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
analyze both good offer playing
We have a good offer from Lyon and another from Aston Villa. We must analyze both and while we analyze he will be playing for us.
chances game good lost points win
We had good chances to win the game and in the end it is two points lost for us,
brain created difficult happy knows learn situation steven team truly
We must learn, Steven and all the players, that you can play with the brain as well as the heart. Steven is truly disappointed but happy for the team. He knows it created a difficult situation for the team and we must learn for the future.
changed entire replaced scouting system
We have changed the entire scouting system and replaced some of the old scouts,
fit hoping next problems training weeks
We all know he had some problems. He is now fit and training with the team. I am hoping that in the next one to two weeks he will be better for sure.
case five injured keen michael moment neil six
We already have five or six strikers, but Neil Mellor is injured at the moment and we were keen to have Michael back in case of any more injuries.
result wait
We will wait to see the result of the scan.
area key midfield people six talking
When I was six years old people were talking about the midfield as the key area of the pitch.
quick
We are working at getting him here as quick as possible,
centre four january knows last left months people reinforce thinking three until
We have three or four months to get through. In January we need to reinforce the squad. We were thinking about a right-winger and centre half, everyone knows that, but when people say we left it until the last minute, that's not true,
brussels good job leg win
We did a very good job in Brussels in the first leg to win 1-0,
controlled goal half tempo
We controlled the tempo in the first half but after we conceded the goal it was difficult.
chances created needed team win
We created a lot of chances and the other team didn't. It was difficult, but we did all the things we needed to win and if they don't concede you can't win.
crystal options palace players strong team year
We have some options for this match. We have a lot of competitions to play for and this year we have more players in the first team squad. We will go to Crystal Palace with a strong team, that is the idea.