RC Strasbourg Alsace

PSG faced Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes for the eighth fixture of Ligue 1, and the game ended in a very entertaining 3-3 draw that does not help anyone except Olympique de Marseille. After winning their match against Le Havre, they can benefit from this draw and move closer to the...

It has been quite a summer at Tottenham Hotspur. The departure of Ange Postecoglou after winning the Europa League Final has brought mixed emotions. Optimism returned when Thomas Frank and his staff arrived with a renewed optimism and a different playing style. The results on the pitch have been encouraging,...

We’re just over a week away from the beginning of the 2025/2026 Ligue 1 campaign. At RC Strasbourg, newly appointed club captain Emanuel Emegha (196cm/6’5”, 83kg/182 lbs) is going through his final pre-season preparations as he gets ready to lead his club into the new season. They intend to compete...

The end of the season is always a time for reflection. One year ago, Total Football Analysis published our first-ever Ligue 1 Team of the Season for the 2023/2024 campaign. Now, we’re back again with an all-star XI from the French top flight for the 2024/2025 campaign, which saw Luis...

This tactical analysis of RC Strasbourg will analyse how Liam Rosenior has the Ligue 1 side fighting for European football with an exciting attacking style of play. Rosenior took over the Alsace club in July 2024. With three games of this season left to play, including one against UEFA Champions...

Djordje Petrović (194cm / 6’4”, 89kg / 196lbs) has been one of Ligue 1’s top goalkeepers in the 2024/2025 campaign. The 25-year-old Serbia international is playing a crucial role in Strasbourg’s fight for UEFA Champions League qualification, with Liam Rosenior’s side currently placed fifth in the league, one point behind...

Ligue 1 is a constant conveyor belt of talent. New stars emerge in France’s top flight every season, and 2024/25 is no different. One of the major success stories of the 2024/25 Ligue 1 season thus far is Andrey Santos — a midfielder currently plying his trade with Liam Rosenior’s...

Recruitment strategies vary a lot from club to club and league to league. Aspects like financial resources, league competition, club philosophy, and ambitions all affect football clubs' youth recruitment strategies. This data analysis looks closely at why each club is doing what it is doing, how these strategies fit in...

Désiré Doué was on the list of many high-profile clubs during the summer and eventually ended up with PSG.  His brother, Guéla Doué, has also switched clubs this summer after signing for RC Strasbourg Alsace from Rennes.  Guéla Doué, an Ivory Coast international who made his debut this year, is originally from...

Désiré Doué was on the list of many high-profile clubs during the summer and eventually ended up with PSG.  His brother, Guéla Doué, has also switched clubs this summer after signing for RC Strasbourg Alsace from Rennes.  Guéla Doué, an Ivory Coast international who made his debut this year, is originally from...

Last season, Julien Stéphan guided Strasbourg to their best Ligue 1 finish since 1980, as they ended 2021/22 in sixth place on the table — a nine-place jump from 2020/21 under Thierry Laurey. This was, of course, an excellent start to life at Stade de la Meinau for the 42-year-old...

Three months after resigning from Rennes, Julien Stéphan was officially appointed as the new head coach of Racing Club Strasbourg. Seen by many as the brightest coaching prospect in the French game, Stéphan’s appointment last summer is considered somewhat of a coup for the Alsatian club. As they only secured...

The final day of Ligue 1 2021/22 was very exciting. Even though PSG claimed the title very early, the second place in the league was not decided until this game. Monaco gained an upper hand with a +4 goal difference advantage, with both teams sitting 68 points. In week 38,...

The 2021/22 Ligue 1 season has been quite ordinary in some ways. The capital club, Paris Saint-Germain winning another title is a foreseen circumstance that many could have predicted, it is what is taking place below them that is surprisingly many. Reigning champions Lille have failed to defend their title,...

Strasbourg have enjoyed a positive season so far in Ligue 1 under Julien Stéphan, who replaced Thierry Laurey as the club’s manager back in May. Following his March departure from Rennes, a club he’d guided to the UEFA Champions League with a third-place finish in 2019/20 — a stint during...

After guiding Strasbourg to a safe, 15th place finish in Ligue 1 this past season, Thierry Laurey’s five-year spell as RC Strasbourg manager came to an end in late May. Less than a week after his departure, Les Coureurs announced that former Rennes boss Julien Stéphan would replace Laurey at...

France has a large pool of talent in pretty much any department. In defence, especially, they have so many talents with wide range of abilities and unique skillsets. From ball-playing defenders who can play in the midfield, defensive full-backs who can play as a ball-playing centre-back, attacking full-backs, limited centre-backs,...