Articles tagged with "gerard-houllier"
Fred's Latest Hissy Fit
By Inara | October 19th, 2008Fred was very pissed yesterday when, as he was walking off the pitch during a substitution, he was booed rather voraciously by the home crowd ...
Poll: Right Backs Playing Musical Chairs
By Inara | February 27th, 2008If you're like me, you're undecided about who our starting right back should be. We have two good ones in Anthony Réveillère and François Clerc. ...
What Ged Sez: Houllier on ESPN SportsCenter
By Inara | February 14th, 2008This interview is actually a couple of weeks old, and I kept on meaning to post it, but better late than never, right? Janusz Michallik, ...
Fred is "Injured" and Other News
By Inara | December 6th, 2007~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Apparently, Fred still hasn't recovered from the slight knock to his muscle from last Friday and won't be part of the squad that travels to ...
Milan Baros Told To Get Married As International Duty Beckons
By Inara | November 9th, 2007~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to Karel Bruckner, the coach of the Czech Republic NT, all the trouble Milan Baros has been getting into recently (which include getting into ...
Please, No More Race Car Analogies
By Inara | October 8th, 2007OL president Jean-Michel Aulas refers to Lyon as a "Formula 1" race car. So did Gerard Houllier, who said the key to managing Lyon was ...
Little Pieces of News
By Inara | September 15th, 2007Sorry for the deluge of posts, but now that international week is over, there is suddenly so much to write about. I'm also in a ...
Rebuilding Lyon's Formula 1 Car: 2007-2008 Season Preview
By Inara | August 3rd, 2007One of Jean-Michel Aulas's favorite analogies is comparing Lyon to a Formula 1 car, one that is capable of shifting gears to cope with all ...
Sidney Govou is Not an Alcoholic (and other assorted quotes from this month)
By Inara | July 29th, 2007~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Several people have told me [Gerard Houllier] had spoken ill of me to foreign clubs, that I liked to party and was an alcoholic." - ...
Weekend Tidbits
By Inara | July 6th, 2007* Lyon's new kits will be revealed this upcoming Monday. The home kit isn't going to change, just the away and Europe kits. Here's a ...
Oh Alou
By Inara | June 23rd, 2007Alou Diarra is not willing to let bygones be bygones. Despite the resignation of arch nemesis Gerard Houllier, Diarra refuses to consider staying at Lyon, ...
The Man Named Fred
By Inara | June 21st, 2007Since there are two months to kill before next season starts, I thought I would introduce you to another moody OL player. I've already done ...
A Bedtime Story
By Inara | June 3rd, 2007I came across this old blog entry the other day, and though it's from April, it's still quite relevant. The author, Tuttofoot, wrote a humorous ...
Houllier Leaves Lyon, Swears that "It's not you... It's me"
By Sam | May 25th, 2007Note the lack of ampersands and dollar signs in my article. Because to me, if Jean-Michel Aulas hires a good coach, this could be a ...
Who Will Replace Houllier?
By Inara | May 25th, 2007The options aren't as endless as one would hope. While there are quite a few interested parties, Aulas prefers someone who speaks French, or at ...
On suit Alain Perrin
By Inara | May 25th, 2007A Jean-Michel Aulas interview regarding potential managers, But! Lyon, Friday May 25, 2007. On suit Alain Perrin Do you know who will be the next coach of ...
%#!$^$*$ Gerard Houllier Leaves Lyon!!!!
By Inara | May 25th, 2007OMG. OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! /end nonsensical exclamations. We all knew this was coming, with other managers already abandoning ship across Europe. But now that it's ...
Lyon Go to St. Tropez on Vacation
By Inara | May 22nd, 2007And no, their season is not yet over. They still have one game left to play this Saturday against Nantes. But since Lyon won the ...
Just Shut Up, Please
By Inara | May 16th, 2007As the transfer window approaches, Lyon is quite possibly the only club, with the exception of Chelsea, where the speculation surrounding the manager is greater ...
Future Prospect: Hatem Ben Arfa
By Inara | May 14th, 2007Instead of talking about the latest transfer gossip or how I feel about Houllier/Govou, I thought I'd take the time to introduce to you one ...
Wiltord-Lyon, Le Divorce
By Inara | May 13th, 2007I've been waiting awhile to talk about this because I still don't know what exactly is going on between Sylvain Wiltord and Lyon. Everything was ...
Houllier on His Way to Newcastle?
By Inara | May 10th, 2007Gerard Houllier has been subject to a lot of rumors recently, more so than even Franck Ribery. Despite winning Lyon another title, his failures in ...
Utter Destruction and Lions Jumping Through a Ring of Fire
By Inara | May 9th, 2007Just all in a day's work for the perennial French champions. Lens were hoping to take advantage of Lyon's recent malaise to get three very ...
An "Exceptional" Surprise
By Inara | May 8th, 2007Lyon's "Formula One" car has lately morphed into a Formula 3000, and the supporters are not happy. Not only have Lyon not been winning, but ...
The Attackers Curse
By Inara | May 7th, 2007I was never one to believe in curses, but after watching the injuries pile up by the day, I'm convinced that someone has a voodoo ...
Lyon likes Juventus Manager Didier Deschamps
By Inara | April 30th, 2007Not only do the French press think that Lyon's entire senior team will leave this summer, but they are also absolutely convinced that manager Gerard ...
Lyon FINALLY win in Style
By Inara | April 28th, 2007After a dismal run of five games, Lyon got their act together in order to properly celebrate their sixth title. Celebrating after the match. This time, ...
OMG RAY! or, Lyon and Raymond Domenech are having an affair
By Inara | April 26th, 2007Instead of harping about how awful Lyon has been lately, today I'm going to take a trip back in time to when Lyon was still ...
Lyon wins sixth title, no one really cares
By Inara | April 21st, 2007Lyon won it again, this time without even trying. They only needed one more point to clinch the title, but Toulouse's loss today means that ...
Auxerre vs. Lyon
By Inara | April 21st, 2007Auxerre vs. Olympique Lyonnais April 22, 2007 Stade Abbe-Deschamps 12:00 PM Eastern Time (18:00 in France) Originally, Lyon only needed one point to seal their sixth title, but ...
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