Gerard Houllier Quotes

France, Football Manager
September 3, 1947 – December, 14, 2020.

Gérard Paul Francis Houllier OBE was a French football manager and former player. His past clubs include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, with whom he won the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2001. He then guided Olympique Lyonnais to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007.

We don't destroy our heroes today when we worshipped them yesterday.

Gerard Houllier
You can't build a cathedral in a day. A look at the club's history tells you these things take time.

Gerard Houllier
- Looks
- Take
- Clubs

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.

Gerard Houllier
- People
- Home
- Winning
It is important for the club to find a balance in a world driven by economic and political needs. This club usually does that [on leaving Liverpool]

Gerard Houllier
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.

Gerard Houllier
- People
- Proud
- Modern
You can't say my team aren't winners. They've proved that by finishing fourth, third and second in the last three years.

Gerard Houllier
- Team
- Years
- Soccer
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.

Gerard Houllier
- Believe
- Thinking
- Heart
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.

Gerard Houllier
- World
- Different
- Player

The England manager job is not for me - I'm very happy wih what I'm doing in French football for now.

Gerard Houllier
- Football
- Jobs
- England
Players have responsibilities, because, whether they like it or not, they are public figures. They have to be aware that the people who come to the ground spend fortunes in relation to what they earn.

Gerard Houllier