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00:30out how the club is shaping up under a new man in charge.
00:35Now, this morning we're deep in the Moselle region at the heart of Mets.
00:40Territory, but I'm not here to meet a Mets fan, I'm here to meet a lifelong Strasbourg fan.
00:45Who's going to tell us just how deep this rivalry runs and he's got a pretty impressive music.
00:50Gérard!
00:53Bonjour!
00:54Bonjour!
00:55Enchanté!
00:56Enchanté aussi!
00:57Et bienvenue dans mon petit musée du Racine!
01:00Merci à vous!
01:02Oh, look at that, a sponsorship board already, I feel like I'm in the stadium.
01:06Wow!
01:09Okay!
01:10When they said museum, they weren't lying.
01:13C'est toute ma vie.
01:14Gérard!
01:15Depuis l'âge de 16 ans, je collectionne et j'en ai 81.
01:20Mon père est aîné à Strasbourg.
01:22Il fait aimer le Racine, je suis supporter du...
01:25Le premier match du Racine depuis toujours.
01:26Je venais voir les premiers matchs du Racine pendant les vacances.
01:30Et là, j'ai connu ma femme.
01:32Donc maintenant, on est ici, grâce à ma femme.
01:35On le racine.
01:36Ce gâteau, c'est un Streusel.
01:39C'est...
01:40pour le dimanche matin.
01:42Hum...
01:43Ouais...
01:45Wow!
01:46So tell us a bit about Derby de Liszt.
01:48Why is it so important to people?
01:50Of this area.
01:51Ouais, c'est un petit peu dans la coutume.
01:53C'est la...
01:54C'est la...
01:55C'est la suprématie de la meilleure équipe de l'Est.
01:58En 1995...
02:00Racine Strasbourg joué contre Metz.
02:02A battu Metz en demi-finale de la Coupe de France.
02:05Donc, quand on est rentré, minuit, une heure du matin, on a fait le tour du village et on a été
02:10clair...
02:10actionné devant toutes les maisons des Metz.
02:13Mais...
02:14L'année suivante...
02:15Metz a battu le racine et ce sont eux qui sont venus chez moi faire la sérénade.
02:20Alors, Gerard, merci beaucoup pour nous montrer votre magnifique museum et, plus
02:25importantement...
02:25de l'année suivante, pour nous donner l'emotional contexte derrière Derby de Liszt.
02:28Je m'excite pour le jeu.
02:30Merci.
02:31Merci.
02:32Merci.
02:33Merci.
02:34Merci.
02:35Merci.
02:36Merci.
02:37Merci.
02:38Merci.
02:39Cédric.
02:40Cédric.
02:41Lovely to meet you.
02:42It's Derby Day.
02:43Yeah.
02:44How does a Derby...
02:44How do they differ from a normal match day?
02:46Ah, c'est un match que les gens ici attendent?
02:49Avec impatience.
02:50Parce que...
02:51Voilà.
02:52C'est...
02:53C'est...
02:54C'est...
02:55C'est...
02:56Comme on dit, c'est le Derby.
02:57Euh...
02:58Il y a des petits détails.
02:59So, Liam Rossigno was a hugely successful figure at a club like...
03:03Strasbourg.
03:04And now in comes Gary O'Neill.
03:06What qualities does he need to bring?
03:08To this league to beat a success at Strasbourg.
03:10When he arrived, Gary O'Neill, he said he wasn't going to be radical.
03:13He wanted to focus on what Liam Rossigno has done.
03:16Because there are definitely things very good to do.
03:18But he wants to bring his touch.
03:19He won't have any pressure if he loses the Derby.
03:22But he won't win.
03:23He played a lot in championship.
03:25The beim Mutations will better be seen again to him.
03:28Well, there's only one way to find out, on to the match.
03:33Yeah.
03:36So we've just touched down at the recently...
03:38...renovated stad Mainu. The atmosphere is building.
03:41Let's catch up with the fans to see how they're feeling.
03:43The derby is, you have to win. You have to win this game.
03:48For us, the derby of the East has always been something very important.
03:53Liam Bezogneau was a good manager with a good team.
03:56O'Neill have to...
03:58...to do the continuity for Moussignor.
04:02The focus is that...
04:03...to be European at the end of the season.
04:083-1 would be perfect for us.
04:11Auf geht's !
04:12Allez Racing !
04:13On croit en vous les garçons, vous êtes les meilleurs.
04:18You can feel a sudden change in the atmosphere.
04:21And it almost feels like...
04:23...the talking's done.
04:24And it's time for action.
04:26It's Strasbourg versus...
04:28...mats in the derby de l'Est.
04:30These guys are ready.
04:31Let's see who's coming out on top.
04:33C'est ce quique !
04:34C'est ce quique !
04:36T'es ce quique !
04:37C'est ce quique !
04:38Here we go.
04:43Oh, here we go.
04:48Here we go.
04:54Yes!
04:56What a goal!
04:58These guys just flipped the script.
05:011-0 Strasbourg.
05:031-0 Strasbourg.
05:041-0 Strasbourg.
05:08He's given a penalty.
05:10There's only one way for them to silence this stadium and that is...
05:13Let's back this penalty.
05:19He's done it.
05:20The best fans are going crazy.
05:231-0 Strasbourg.
05:241-0 Strasbourg.
05:262-0 Strasbourg.
05:271-0 Strasbourg.
05:28Go, go, go!
05:33Go, go, go!
05:38Go, go, go!
05:40Two goals, two bangers, 2-1.
05:43Hitting the post down against your local rivals, that's football heritage.
05:48It ends Strasbourg 2, match 1.
05:53These guys know what they came for.
05:58It ends Strasbourg 2, match 1.
06:04Gary, congratulations.
06:06An amazing start to life in Ligue 1.
06:08Talk to me about how that felt.
06:10Yeah, it was good.
06:11It was good, it was a good performance.
06:13It represented me as a coach.
06:15I thought the lads took on everything we've worked on.
06:18It worked very well.
06:19I think the game should probably have been finished earlier than it was, but it's not always that easy.
06:23So, an important three points that the lads worked very, very hard for, and I enjoyed the...
06:28incredible atmosphere here today.
06:29So, a fantastic first experience for me in Ligue 1.
06:33I knew we had quality in the group.
06:35It feels like I've been coaching a long time now, and I had...
06:38real confidence that the team would represent me and the football club really well today.
06:41They're young, they're inexperienced.
06:43But they're unbelievably hungry, really humble.
06:46I think we were six, seven points behind.
06:48when we started today, but we've not quite reached the expectations yet, which are to...
06:53to qualify for Europe in the top six, to do well in Europe, to do well...
06:58in the cup, and to keep producing top young talent and keep working with it.
07:04I'm a very loyal guy.
07:05Any club that gives me the opportunity to represent them will get.
07:08Absolutely everything I have, and I've loved it here so far.
07:11So, I'm planning to just...
07:13do everything I can to make Strasbourg better.
07:15Well, when it comes to finishes, there's a long way from...
07:18that, but one thing's for sure, a perfect way to start...
07:20Yeah, very good.
07:21...is a win in the Derby del Este.
07:22Thank you very much.
07:23Good luck for the rest of the season.
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