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
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People can talk about having a lot of money to buy players but we've just signed a player with a passion and a heart for this club that no amount of money can buy. We are close to a very high level right now but with Robbie we can go even higher.
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Crouch is okay now. He's played a reserve game, where he performed really well. He's been training normally and he's now fit and ready for selection,
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As I keep saying I want to sign a central defender and not a forward.
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The score is good, the team played well, the supporters enjoyed it and at the end I'm very happy.
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Always it is a pity to hear such things, but the UEFA official has heard and it has gone in his report.
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A lot of people talked about Liverpool last season and said we were the worst Liverpool team for 40 years,
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There is now a lot of money in football and teams want to sign the best players.
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Defensive? When you see how many chances we had? We scored one goal and created opportunities,
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Arsenal are now looking at winning the Champions League as a real target and they can do what we did last season.
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At Valencia we changed the players virtually every match, maybe we will not be able to do that just as much but all must realize they are important to the team, and it is the team that is important.
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Any medals and awards our players might receive for last season are fully merited, because they all did a fantastic job.
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We are hopeful he will come in the summer because he can be an important player for us. He has pace, quality and can score, and he works very hard for the team - all qualities which will help him settle in quickly here. He works very hard for the whole 90 minutes for his team-mates.
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We deserved to finish top because we have more points than the other teams. We done a good job, kept another clean- sheet and created some chances on the counter-attack. It was important for us to control the midfield. However, this became more difficult in the second half when Chelsea started playing long ball but the team worked hard in defense and we must enjoy this moment.
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We tried our best right up to the end, but you cannot control the market.