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
behind champions league moves
We are all very disappointed about going out of the Champions League but we have to put it behind us and think about going to Arsenal. We still have the league and the FA Cup. The world moves on.
announce expect hopefully season signing
I expect we will be able to announce his signing very soon, hopefully before the season starts. But I see no problem.
game goal harry single win
If you are going to win a game by a single goal, that is the kind of goal you want it to be. It was very important for Harry after all he has been through.
afterwards closer fight focused players saying win worry
If we win, we will be closer and we can fight for more things, but I don't want to worry the players by saying too much about this. I want them to be focused on what they need to do to win the game. Afterwards we can think about the table.
chances creating maybe question score
If we need to score two, or maybe even three, then why not? We will score. With strikers, it is a question of luck. We are creating chances for them and they are creating their own.
good near player positions seasons several
He's been a good servant, a good player to have around and a good teammate. He can play in several positions for us and has been outstanding in the near two seasons I have been here.
days enjoy five talking trophy
We must enjoy this trophy and we have five more days for talking about these other things.
again certainly few loss major maybe running since surprised training using week weeks
He is improving, he has been training this week and running so maybe we will see him again in a few weeks. I was surprised he was running and he was even using a ball. Maybe a few weeks will see him fit. He certainly has been a major loss for us since he was injured.
both game good mentality shoot straight
He is important to us. He is good in the air, he is a good finisher and can shoot with both feet. He also has the mentality to go straight into a game like Saturday's if necessary.
aggressive strong
He is a strong fullback, aggressive and offensive. He can play as a fullback or a wingback.
happy returned
He has returned happy and he is happy here,
future good nice player prefer talk
He is a good player and a nice lad, but only he can talk about his future because I only prefer to talk about our own future,
field game job players rest side squad strong time
But we have another game on Friday, and this is the time to use the squad to give players some rest and to field a side which will still be strong and do the job for us.
confidence favorites good maybe milan players
I have a lot of confidence in the team, maybe Milan are favorites -- they have a lot of good players -- but we have confidence and we can win.