Gerard Houllier still to sign Aston Villa contract
New Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has revealed today that he has not yet signed a contract with the English Premier League club.
The former Liverpool manager will step into the Villa Park hotseat for the first time Wednesday night, when his side takes on Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup, after leaving his role as technical director
with the French Football Federation.
He agreed to take over the job — which has been occupied by reserve team coach Kevin MacDonald on a temporary basis since Martin O’Neill quit just five days before the start of the season —earlier this
month.
'My word is good enough'
When asked by reporters today if he had signed his three-year deal at Villa, Houllier said that: "No, not yet but it is OK. The word is more important than the rest. You mean physically? No, but don't
be worried. This is not important. I think at Liverpool, I didn't sign until November or December."
Meanwhile, Houllier turned his attentions to Wednesday’s match as he bids to win a competition he triumphed in with Liverpool in 2001.
Houllier added that he is eager to help Villa end a run of 14 years without silverware and has pinpointed the Carling Cup as their best chance of winning a trophy this year.
He said that: “Winning a trophy would be fantastic for the club and a huge reward for the fans. It will come. Maybe what the club needs is more ambition and to show its fighting teeth. Sometimes when you
are a good club, everything is fine and the comfort is there. The passion is there but the ambition to win things would do well at this club. The image is a nice club. We want to be a winning club, and a nice winning club."
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