KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Gerard Houllier steps down as manager of villa

I believe he was just unlucky. Doctors and family telling to him need to rest and recover and until the end (of fired i mean) wanted the job.

Bit harsh on villa though ain't it, sign a manger spend money on his signings remove key players and sign big money players then pay off manager 2.5 mil to leave because of managers own health problems which are no fault on the club.

Looks like ged did a Benitez and Hodgson

I think Houllier leaving Villa is the best option for him. He stepped into a small club that have big ambitions, but dont have the budget or player pulling power to fulfil that ambition. This job was just to stressful for Ged, he needs to think of his health. I say he is better off in a higher job like Technical director.

hope he gets back to 100% but lets be honest, he was never the right man for the job he's an average european manager villa need an english manager. i really don't like villa so i hope they get rafa

If they are looking at Rafa, then they are setting themselves up for a fall. I rate Rafa highly, but in the premier league with us he failed numerous times. Yes if given a chance in europe for Villa he would certainly do well, but in the prem he would need a huge budget to try and get the players in to challenge for europe, and that will never happen. They need someone like Mark Hughes or Owen Coyle.

they loking at mark hughes or ancelotti...

Why do Villa need a draw merchant like Hughes or a CL manager like Ancelotti?

could anyone else have got fulham a higher finish than 8th? and he did that without zamora and johnson for a lot of the season and he also had to get the team to play football as they were used to playing hodgson's anti football. so when all is considered hughes did a brilliant job

You'll be missed houllier, your a legend but dont hurt yourself for football. big respect. think hughes will take it

Why would they need an English manager?

Houllier did a good job at Anfield and brought us a huge load of trophies with just the big one missing that eventually cost him his job. He dragged Liverpool into the land of the living with regards to training facilities and diets.

Your showing how much class you lack yet again. Are you sure football is the game for you? If it is try following someone like Chelsea. They dont have much history for you to learn.