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...
difficult game games last lose lost
We lost a game we were controlling, we have to think about that. It was the last minute, so it was a disappointing day. It's always difficult to lose in the last minute. We know we have two games in hand, we know it's a long way and we have to keep going.
few game mistakes players pointed spoke
I spoke to some players after the game and pointed out a few mistakes we made.
control explain game
I can't explain how you can control a game for 40 minutes, it was one-way (traffic), and still lose.
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.
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,
both difficult game
It will be a difficult game for both teams.
controlled game half organised pressure second
We started off by controlling the game and were well organised and in the second half they did put some pressure on us but then we controlled the game at the end of the game,
game problems three
I need to know why after all the problems in the game there was only three minutes.
close future last win
We are very close and doing better than last year. We want to think about the future and not other teams. We can still win it.
good
It was very good for him and important for him and the club.
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.
best europe faces fans greatest seeing smiling
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.
five minutes needed played result win
We did all the things we needed to do to win the game. If we played five more minutes the result could have been different.