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
ball crossed game good honest line main secretary sitting turned
Luis said to me that as he turned away, he was right on the line, and he said the ball was over the line. And after the game my secretary Sheila, who was sitting right in line in the main stand, said to me that the ball had crossed the line. She is a very honest person and that was good enough for me. It was a goal.
confidence favorites good maybe milan players
I have a lot of confidence in the team, maybe Milan are favorites -- they have a lot of good players -- but we have confidence and we can win.
continues difficult easy goals good likely score
If I say 'no' it will be difficult for me, but he will understand, and if I say 'yes' it will be good for me, him and the supporters. I am not in a hurry, but if he continues to score goals then it will be an easy decision. The more he scores, the more he's likely to stay.
playing shows start talking worried
When they start talking and talking about us, it shows they are worried about playing Liverpool,
decided director gave sign support technical
When the technical director at Valencia decided to sign him I gave him every support.
depends difficult ignore injuries maybe similar
Maybe they will have similar possibilities. It depends on injuries and themselves. If they play really well then it will be difficult for me to ignore them,
hope maybe
Maybe they are afraid. I hope they will be after the weekend.
liverpool result
No one will underestimate Liverpool after a result like this,
champions continue finish hope intend job league matches positive victory virtually
Now we intend to finish the job with another victory. If we do that we will be virtually through into the knockout stages. We have been very positive in our Champions League matches and I hope that we can continue this now.
attacks ball began counter game good quick tried
We began really well and started controlling the game with good counter attacks and scored two quick goals. After that, we tried to keep the ball but it was difficult,
others runs
When the others see how much he runs they will know they have competition.
board club fantastic ideas madrid milan proud share talk talking
When you are a manager, you must be proud when a club like Real Madrid talk about your future. They and Inter Milan are really big clubs, fantastic clubs, but so are Liverpool. I have been talking with the board and they have told me they share the same ideas as me.
difficult good moscow side trophy
It's a trophy we really want to win. But Moscow are a very good side and it will be a difficult game.
good options
It's good for me to have options now,