Carra: Houllier's my top boss

[hold51]

forget Carra he changes his mind like a trannie trying to get dressed.

I prefer to take what God said about Ged myself!

Including this example of the real man!

Anybody who makes the catering staff at the club turn in on Christmas Day just to serve GED and his family and friends with a Christmas dinner, is a selfish arrogant prig and not really one of us as Ged always claimed to be!

Still a manager who won trophies for us though!

[The Birdman]

Carra was 21/22 when Houllier came in so he was his manager through his formulative years so he was bound to be Influencual
Massive dig about Rafa inheriting winners that is uncalled for IMO

[Lee]

I don't want to get into a Rafa vs Houllier debate, and I could write an essay with my thoughts on Carragher at the moment.

What I will say though, is that if it wasn't for Rafa moving him to CB, then he'd be at Fulham with Danny Murphy at the moment.

The more you read interviews like this, the more you sort of believe the rumours kicking around.

[hold51]

Houllier did play his part in 05 by getting sacked. Houllier did sign a lot of the players in the 05 final but he also didn't get the best out of them which is what rafa did. Why not just say it was Jose who won the title for Chelsea last season as a lot of his signings are still there.

Re did Jose win with mainly Raneiri's players then?


it is not who signed the players it is whether you can improve them!

and from Djimi , to Ivor to all the team Rafa improved all the team up to a higher level than GED had them at.

[Lee]

But while he regards lifting the Champions League trophy as his finest hour, Carragher argues that the treble was and is an even more remarkable feat.

"It's actually a better achievement than Istanbul," said our No.23. "Istanbul as a one off will never be beaten by anyone but someone wins the Champions League every year."

[Craig_H]

The Cup Treble was a more unique achievement, but to say it's better than winning the European Cup, is just sheer buffoonery.

[dww]

I don't think there's much wrong with what he said. Anyway it's his opinion - who cares?

As for suggesting Houllier didn't improve him as a player, well, he does say he regards him as a manager rather than a coach. The opposite has frequently been been said on here about Benitez so I hardly think there's anything particularly outlandish or ungrateful about the comments.

There's too much criticism on here for what people haven't said.

This post is rubbish - no mention of sausages.

[Leyton388]

Re did Jose win with mainly Raneiri's players then?


it is not who signed the players it is whether you can improve them!

and from Djimi , to Ivor to all the team Rafa improved all the team up to a higher level than GED had them at.

that was my point.

[Arn]

I agree. The bit about that it is a better achievement to win three cups than winning the CL is bit over the top and gives it away that the whole interview is a dig at Rafa more than praising Houllier.

Arsenal and Chelsea hasn't even won the CL yet. That says it all how bloody difficult it is. Inter had to wait something like 50 years before they won it again.

[Neil Young]

I agree. The bit about that it is a better achievement to win three cups than winning the CL is bit over the top and gives it away that the whole interview is a dig at Rafa more than praising Houllier.

Arsenal and Chelsea hasn't even won the CL yet. That says it all how bloody difficult it is. Inter had to wait something like 50 years before they won it again.

Certainly you can choose to interpret it that way if you want.

And you do.

[bertie]

Don't see the problem with Carra praising Houllier at all.

Either do I. In fairness to the chap he's entitled to his own opinion & entitled to express it.

Doesn't change the fact that I think he's a weasely ungrateful bollix who should hopefully have played his last game for the club.

See he's entitled to his opinion & I am mine.

[Arn]

Certainly you can choose to interpret it that way if you want.

And you do.

He could have done the interview leaving Rafa out of it but he didn't and all the time it comes back to, Houllier is better than Rafa, all the time.

Why even mention the CL and tremble bit? As I see it he mentioned that only to have a dig at Rafa.

[Craig_H]

He could have done the interview leaving Rafa out of it but he didn't and all the time it comes back to, Houllier is better than Rafa, all the time.

Why even mention the CL and tremble bit? As I see it he mentioned that only to have a dig at Rafa.

I agree, there was no reason to mention anything about trembling. Just creates an illusion of fear, which will give Villa a boost.

[Neil Young]

He could have done the interview leaving Rafa out of it but he didn't and all the time it comes back to, Houllier is better than Rafa, all the time.

Why even mention the CL and tremble bit? As I see it he mentioned that only to have a dig at Rafa.

I know you see it that way. And he could have said or not said lots of things.

It doesn't alter the fact that it's all very much your interpretation. In turn that interpretation is based on where you're coming from which is, I think, reasonable to describe as pretty extreme. Surely you see that.

It goes without saying I disagree with him and I do sympathise with your stance to a certain extent but that doesn't mean he's necessarily entirely wrong, let alone that he constantly wants to slag off Benitez at every opportunity.

[Arn]

I know you see it that way. And he could have said or not said lots of things.

It doesn't alter the fact that it's all very much your interpretation. In turn that interpretation is based on where you're coming from which is, I think, reasonable to describe as pretty extreme. Surely you see that.

It goes without saying I disagree with him and I do sympathise with your stance to a certain extent but that doesn't mean he's necessarily entirely wrong, let alone that he constantly wants to slag off Benitez at every opportunity.

Do you see Carra praising Rafa in the same way? You know, he deserves a lot of praise from Carra but almost all the time it someone else that should get the praise and not Rafa.

Both of them achieved good things and both of them deserves a lot of praise but Carra isn't exactly acting in a fair way when he compares them.