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Gerrard Houllier wrote a letter to me...!

  • 07-04-2003 7:43pm
    #1
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭


    This is real...via liverpoolfc.tv


    Dear Liverpool supporter,
    _
    This result hurts. I have to admit that. It hurts the players, the staff and
    the fans. We have to take it on the chin and live with it. Last month we
    were on a high after beating them. This time we're down. That's part of
    footballing life.
    _
    The turning point was the fourth minute of the game when we lost our
    captain. It's hard enough here with eleven v eleven, but ten against eleven
    is extremely difficult. We had players away on international duty during the
    week and it was hard work for us with a man less.
    _
    To be fair I thought both penalty decisions were correct. From where I was
    sitting the first one looked a penalty, but then when I saw it on the TV I
    had to think again. It was more of a tangle than anything. Of course the ref
    doesn't get a replay and he has to make a split second decision. You have to
    respect whatever decisions he makes. I thought the second one was a penalty
    as well. Scholes had turned Igor and it was a late tackle. I know some of my
    staff don't think it was a penalty, but I did. It was a shame for Igor
    because he had done well.
    _
    But I thought the sending off was harsh and that it could have been avoided.
    Sami was distraught because he didn't even think it was a penalty. I would
    have liked to see how my team got on going a goal down but with keeping
    eleven men on the field. That's the regret I have from today. We won't be
    appealing against the red card though.
    _
    You always look for positives after a defeat and I have to say that my
    players deserve great credit for their effort and work rate. It was spot on.
    They kept themselves in the game until the 65th minute when the second
    penalty was awarded against us. When that went in it killed the morale of
    our team.
    _
    We now have six games to go and we'll look to win them all. This result is
    in the past now and we are looking forward. We have never lost two games in
    a row.
    _
    Regards,
    _
    Gerard Houllier
    Liverpool Manager


    Mike.
    _


Comments

  • #2
    Mighty_Mouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭Mighty_Mouse


    ask to rate all his players outta ten? starting with heskey


  • #3
    jonno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,392 ✭✭✭jonno


    Why, why, why is he so delusional? :(

    He is not managerial material for a top premiership side (well at least thats what we should be)


  • #4
    Freeshack
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭Freeshack


    its big of him to say all what he said i'll give him that.

    he really did make a mess this year and Duff would be a brave man to leave blackburn for the Reds.

    i'd have no problem in seeing him stay on for next season though, he's proven himself.

    that five trophy haul earned him plenty of respect.
    (Heskey's gonna be an Anfield great........one day)


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