Rafael Benitez
Rafael 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...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth16 April 1960
CityMadrid, Spain
best force gives headache pick selection strike
I think I have the best strike force in the Premiership, ... But it gives me a selection headache and I will only know who to pick after training.
blame
I think he was onside but I don't want to blame the officials.
ball gave kept man match
I think he was man of the match - he kept the ball and gave us time,
eye glasses protect trying types
I think he'll be in the squad. I don't know if he can play yet but we've been trying all different types of glasses to protect the eye and we'll have to see.
against cannot cup european fit hope moscow super
I think he cannot play against CSKA Sofia but I hope he will be fit for CSKA Moscow (in the European Super Cup on Friday).
depends maybe sign
Who else I sign depends on the market, maybe one, maybe two more,
available final games leaving players serious
Suspending the players for two games and leaving them available for the final would be enough because it was not a serious incident.
good player players
Sure, why not? He is a good player and good players are always interesting to other clubs.
closer fight game move next second win
My idea is to think about the next game and if you win the next game we can move closer and fight for the second place.
challenge convinced fight games good last players squad strong team trophy
My idea is to have two players for each position. If you have a strong squad you can play all the games with a good team. I am convinced we already have a better team than last season. Yes, we want to fight for the Premiership, but we want to go for all of the trophies. We will not say one trophy is more important than the other, because we now have a squad that can challenge in all competitions.
challenge convinced fight games good last players squad strong team trophy
My idea is to have two players for each position, ... If you have a strong squad you can play all the games with a good team. I am convinced we already have a better team than last season. Yes, we want to fight for the Premiership, but we want to go for all of the trophies. We will not say one trophy is more important than the other, because we now have a squad that can challenge in all competitions.
afterwards players
The players said to me afterwards 'yes, it was clear',
cannot change talk team worked
We need to change things and to improve, but you cannot talk about the work-rate because the team worked very hard.
good talking
When you are talking about good players, they are always in the spotlight.