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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Gregory Vignal EXCLUSIVE | Liverpool regret, Houllier tribute, Benitez respect & Gerrard prediction

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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Soccer, News, Sports News, Sports

4.41000 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Catch our exclusive interview with former Liverpool defender Gregory Vignal as he speaks about Gerard Houllier, Rafa Benitez and Steven Gerrard. Having signed for the Reds back in 2000, Vignal was involved in the club's historic 2000/01 treble-winning season during his three-year stay on Merseyside. Speaking with Theo Squires, the Frenchman talks about his relationship with “the boss” Houllier, including his tribute to his ex-manager and attending his funeral. Plus, having worked as a coach at Rangers alongside Gerrard, Vignal shares his insight into the Anfield great's coaching development and whether he could succeed Jurgen Klopp. Enjoy.Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodRedLiverpoolFCSign up for our Liverpool FC newsletters: https://data.reachplc.com/210734476470860Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ 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

Hi Gregory, first of all, thanks for joining us. Hope you're well and keeping safe over in France. I think if your

0:14.9

name's said to any Liverpool fan, there's only one memory that immediately

0:19.3

comes straight to mind and it's a very famous moment in a Merseys Derby.

0:23.2

So how does it feel winning arguably the most famous free kick in

0:27.0

Liverpool history?

0:28.0

That was a lovely one.

0:30.7

I think it was an important game for us, but I've got in my mind Gary Macface,

0:37.0

you know, after when he's called the goal. So I think he was an unbelievable year for the squad for the club and it's always a pleasure to win against the blue team.

0:50.0

A lovely day.

0:52.0

Now I suppose you just just able to give us an update on what you're up to since retiring from football or what you're

0:57.8

up to now?

0:58.8

So by starting my career as a coach now around nine years ago so I spent four years in my

1:06.2

time you know had a low level and I went from Montpellier a year as a assistant coach, reserve coach.

1:17.0

I spent of course three years in Glasgow Rangers at the academy and with the first team with StevG and the women as a manager as well.

1:25.6

And I left the Rangers and I went to Olympic the Marseille.

1:30.6

So try to build my career and try to to build my career, you know, and try to be ready for when the first job will come.

1:38.4

So hard work.

1:40.4

And how is it all going for you? So obviously are some big teams you're certainly making progress as a coach?

1:46.0

Of course, yeah, you're learning, you know, week in every couch, you know, I learned a lot.

1:50.0

Of course I was really close with Gerard, you know, So I was on a phone with him every week.

1:55.8

And I learned a lot for him.

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