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...
decision fact good happen michael reasons several
There were several reasons why it didn't happen in the summer: the price, the time, the decision of Michael and the fact that we already had good strikers at the club.
canadian final mexican referee
You wouldn't get a Mexican referee and a Canadian linesman in the final of the World Cup.
concern enjoy football manager offer player sadly
As a manager you do not want to see any player hurt. But sadly this is football and I can only offer my concern and just enjoy the victory.
cup difficult shall tie
We know each other so well and when you play a cup tie you know it will always be a difficult tie. We shall see what happens.
alex champions changes letter praising remember sent sir won
I remember Sir Alex sent me a letter of congratulation when we won the Champions League, praising the tactical changes we made at half-time.
champions clearer european hope league maybe
I hope it will be like a European game. It will be better for us. We have a clearer idea in the Champions League and maybe we will have more confidence.
league
I know we have been inconsistent in the league and that is frustrating,
gives happy
I'm very happy with him. He gives us many options.
dangerous days doctors england fit manager speak three
I need to speak to the doctors but if he is not fit in two to three days it could still be dangerous in one week. I will speak to the England manager (Sven-Goran Eriksson) about it.
game problems three
I need to know why after all the problems in the game there was only three minutes.
ball england life starts team
In England sometimes the other team starts with the long ball and that makes life difficult.
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.
chelsea good team
Chelsea are a good team but they can be beaten,
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.