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...
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.
coach england manager national team
When I was manager (of Liverpool) in England the national team coach was much more understanding.
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,
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.
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.
champions front next sets television title
I think the title is won. We can become champions in front of our television sets next weekend.
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.
list priority top transfer winter
Patrick was top of our priority list for the winter transfer window.
english good luck manager wished
I wished him good luck. He's a good manager and his English is better than I thought.
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.
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.