Yesterday Sunday, and against FC Nantes, Eirik Horneland, the coach of the Greens, decided to start the very young Djylian N'Guessan (16 years old). Which necessarily brings back some memories for supporters.
We are talking to you about a time that those under 50 can hardly know. When ASSE was marching on French Football and occupied a place of choice throughout football Europe. A blessed era, and in particular thanks to its pioneering leaders with president Roger Rocher, coach Robert Herbin and the sports director, Pierre Garonnaire, who never failed to recruit the youngest hopes.
This is how at the end of the 70s, two very young talents occupied a place of choice in the ranks of ASSE: Laurent Paganelli, detected in Avignon, and Laurent Roussey, who played at US Mazargues . If Paga, a long-time consultant at Canal +, remains the youngest player in the history of the Greens to have set foot on a pitch during a first division match (L1 at the time), against PSG at the Parc des Princes , at the age of 15 years and 10 months, Laurent Roussey, remains the youngest to have been established. It was in March 1978 against FC Sochaux, at the age of 16 years and 61 days.
Just behind Laurent Roussey
Djylian N'Guessan, since yesterday and against the Football Club de Nantes (1-1), has just risen just behind Roussey in the history of the Saint-Etienne club. Because Eirik Horneland decided to offer him his first start at the age of 16 years and 142 days. The striker therefore joins a legendary Green duo which never ceases to bring back good memories to ASSE supporters.
