Rafa Benitez
Rafa Benitez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudesis a Spanish football coach currently managing Newcastle United. He is the only manager in history to have won the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup...
decisions difficult possibly
This had been possibly one of the most difficult decisions I have had to take in my sporting career,
decide depends fit full hope physical session training whether
He did a full training session and the day after he was injured. Now I hope that he will be fit again. It depends on his physical condition. We will decide whether he can play or not.
control sending
After the sending off we were in control of the game.
bad balance high
He's got high energy, always working and he's not bad with the ball. I think he can give us balance in midfield.
attacks counter lose minutes playing preferred steve tried
I preferred to lose Steve for 80 minutes than for one month. We tried playing second-half counter attacks but we couldn't score.
alex coaches conference ferguson geneva last nice sir travelled
I travelled to Geneva with Sir Alex Ferguson for the UEFA coaches conference last week. He's a nice person.
beaten champions chelsea close confident league matches season three
But we are confident in the Champions League and now we have Chelsea next, who have beaten us three times this season already. But we were very close to them in all three matches and could have won. We have nothing to lose, only something to win.
respect
I have a lot of respect for Sofia, and they play well in attack,
attacking best experience gives goal goals loves score signed wealth
He hasn't been signed because he loves the club. He's been signed because he's one of the best goal scorers ever to play in the Premiership and he can score goals for us right now. He's got a wealth of experience and he gives us more attacking options.
club continue decided events future morale positive season tried
I am not going to continue as Valencia coach. I want to see it as positive that the club has tried to keep me on, but after the events of this season which have undermined my morale I have decided to reconsider my future at the club.
decided maybe mistake quickly video watches watching yellow
It's a big mistake of the referee. He was not watching the play and then he decided too quickly to show the (second) yellow card. Maybe when he watches the video he will have another idea.
gives happy
I'm very happy with him. He gives us many options.
five last minutes
I'm really disappointed with the last five minutes of the first half.
arsenal close means second sure third win
With Spurs and Arsenal having to play each other, it means we probably only need one more win to make sure of a top-four finish. We are very close now to securing third place, with second still something we have as a possibility.