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...
behind came czech manager position republic simple stayed
He was in an off-side position and he stayed in an off-side position. It is not as if he came back from behind the defenders. It should not have been allowed. It is as simple as that. If I was the manager of the Czech Republic I would've been very disappointed.
boxing improving
He is improving every day and I think he will be back on Boxing Day (December 26),
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.
consider quick roots understand
to consider its roots and understand that it can't always have a quick fix.
confident win
I am confident we will win the title.
ability against final leadership quality skill technical throughout
Throughout the tournament, as well as in the final against Portugal, he showed leadership quality and skill and technical ability as well as his character.
bad draw fear frozen gets legend milan respect
We showed them too much respect in the first 20 minutes. So a 0-0 draw is not a bad result. We were frozen with fear at the start. Something about the legend of AC Milan gets in your head.
cup french motivated since win won
We're very motivated to win it. We have not won the French Cup since 1973.
cannot luck
You cannot say it is a mistake, it is just the luck of football.
struggling study technical
We are struggling to get tickets, even for the technical study group.
ball control finalist last level minutes played realistic terms
Two minutes from the end, we should have been more realistic and more efficient. We were on level terms with last year's finalist and played the better football. For the (second) goal, the ball bounced back when it could have bounced out. You can't control things like that.
chances clear creating ended great net second shame three
We had a great second half, creating two or three clear chances to find the net and it's a shame it ended in a draw.
points
Objectively, with 15 points to be distributed, it's won.
ambition biggest rival stay win
Lyon's biggest rival is Lyon itself. We need to stay vigilant. Our ambition is to win the treble.