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...
attacking football
It was spectacular. It has a lot of attacking football and went from one end to another.
attacking defensive
It was not only spectacular but also emotionally intense. It had all the ingredients of defensive and attacking play. It had everything.
champions pressure relish shoulders time
There was a lot of pressure on our shoulders before this Champions League's match. Now we'd like to take some time to relish our qualification.
again best eight pressure proud team teams three win
There was a lot of pressure on me and on the team to win this match. I am proud to say that Lyon is once again one of the best eight teams in Europe, as it has been for three years.
caught lacking missing
They caught us on a day when we were missing or lacking freshness.
competition dutch game history itself
The game between the Czechs and the Dutch will write itself into the history of the competition,
bit box goal goalkeeper position
The first goal is a bit of the same. He is in an off-side position in the six-yard box and you can see that the goalkeeper is a bit distracted.
advantage gaining huge obviously
And he was obviously gaining a huge advantage.
changed committing dominated gave goal half minor opening
The goal changed everything because it gave Toulouse confidence. We dominated the first half but, after committing a minor error, we managed to concede the opening goal.
against happened victory won
I think that psychologically we have won the title. It was a very important victory against Nice, especially after what happened in Milan.
both performance powerful
It was a very powerful performance from both sides.
consistency half played tough
It was a tough match. We lacked consistency during the first half but we played much better after the interval,
match physical
It will be a physical and tactical battle. (It's) the most important match of the season.
against expect ideas short tired
Against Rennes we were tired and short of ideas. I expect a reaction.