Gerard Houllier is still the man to revive Villa! Club's chief backs Frenchman despite patchy form

04 January 2011 11:25
Aston Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner has re-affirmed the faith the club have in manager Gerard Houllier to revive their fortunes.[LNB]Villa are still hovering just above the Premier League relegation zone despite earning a valuable point at Chelsea from a 3-3 draw on Sunday.[LNB]Houllier has come under fire from some supporters after replacing Martin O'Neill, who quit five days before the start of the new campaign.[LNB] The main man at Villa: Houllier has been backed by the club's chief executive[LNB]But Faulkner, Villa owner Randy Lerner's right-hand man, is adamant the belief in Houllier has not wavered.[LNB]Faulkner said: 'I believe in what we are doing. This is a great club. We know we are going to have periods of adversity when things don't go our way.[LNB]'But, if you are well run, you will come through those and emerge better and stronger.[LNB]'We are in it for the long term. With what happened in the summer (O'Neill's resignation), we knew it was going to be hard because there were events we weren't expecting.[LNB] Heading for a point: Ciaran Clark scores Villa's late equaliser at Chelsea on Sunday[LNB]'But we believe in the manager and the long-term plans we have.[LNB]'We want to go into the summer working with Gerard to develop the club with changes to the culture.[LNB]'You must put everything in place to create an environment where you can win.'[LNB] West Brom and Wolves weigh up moves for Middlesbrough ace ArcaMacheda rejects Premier League stay to head to Sampdoria on loanASTON VILLA FC

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