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...
cup difficult shall tie
We know each other so well and when you play a cup tie you know it will always be a difficult tie. We shall see what happens.
cup determined fans finish job order preparing wonderful
We wanted to finish the job off today, ... in order to concentrate on preparing for the UEFA Cup final. Also, we were determined to do it for all the wonderful fans who have cheered us on today.
behind champions chance cup european league losing move players retaining upset
We still have the FA Cup and we still have the league and a Champions League qualification place to secure. We must put this behind us quickly. My players are very upset by losing the chance of retaining their European title, but the world must move on and we have other things to achieve.
beat cup good reach teams win
If you are going to win the FA Cup then you must first beat good teams to reach the final.
league
I know we have been inconsistent in the league and that is frustrating,
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.
five last minutes
I'm really disappointed with the last five minutes of the first half.
intend players
I intend to use all the players in my squad.
gives happy
I'm very happy with him. He gives us many options.
dangerous days doctors england fit manager speak three
I need to speak to the doctors but if he is not fit in two to three days it could still be dangerous in one week. I will speak to the England manager (Sven-Goran Eriksson) about it.
game problems three
I need to know why after all the problems in the game there was only three minutes.
ball england life starts team
In England sometimes the other team starts with the long ball and that makes life difficult.
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,