Glorious years (1976–1980) RC Strasbourg Alsace
for 1978–79 season, racing kept same team had won promotion in 1977 , third place in 1978. exceptions addition of midfielder roger jouve , exchange between striker jacques vergnes , chadian player nabatingue toko. french international, vergnes clashed gress due unwillingness assume defensive duties , vocal frustration after being regularly sidelined. sent bordeaux 6 games after start season. replacement, tonko, foreign player on squad year, fact again unusual since french club football @ time still dependent on qualities of players abroad. strasbourg took lead in season , did not give until end in spite of widespread scepticism national followers. absence of big names in team considered many crippling handicap against established teams saint-Étienne or nantes had internationally renowned players. part, gress used critical review of press boost player s motivation , insisted star team . racing finished atop championship on 56 points undefeated home record. return lyon, title game played, triumphant huge crowds greeting team @ every railway station in alsace before arrival of train @ strasbourg.
the club saw same movement during 1979 inter-season. chairman alain léopold replaced influential andré bord, duguépéroux ended pro career , gemmrich left bordeaux. replace him, bord imposed recruitment of carlos bianchi gress. bianchi prolific goalscorer traditional striker no intention commit defence , teamplay, gress despair. season marked return of internal struggles, increasingly confrontational relationship between gress , bord, team nevertheless achieved fifth-place finish , advanced quarter-finals of european cup, eliminated ajax (0–0;0–4).
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