Rafael Benitez
Rafael 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...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth16 April 1960
CityMadrid, Spain
against fantastic half nine pitch played remember tempo
I remember they had fantastic players. They played nine against nine on a half pitch and the tempo was amazing.
carefully chief discussed executive issues money people saying signings spend wisely
People are saying that we are not making signings -- but I say we will sign the best. I have discussed the issues with our chief executive (Rick Parry) and we will spend our money wisely and carefully on the best. It is important not to spend a lot but to spend it well.
against hopefully manchester session training united wait
Pellegrino could play against Watford, but he has only had one training session so it is better to wait and hopefully use him against Manchester United on Saturday,
difficult maybe solution
It is not easy. If you have a solution maybe we can see but the solution is very difficult to find.
becoming clubs face round
It is now becoming very important when you face clubs who are round about you in the league.
easy players produce tired
It is not easy to produce performances like this when we have so many players who are tired after so many games.
steven
It is only a possibility that Steven can play.
champions manager players playing sign
It is important for the manager to be able to say to players they want to sign that they will be playing in the Champions League.
manchester united watch week
I went to Manchester United for one week to watch them train,
good near player positions seasons several
He's been a good servant, a good player to have around and a good teammate. He can play in several positions for us and has been outstanding in the near two seasons I have been here.
days enjoy five talking trophy
We must enjoy this trophy and we have five more days for talking about these other things.
believe england good league season theirs trophy won
Our league season was not too good and theirs is the same this season. But we won the trophy when not doing well in England and I believe they can do the same.
game goal harry single win
If you are going to win a game by a single goal, that is the kind of goal you want it to be. It was very important for Harry after all he has been through.
afterwards closer fight focused players saying win worry
If we win, we will be closer and we can fight for more things, but I don't want to worry the players by saying too much about this. I want them to be focused on what they need to do to win the game. Afterwards we can think about the table.