Adrien Thomasson scored the first double of his career, Sunday in Metz.

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JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN / AFP

  • RC Strasbourg won 2-1 on the lawn of FC Metz this Sunday.

    A first for Alsatians since 2007.

  • This victory in the Eastern Derby, they owe a lot to Adrien Thomasson, who scored twice.

  • Its two goals are very different.

    One in finesse and the other… in the head.

    Uncommon for one of the smallest players on the pitch!

At the Saint-Symphorien stadium,

From the shadow to the light.

In eight short days, Adrien Thomasson has known everything with RC Strasbourg.

Expelled after words with the referee in Lyon on Saturday 6 February, the attacking midfielder scored a decisive double this Sunday in Metz.

Two goals which allowed the Alsatians to sign their first success in Lorraine since… 2007. It was already 2-1.

The best in the history of Thomasson?

It is because his second achievement was marked with the head.

Is not really the classic port of a player who measures 1.77 m and who found himself instantly in the duel with John Boye, to whom he returns 16 centimeters.

But “Kiki”, the nickname of the Metz defender, was a little soft at the time.

And the Strasbourg player especially more lively to cut a cross from Guilbert (1-2, 84th).

"It's not because he is 1.12 m ..."

“It's a matter of timing, of feeling the blows.

Not only size, “laughs the person, who had already used his skull wisely.

For a whim quite similar to Monaco in January 2019. "It is not because he is 1.12 m that he is not capable of it", supports his coach Thierry Laurey, before a nice little picnic .

"I'd rather see him score than take a silly red card ..."

The native of Bourg-Saint-Maurice (Savoie), 27, wanted to redeem himself after his untimely exit last week.

He apologized to his partners at the end of the match in the Rhône, before putting it back on Monday.

"I was afraid he would continue all week," his coach still admits with a smile.

"I was frustrated at having left my team in difficulty and I was keen to make up for it", summarizes Thomasson, who therefore succeeded in his reconquest operation.

"We are far from being saved"

His other goal, the first of the day, was played very subtly.

Full surface control on a pass from Aholou then flick to beat Oukidja (1-1, 33rd).

A bit like going to Meinau in mid-December.

"This one was more spectacular", reacts the number 26 of the Blues.

“There I was in a good position and managed to be calm.

Especially at a point in the game when it was easy to panic.

Racing suffered, moved by a player and inspired FC Metz who opened the scoring thanks to Delaine (1-0, 17th).

Strasbourg seemed to be well on the way to signing a fifth game in a row without a win in Ligue 1, which would have been a first in Ligue 1. Before therefore Thomasson's double, beneficial and which allows them to breathe better in the standings.

Because behind them, Nîmes and Nantes also won and the margin with the relegation zone therefore remains the same: 6 points.

"We delivered, I think, our best second period," said Thomasson without believing in a retention in Ligue 1 acquired.

“We are far from being saved.

Only a good series will allow us to envisage a more serene end of the season ”.

It may have started this Sunday with the great rival of the East.

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