Rafa Benitez
Rafa 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...
employees fans past press support thank three
I want to thank all the players, the employees at Valencia, the press and especially the fans for their support over the past three years.
control sending
After the sending off we were in control of the game.
league priority thinking
Their priority will be the league. They will be thinking about the league for sure.
alex champions changes letter praising remember sent sir won
I remember Sir Alex sent me a letter of congratulation when we won the Champions League, praising the tactical changes we made at half-time.
league
I know we have been inconsistent in the league and that is frustrating,
available coming games players selection
It's important for me to have these players back. We have a lot of important games coming up and the more players I have available for selection the better,
game incredible lost
It's incredible that we lost that game 4-1,
concern enjoy football manager offer player sadly
As a manager you do not want to see any player hurt. But sadly this is football and I can only offer my concern and just enjoy the victory.
chances creating goal per rest scoring
Crouch is now scoring one goal per game, which is fantastic. But, most importantly, he is creating chances for other rest of the team.
clear watching
It was clear no? Watching the TV? Unbelievable.
front goal good harry past problems score season
It was good for Harry to score a goal like that and in front of the Kop, considering all the problems he has had over the past season or so.
create game good tough tried
It was a tough game between two good teams. We didn't create a lot of opportunities, they didn't also. They are strong, good in defense, they pressed. We tried to do the same and it was difficult.
both difficult game
It will be a difficult game for both teams.
good last second situation
This is very different from the situation last season. This is very good for us. Now we can concentrate on the second round.