霍利尔说福勒和欧文不能配合打首发。但是在2001年英格兰和希腊的比赛中，二人却首发出场，给了霍利尔有力的回击。
The manager argued that Fowler and Owen could not play together - but they emphatically disproved the theory, for England in Greece in June 2001.
然而恰恰是温格在皮雷重返英超的艰辛路途上拉了他一把，在把皮雷介绍给霍利尔之前温格一直让皮雷跟随阿森纳训练。
Yet it was Wenger who provided Pires with his unlikely route back to the Premier League by allowing him to train with Arsenal before then recommending him to Houllier.
他的前任老板阿瑟·温格曾宣称，皮雷对顶级球队来说是一笔财富，维拉的新教练杰拉德·霍利尔显然同意。
His old boss arsene Wenger has claimed that Pires would be an asset to a top-flight team and Villa's new manager Gerard Houllier clearly agrees.
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