Gerard Houllier
Gerard Houllier
Gérard Houllier OBE, is a French football manager. His past clubs include Paris Saint-Germain, RC Lens and Liverpool, with whom he won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001. He then guided Olympique Lyonnais to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007. He became manager of Aston Villa in September 2010, before stepping down in June 2011 following frequent hospitalisation over heart problems. He also coached the French national team between 1992 and...
champions front next sets television title
I think the title is won. We can become champions in front of our television sets next weekend.
capable deal great lost side situation
We've lost two guys. But it's the kind of situation a great side must be capable to deal with.
added annoyed mental stay strength terms tough
I think I have added to Lyon in terms of mental strength. I tell them when things get tough not to get annoyed and how to stay calm.
deserved game great teams
I thought it was a great game between two great teams and I thought we deserved to win.
extremely performed
It is extremely disappointing, we performed so well and were probably better than Milan.
blow champions pretend win
I won't pretend it's not a blow for us. But to win the Champions League, sometimes you have to play without your stars.
forward sure
We need to be much better going forward that's for sure. I'm not sure what happened. I know we can do much better offensively.
fast
We did not play as fast as we wanted too in the first half. We had to concentrate and that's what we did.
good playing problem proved results score
We have good results away so far. And we proved that we don't have any problem to score even when we are not playing at home.
ball feed gets personnel stop
We need to stop the feed to him first and then when he gets the ball we have the personnel to stop him playing,
growing proof step team towards
We have made another step towards the qualification. This is proof that this team is growing and getting more mature.
draw held three
Three years ago, Lyon were held to a (1-1) draw here,
coach england manager national team
When I was manager (of Liverpool) in England the national team coach was much more understanding.
contact michael
I get on well with Michael and I still have contact with him and his family.