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...
jobs cat home
Our job is to make the fans happy. When we win, 45,000 people go home happy. When we lose, it not only affects them, it affects their cats.
team believe heart
I want to keep an English heart to the team. I believe in that. Michael Owen is that. Never think Michael is afraid of anything.
passion atmosphere used
I used to stand on the Kop when I was here in 1969. The atmosphere and passion on the pitch as well as the terraces was intoxicating and Liverpool became part of me from that day on.
team winning player
To me, the team is more important than any individual member of the squad, and the players have to realise that and accept that my priority is to pick a side with the best possible chance of winning each match.
player class careers
You have different levels of players. There's are Premier League, international and world-class levels. The world-class level is players at the peak of their career and there's only maybe 50 maximum in the whole world. Stevie moved from a Premier League player to an international player and then world class.
football jobs england
The England manager job is not for me - I'm very happy wih what I'm doing in French football for now.
cities people looks
When I see the Bill Shankly statue, I look at the sentiment on the base. It says: 'He made the people happy’. Well now the modern Liverpool is making the fans and the city happy. And that makes me so proud.
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.
affected bit defeat depressed league win
We've been very affected by this defeat, we've been a bit depressed but now we must win the league and the Cup.
draw held three
Three years ago, Lyon were held to a (1-1) draw here,
both great match sides step towards whoever win won
This win is very important as both sides won their first match and I said that whoever won here would take a great step towards qualification,
coach england manager national team
When I was manager (of Liverpool) in England the national team coach was much more understanding.
conserve deserved good madrid possession second start though win
We deserved to win this match. Even though Real Madrid had a lot of possession in the second half, we were able to conserve the score. It's a good start for us and for the fans.
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.