Blood Red: Remembering Liverpool's Treble-winning manager Gerard Houllier

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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4.4 • 1000 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier, who won an historic treble with the Reds in 2001, has died at the age of 73. The Blood Red podcast reflects on the man who, as well as winning six trophies in his own right at Anfield, provided the platform for later success, bringing through Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher and modernising Liverpool FC in almost every aspect. Houllier also managed the likes of PSG and Lyon, as well as the French national team, and later worked for the Red Bull group, who owns RB Leipzig, who Liverpool drew in the Champions League this morning. The panel, with host Matt Addison joined by Kristian Walsh, Joe Rimmer and Dan Kay, also discuss that last-16 draw, and look ahead to the Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, including picking their teams and making their score predictions.The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriberVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:08.0	Hello and welcome to the latest Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo.
0:12.8	So we bring you a special episode after this morning,
0:15.2	sad news that former Liverpool manager Gerald Houdier
0:18.3	has passed away at the age of 73.
0:21.0	I'm Matt Addison with me, Christian, Joe Rimmer and Dan Kay here as we look back at the life of Gerard
0:27.0	Junieux who won five major trophies at Anfield including the famous treble in 2001 and brought so much more to the football club besides.
0:35.2	We'll have a discussion a little bit later on in the show about the Champions League draw
0:39.1	where Liverpool were paired with Bundesliga side R.B. Leipzig, plus look ahead to the huge game
0:44.0	with Jose Marino's Tottenham on Wednesday night.
0:46.0	But Christian, there's only one place to start.
0:49.0	Liverpool fans have fond memories of Gerald Hulier,
0:51.0	who was of course Liverpool manager between 1998 and 2004, and rightly so.
0:57.0	Absolutely, I think it's a very, very sad day for a lot of Liverpool fans.
1:02.0	For every Liverpool fan, I think no matter what generation you come from,
1:06.0	you recognize that the achievements of Gerard Hulier, you recognize what he did for the football club.
1:12.0	I think he was certainly for me and I think for you
1:18.1	know a few people on this podcast very much the first great manager if you will certainly the first major trophy winner
1:26.0	manager that's not to do the legal company the service but you know we won the
1:29.4	league up we won the F. A cup and then the UEFA Cup all within four or five months of each other, which
1:35.5	was an incredible achievement.
1:37.9	Turn the club around when it needed it most.
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