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...
few game mistakes players pointed spoke
I spoke to some players after the game and pointed out a few mistakes we made.
offered players spoke stevie true
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.
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,
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.
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.
intend players
I intend to use all the players in my squad.
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.
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.
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.
beat last season win
That win last season was important for us. They know we can beat them,