channel that allowed him to develop his style.
“After Crystal Palace there is the experience of having worked abroad, having spent time there and adapting to a club with new managers and new football or a certain pressure, continued Patrick Vieira. Today I am much clearer about my coaching desires, a philosophy that I want to put in place and a way of working. I have much more certainty than at the time. “
And the Strasbourg coach clarified: “It’s important to adapt to the workforce. The objective is to put the players in the best conditions to express themselves.”
Keller wants to keep Djiku
Maintained narrowly during the 2022-2023 season, Strasbourg has since changed status with the arrival of Blueco (the group at the head of Chelsea) as owner. The opportunity to rebuild the team with “six, seven or eight” signatures as explained by Marc Keller. While trying to keep some players at the end of the contract.
“There is Alexander Djiku with whom we are discussing. The coach must meet him soon to discuss with him. We made him a proposal for the extension. I do not know if we will succeed, in any case it is our will , but he has other offers, assured the Alsatian president. For Dimitri Liénard it’s a little different because Dimitri still wants to play […] He was offered a three-year conversion at the club, to choose the date.”
Keller: ‘Absolutely no deal for specific Chelsea players’
Like Alexander Djiku, Kevin Gameiro could benefit from an offer from his management this summer. For Marc Keller, if the striker still has to discuss with Patrick Vieira, the club is “in positive reflection” in this file. Confidences about the summer transfer window which also allowed the president of Strasboourg to dismiss certain rumors around Chelsea and a collaboration with the London club.
“There is absolutely no agreement for specific Chelsea players. It turns out that Chelsea have a very good academy. It turns out that Loïc Désiré (RCSA recruitment manager, editor’s note), long before the takeover , spent time in England at Arsenal, Chelsea, etc. to see the young players, further estimated the Alsatian president. It turns out that Loïc knows a certain number of interesting young players in these clubs who do not play. If we want a player, that Chelsea accepts and that the player accepts, we can get him on loan. But it’s not something that will become recurring.”
Jean-Guy Lebreton with BFM Alsace
2023-07-03 22:05:10
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