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by Mathew Kendrick, Birmingham Mail
May 20 2011
0Share GERARD Houllier has been advised to stay away from Villa Park on Sunday by claret and blue legend and first-team coach Gordon Cowans.
The Villa boss is contemplating returning to the directors’ box for the visit of former club Liverpool as he recovers from his health scare.
But Cowans believes Houllier would be best advised to watch the final match of the season from the comfort of his own home.
The European Cup-winning hero, who is now part of Villa’s backroom staff, thinks Sunday’s game is too soon for Houllier to return. “I think he’d love to be there but I think if he’s sensible he’d stay away.
“I think it’s probably too soon. I’d hate him to get there and be too worked up.
“Obviously with it being Liverpool there will be that bit more call for him to want to be there but I think he’ll do the sensible thing and stay away.”
Villa hope to resolve Houllier’s future within two weeks of the season ending but an announcement is likely to have to wait until their current Premier League arbitration hearing with former boss Martin O’Neill is concluded.
Houllier is also awaiting medical advice.
But Cowans confirmed that Houllier visited the training ground in midweek and is extremely confident of being back in the dugout next season.
“We all expect him 100 per cent to come back,” said Cowans. “He’s in really good nick at the moment. He’s improving as the days go by and he’s got the time to make that improvement.
“He’s feeling fantastic at the moment. He looks very well. He came around on Tuesday, we had a chat then and we saw him again on Wednesday and he looked very well.
“He was in good form and having a laugh and a joke. He’s very positive.
“He’s always on the phone, he can’t leave it alone. He’s that sort of person, he loves football, he lives for football.
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