Houllier praises Friedel

Last updated : 26 December 2002 By Gary Purvis
"He's playing very well that's proved that you have to be patient with goalkeepers but at the time we couldn't get a work permit for him because he hadn't played enough," admitted the Liverpool manager.

"He was in competition with David James and just came on with me at the end of the season.

"He's done very well for them. I'm pleased because he's a great guy. He was very well appreciated in the dressing room.

"He's had a good World Cup and he seems to have gone on from that."