93 Quotes by 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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]

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

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.