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
ability deep good key normal player spaces
He's a good player and when you play deep with spaces and you have pace and ability it's normal that you can play well. But for me the key was the first 20 minutes.
english football good team
It's good for English football to have a team in the final.
birmingham clubs concerned cope drawn good league maybe might playing position rather squad staying three
At this stage, with all Premiership clubs you've got to play good teams. Maybe Birmingham will be more concerned about their league position and this might not be as important to them as staying in the division. I feel I've got a big enough squad to cope with playing in three competitions and all I can say is that I'd have rather been drawn at home.
goals good job score
He has done a good job for us. For a striker it is really important to score goals and now I will have more options.
ball crossed game good honest line main secretary sitting turned
Luis said to me that as he turned away, he was right on the line, and he said the ball was over the line. And after the game my secretary Sheila, who was sitting right in line in the main stand, said to me that the ball had crossed the line. She is a very honest person and that was good enough for me. It was a goal.
ability good similar
I do not know yet who will be my first choice, that is up to the players, not me, ... They are all similar and different. They are all fast, have good ability and are good in the box.
chelsea difficult good
Chelsea are a very good team, they are very difficult to beat,
fantastic good
It was fantastic for me as a manager, for the staff, for the players, the supporters, the club, it was really a very, very good day for us.
condition control decide game good physical plays second start whether
But he may not have the physical condition to play at this level. He is a good passer and can control a game and we have to decide whether he plays from the start or just the second half.
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.
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,
chelsea good lots seen
he said. ''Have you seen Santos or Sao Paolo or Boca Juniors? Chelsea are very good but there are lots of very good teams.
football goals good scoring
In my opinion, we had a good first-half and they had a good second-half. But football is all about scoring goals and we scored two and they only scored one,