Gerard Houllier concedes his signings at Liverpool in the final years of his reign were not
up to standard.
Houllier's best finish in the League was second — something Roy
Hodgson will have to improve upon. Keeping Steven Gerrard and Fernando
Torres will be key but so will the signings he
makes.
Houllier admits that after he had a heart problem during
Liverpool's match with
Leeds in October 2001, some of
the transfers that followed were not good.
He told the London Evening Standard: “The recruitment
the year I was ill, with El Hadji Diouf and Salif Diao, were not up
to standard in terms of attitude. I regret that.”