Roma boss Capello urges Houllier to quit

AS Roma coach Fabio Capello has urged Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier to quit soccer after the Frenchman underwent emergency…

AS Roma coach Fabio Capello has urged Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier to quit soccer after the Frenchman underwent emergency heart surgery last month.

"If he was a friend of mine I would tell him to quit after recovering. It would be better for him," Capello was quoted as saying in The Mirrornewspaper today.

"If he does not quit the game I would advise him to at least stay away from it for a very long time."

Capello, whose Roma team shared a goalless draw with a Liverpool side commanded by Houllier's deputy Phil Thompson in the Champions League on Wednesday, said: "It is a very stressful job.

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"The pressure on managers is much bigger at the moment than it has been in the past, mainly due to economics."