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
carefully chief discussed executive issues money people saying signings spend wisely
People are saying that we are not making signings -- but I say we will sign the best. I have discussed the issues with our chief executive (Rick Parry) and we will spend our money wisely and carefully on the best. It is important not to spend a lot but to spend it well.
difficult maybe solution
It is not easy. If you have a solution maybe we can see but the solution is very difficult to find.
becoming clubs face round
It is now becoming very important when you face clubs who are round about you in the league.
easy players produce tired
It is not easy to produce performances like this when we have so many players who are tired after so many games.
steven
It is only a possibility that Steven can play.
applaud few people
It is a pity. It was only a few people and most of them did applaud but it is a pity, you can't say anything else.
clean good pity playing
It is a pity he has another injury. We are playing well, we have a lot of clean sheets, Pepe Reina is playing well, we have Jerzy and Scott Carson is a very good young goalkeeper.
alex saw sir
I saw Sir Alex once to say hello,
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.
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.
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,
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.
central centre forward thinking trying
We have a lot of strikers now and I am not thinking about another centre forward now, only trying to find a new central defender.
best force gives headache pick selection strike
I think I have the best strike force in the Premiership. But it gives me a selection headache and I will only know who to pick after training.