Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier says that the main problem Liverpool have had with recruitment in recent times is that they have simply signed too many players.
Speaking in an interview with The Secret Footballer to promote his new book ‘Je Ne Marcherai Jamais Seul (‘I’ll Never Walk Alone’), the Frenchman said that bringing in too many players can lead to disjointed performances.
Regarding Liverpool’s recruitment strategy, I would say that their main mistake is that they signed too many players. You need to have cohesion in your team, to keep the players. They lost Luis Suarez and brought in too many strikers – they took Mario Balotelli, they took Rickie Lambert.
Houllier, who was in charge at Liverpool between 1998 and 2004, also spoke about Brendan Rodgers and how he feels that the Northern Irishman just lacked a bit of luck that could have seen his Liverpool side win major trophies.
I liked Brendan Rodgers because he made his team play very well. And some players improved with him. Unfortunately, Liverpool had too many injuries and they didn’t win a trophy.
They had an opportunity in the semi-finals of the FA Cup last season, they could have won against Aston Villa. But once again, you need to have luck. When you think back to the season before, they were doing so well. And then Steven Gerrard slipped, probably depriving his team of the title.
The 68-year-old, who is currently working as the Head of Global Football for Red Bull, overseeing the football operations of all Red Bull sides across the planet, spoke highly of Liverpool’s new manager Jurgen Klopp and said that everybody involvled with the club will love the new man in charge.
The future will tell but I trust Jurgen to do well. I know him, I think his passion will fit in well with the passion of the fans of Anfield Road. He’s still a young, energetic coach. He knows what he wants, he’s got not only a vision but also a good philosophy. I think he’ll be loved by the players and the fans.
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