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...
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It's a big mistake of the referee. He was not watching the play and then he decided too quickly to show the (second) yellow card. Maybe when he watches the video he will have another idea.
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I travelled to Geneva with Sir Alex Ferguson for the UEFA coaches conference last week. He's a nice person.
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It presents me with a problem when it comes to selecting the team but it's a good problem.
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It is true that he offered to give up the captaincy but I spoke to some players and our idea was the same -- that Stevie should be our captain.
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It is too early to be frustrated by a lack of goals and a performance like that.
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This had been possibly one of the most difficult decisions I have had to take in my sporting career,
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It's really important for them and also for the team to see all the strikers scoring goals. Now the problem is for me. All of them are scoring goals, but it's a good problem and we will have more confidence for the forthcoming games.
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There were several reasons why it didn't happen in the summer: the price, the time, the decision of Michael and the fact that we already had good strikers at the club.
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I spoke to some players after the game and pointed out a few mistakes we made.
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Seeing these smiling faces is the greatest pleasure. They have been magnificent all season. They have been our 12th man. I have always said our fans are the best in England. Now I know they are the best in Europe too.
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I am not going to continue as Valencia coach. I want to see it as positive that the club has tried to keep me on, but after the events of this season which have undermined my morale I have decided to reconsider my future at the club.
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You wouldn't get a Mexican referee and a Canadian linesman in the final of the World Cup.
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If he continues scoring goals it will be easy. He's working hard because he loves Liverpool. He knows my ideas and he will continue working.
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If he is not fit for Friday it would be dangerous for him to play for England,