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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
contact michael
I get on well with Michael and I still have contact with him and his family.
best czech europe last late night points republic side six teams winner
You have the best 16 teams in Europe here and really they're the cream. If it hadn't been for a late winner from the Czech Republic last night no side would be on six points from two games.
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.
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,
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.
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.
bit guys looked prepare themselves week work
Rennes have had the whole week to prepare themselves for this match. Too many things didn't work out tonight. The guys looked a bit tired.
list priority top transfer winter
Patrick was top of our priority list for the winter transfer window.