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...
hard injury picked played steven whether
It is hard to say whether Steven would have picked up his injury if he hadn't played so many games, you just don't know.
advantage boy chances concentration defense four front hard last organized restrict team thinks
Pepe has an advantage because the team in front of him in defense are working so hard to restrict the chances we concede. The back four have been outstanding. They are organized and have better concentration than last season. But he is also an intelligent boy and he thinks hard about what he has to do in England.
character defeat hard worked
We worked very hard and showed a lot of character after the midweek defeat by Charlton. It was an important win.
defeat hard last performance worked
We worked really hard for the win...after the last performance (a 2-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic) we showed we had character.
continues goals hard ideas knows loves scoring
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.
goals good start
We started really well with two goals and good counter-attacks. But, after we conceded, it was difficult. But the most important thing is to start with a win.
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,
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.
supporters
I was with our supporters at the end. I could see him but he didn't want to.
beat last season win
That win last season was important for us. They know we can beat them,
good half pace second space
We had more space in the second half and more pace -- and at the end 2-0 is a good result.
confidence good problem scoring team
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.
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.