If ASSE hosts Strasbourg this Saturday (9 p.m.), minds are slowly starting to turn towards the derby. Dominique Rocheteau, ASSE legend, spoke in the Football Experts podcast. Excerpts.
Dominique Rocheteau is a true ASSE Legend. The Green Angel wrote his legend in the ASSE jersey. Both a player and then a manager in Forez, he knows perfectly well what the Derby between ASSE and OL represents. A meeting always eagerly awaited by supporters of both camps. The former Green spoke on the subject.
Dominique Rocheteau (Ex-ASSE) : “The derby between AS Monaco and Nice, I know it’s a big derby, but I know it less than the derby between ASSE and Lyon. There are other derbies, in Brittany, Rennes -Nantes for example. I played at PSG and there were PSG-Matra in particular. It didn't last long, because for Matra, it was episodic.
Dominique Rocheteau (Ex-ASSE) : “Derbies are special because generally, the stadiums are always full. There are always special things in the pre-match, whether it's the players sometimes with little phrases, we try to tickle the opposing team, and then the supporters of course (…) In my time, things were a bit humorous. There were banners between us, the players, it was always relatively correct. field, even if I remember a derby where I was quite seriously injured Now, derbies have evolved… And not necessarily in a good way, not on the field, but off it. unfortunately, we see posters like Marseille-PSG, where there are no opposing supporters anymore. For derbies, it's the same thing, that's not my football, but hey, that's how it is! , it’s evolution.”
