Houllier Quotes & Sayings

Today you play for a place in history, today you play for immortality. — Gerard Houllier

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

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

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

Houllier couldn't deal with players expressing any anger or questioning any of his decisions — Robbie Fowler

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

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

My philosophy is that the club is more important than anyone! — 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

I used to stand on the Kop when I was here in 1969. The atmosphere and passion on the pitch as well as the terraces was intoxicating and Liverpool became part of me from that day on. — Gerard Houllier

There are those who say maybe I should forget about football. Maybe I should forget about breathing. — Gerard Houllier

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

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

Liverpool players must play like a lion, give his all. There must be determination, commitment and resolve to be a Liverpool player. — Gerard Houllier

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

To me, the team is more important than any individual member of the squad, and the players have to realise that and accept that my priority is to pick a side with the best possible chance of winning each match. — Gerard Houllier

After spending so much money Liverpool were a lot further behind the leaders when Houllier left than before he arrived — Robbie Fowler

Gerard Houllier's thoughts on the matter international football echo mine. He thinks that what the national coaches are doing is like taking the car from his garage without even asking permission. They will then use the car for ten days and abandon it in a field without any petrol left in the tank. We then have to recover it, but it is broken down. Then a month later they will come to take your car again, and for good measure you're expected to be nice about it. — Arsene Wenger

We don't have any splits here. The players country is Liverpool Football Club and their language is football. — Gerard Houllier

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