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
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,
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.
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.
game good
We could have scored a lot more goals, it was a good game for us,
attacks ball began counter game good quick tried
We began really well and started controlling the game with good counter attacks and scored two quick goals. After that, we tried to keep the ball but it was difficult,
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.
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.
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.
clever game gives left lines plays space
He's a clever player, he plays well between the lines he can play on the right or the left side. He gives us more chances, more opportunities, more space and more game intelligence.
finish game goalkeeper goals halftime happy performance played players team third
I am happy with the performance of the team but we should have scored more goals and their goalkeeper played very well. I told the players at halftime to finish the game off but we couldn't get the third goal.
case chelsea game hope maybe means playing sure talking
I am sure Chelsea do not like playing Liverpool. When they are talking and talking and talking before the game it means they are worried, maybe they are afraid. But I hope that is the case after this weekend.
game lost
We lost a game that we were controlling.