"Villa is a club which is liked in Europe. It has an identity. ”Aston Villa is known as [being like] Paris Saint‑Germain. This club is known to be a good club. I've not met anyone saying it's a bad club. What the club needs is more ambition, more biting teeth. "When you are a good club everything is fine, the comfort is there. What we need to do is get out of this comfort zone a bit more and get the results. The passion is there [but] the ambition to win things could do well at this club. The image is that it's a nice club. We want to be a winning club. A nice, winning club." Gérard Houllier’s charmless offensive starts. “I know what Emile can do. He showed a few things in training to indicate he was in good form. “He was decisive. With Emile, it’s a matter of confidence. It’s the same with all strikers but probably more so with him. He knows I like him - I signed him for Liverpool. “John Carew probably tired out the Blackburn defenders. Emile came on and was showing freshness, scored one goal and played a part in the other two. Gérard Houllier. “If [Ashley Young] wants to keep his position [with England] and be extremely effective, maybe he has to play [at Villa] as a winger". Gérard Houllier on Ashley Young 22 September 2010. "As a left-winger? No. He can play on the wing. Whether he can be one of the best in the world in that position ... I think he can be one of the best in another position." "I told him I thought he could be a leader, not only in terms of quality but in terms of effort. He can be a star but a star as a team player. And his input must not be only making goals and scoring goals. It's his work rate and his attitude that can improve the rest of the team. Ideally I would like him to step up a bit more but he's got everything it takes to reach the very top." "He needs to have a regular top performance for a number of games.” Gérard Houllier on Ashley Young 24 September 2010. “All strikers need confidence. They need to feel they have the backing of the manager, club and the fans. Emile probably needs that more than the others. I saw him play on 4 September in Jamie Carragher's testimonial. "Gary McAllister [the Villa assistant manager] was also involved in that game and he said Emile has still got something about him. Trust me, I think he will do well for us." Gérard Houllier keeps his finger on the pulse. What has Lerner done?