In an interview with YouTube channel “LA DA” in early April, Dilane Bakwa spoke of her good relationship with her “atypical” coach, Liam Rosenior. This positive mentality also seduced Guéla Doué when he arrived in Strasbourg. For Guéla Doué, joining Strasbourg was evident in the continuity of his career after a promising season in Rennes where he played a lot (24 matches of L1, 5 of Coupe de France and 4 of Ligue Europa). The human rights defender was seeking an environment conducive to his advancement. As he explained in an interview with the YouTube channel “LA DA” at the beginning of April, Strasbourg met all its expectations: an ambitious club ready to offer it the opportunity to hold meetings and assert itself on the ground.“For me, Strasbourg was a logical follow-up. I had just started with Rennes, it was my second professional year. I needed a project where I knew I was going to chain the matches in order to make progress,” he said. An ideal project for young people is also the collective vision of the club and the prospect of a central role in the workforce that convinced the player. In Strasbourg, he found the ideal setting to take a course and continue his development under the leadership of the English Racing coach.“For me, Strasbourg was back in every box. There was also the coach’s vision and mentality that I liked right away. We play football, we play ball, and that’s what’s interesting for progress,” he added. Guéla Doué played 30 matches in all competitions under Liam Rosenior, one of the most used players by the English coach. The arrival of Liam Rosenior in Strasbourg quickly marked the minds thanks to his vision of the game and his atypical mentality. From the first training, the coach stressed the importance of a winning mentality and a style of play based on possession, construction and offensive audacity. This approach immediately seduced players, as Dilane Bakwa explains.“It went well, he is an atypical coach with his own style. As soon as he got to the first training, he spoke to us directly about mentality. His mentality is to have the ball, to be able to play and move forward, to build and not to suffer. At the first training, we make an opposition at eleven against eleven and he tells us “make a man to man” (laughs)”, remembers the winger of the Racing. Building on this strong mentality, Liam Rosenior has been able to set up an ambitious project that federates and motivates the entire team.