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# Randy Lerner's No 2 defends under-fire Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier
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## Randy Lerner's right-hand man at Aston Villa has felt compelled to counter
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growing criticism aimed by supporters at manager Gerard Houllier following the
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club's 3-0 defeat by Liverpool on Monday night by stressing that the Frenchman
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still enjoys the confidence of the board.
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![Randy Lerner?s No 2 defends under-fire Aston Villa manager Gerard
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Houllier][1]
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Flak attack: the fans are losing patience with Aston Villa manager Gerard
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Houllier Photo: AP
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By Sandy Macaskil 10:34PM GMT 08 Dec 2010
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[Comments][2]
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It comes as fans flooded message boards after Villa's latest defeat to express
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their outrage at how the former Liverpool manager allegedly applauded the
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Anfield support at the expense of his own, before saying that, if he was to
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lose to anyone, he would rather do so against his former club.
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Houllier's comments triggered a backlash, to which the 63 year-old reacted by
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releasing a statement explaining that his controversial comments, made in a
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post-match interview, was an attempt to lighten the mood after another defeat.
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It only infuriated supporters already upset that their club are two points off
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the relegation zone having won just two league matches under Houllier and
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prompted General Charles Krulak, a Villa director and close confidante of the
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club's American owner, to join the fray.
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Krulak, who communicates with fans via posts on online fansites, said: "Those
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who are looking for Gerard's head have the right to feel that way. At the same
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time, Randy and the board need to keep focused on the overall goal and we
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believe Gerard plays a key role in achieving that goal.
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"I am not going to try to minimise what he said, or make excuses. Nothing can
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be done to retract what happened, it is what it is.
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## Related Articles
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* [Houllier explains Liverpool comments][3]
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08 Dec 2010
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* [Houllier struggles to jump-start Villa][4]
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07 Dec 2010
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* [Liverpool 3 Aston Villa 0][5]
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06 Dec 2010
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* [Houllier: Villa lack confidence][6]
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07 Dec 2010
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* [Liverpool v Aston Villa: as it happened][7]
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06 Dec 2010
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* [Houllier set for Anfield return][8]
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06 Dec 2010
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"[But] I have seen his devotion and passion for the club, and all are at odds
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with what took place. We are working our bums off to get the ship back on
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track. We must not throw in the towel at this point."
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It was not long ago that Houllier was tipping back in his chair, shooting the
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breeze and winking at members of the press as he shrugged off his team's
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dismal results. But, if he has oozed serenity, it has only been possible
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because of the supporters' patience.
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The one axe they have had to grind with Houllier has been his paean to
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Liverpool on returning to management in September.
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"Aston Villa are not a club on the same level as Liverpool, let's be objective
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and honest," he said then. If that was tweaking a raw nerve, showing further
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reverence on his return to Merseyside was giving it a good hard tug."
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