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Gerard Houllier<\/a> has spoken publicly for the first time since his Aston Villa<\/a> departure about the heart scare from which he \u201calmost died\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 63-year-old Frenchman failed to win over the Villa fans during his relatively short stay in charge and, after suffering a recurrent heart problem, he was left with no choice but to leave the club.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe doctors advised me to not resume before late in August or early in September, so it was a problem,” said Houllier in an article in The Mirror.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe officials were also scared my comeback could be postponed again at that time. I can understand that. The risk exists.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey Villa are still traumatised with what happened last year, when Martin O\u2019Neill left five days before the start of the season. So they didn\u2019t want such a possibility to happen again.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite suffering from the serious heart condition the former Liverpool and Lyon manager has not ruled out a return to management one day.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCoaching is my job, my life, my passion,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Maybe I will go on living in Birmingham for six months or one year, to have a good rest.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am in the countryside and very close to hospital and that is the perfect place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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