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
football problem
We don't have any problems, apart from the problems we have.
mentality premier
We need a new mentality in the Premier League, especially away from home, and when we have that, things will be much better for sure.
ball became chances chelsea control created defense deserved difficult enjoy finish good half hard kept playing points second sheet team top worked
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.
hard help hopeful minutes player qualities quality quickly settle summer team works
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.
game
We know how important the game is for us as individuals and for the club, but we don't have any anxiety,
against believe bigger compared games last manage season squad win
We know we can win against them, but over a season the differences are more demanding. But compared to last season we now have a bigger and better squad and I believe we can manage the games in a different way.
gave knew missing needed newcastle problem recover rest
We knew they needed rest to recover but the problem that gave us was they were all missing the Newcastle game.
chances created played
We played well, created chances and scored goals.
lose win
We have nothing to lose and everything to win and will try and do our best.
analyze continues easy few goals hurry likely score
We need to analyze a few more things. I am not in a hurry but if he continues to score goals then it will be an easy decision. The more he scores, the more he's likely to stay.
board club fantastic ideas madrid milan proud share talk talking
When you are a manager, you must be proud when a club like Real Madrid talk about your future. They and Inter Milan are really big clubs, fantastic clubs, but so are Liverpool. I have been talking with the board and they have told me they share the same ideas as me.
others runs
When the others see how much he runs they will know they have competition.
decided director gave sign support technical
When the technical director at Valencia decided to sign him I gave him every support.
playing shows start talking worried
When they start talking and talking about us, it shows they are worried about playing Liverpool,