Patrick Vieira is Strasbourg’s new coach

The new owners of Strasbourg have decided. The Alsatian club announced on Sunday July 2 the signing of the former Crystal Palace coach, who will have his fourth professional experience after New York and Nice. Landed from the London club in mid-March after a start to the calendar year without any victory, the former Gunner takes over from Frédéric Antonetti, sacked on Tuesday.

It is a new challenge with multiple questions that awaits the former midfielder. After a career start on the benches without any notable performance (7th then 6th in Ligue 1 with Nice), Patrick Vieira now finds himself facing an intriguing challenge, in a club which has just opened a new era after its takeover by Chelsea owners. “Today, a new cycle begins for Racing and it is exciting for a coach to be able to build something while relying on the values ​​that make the strength of a club.rejoiced the coach in a press release from the RCSA.