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
chances creating maybe question score
If we need to score two, or maybe even three, then why not? We will score. With strikers, it is a question of luck. We are creating chances for them and they are creating their own.
calf problem took
He had a problem with his calf so we took him off just in case,
goals good job score
He has done a good job for us. For a striker it is really important to score goals and now I will have more options.
again certainly few loss major maybe running since surprised training using week weeks
He is improving, he has been training this week and running so maybe we will see him again in a few weeks. I was surprised he was running and he was even using a ball. Maybe a few weeks will see him fit. He certainly has been a major loss for us since he was injured.
both game good mentality shoot straight
He is important to us. He is good in the air, he is a good finisher and can shoot with both feet. He also has the mentality to go straight into a game like Saturday's if necessary.
happy returned
He has returned happy and he is happy here,
future good nice player prefer talk
He is a good player and a nice lad, but only he can talk about his future because I only prefer to talk about our own future,
available final games leaving players serious
Suspending the players for two games and leaving them available for the final would be enough because it was not a serious incident.
good player players
Sure, why not? He is a good player and good players are always interesting to other clubs.
closer fight game move next second win
My idea is to think about the next game and if you win the next game we can move closer and fight for the second place.
challenge convinced fight games good last players squad strong team trophy
My idea is to have two players for each position. If you have a strong squad you can play all the games with a good team. I am convinced we already have a better team than last season. Yes, we want to fight for the Premiership, but we want to go for all of the trophies. We will not say one trophy is more important than the other, because we now have a squad that can challenge in all competitions.
challenge convinced fight games good last players squad strong team trophy
My idea is to have two players for each position, ... If you have a strong squad you can play all the games with a good team. I am convinced we already have a better team than last season. Yes, we want to fight for the Premiership, but we want to go for all of the trophies. We will not say one trophy is more important than the other, because we now have a squad that can challenge in all competitions.
press spanish
I read the Spanish press and I smile,
condition control decide game good physical plays second start whether
But he may not have the physical condition to play at this level. He is a good passer and can control a game and we have to decide whether he plays from the start or just the second half.