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
playing shows start talking worried
When they start talking and talking about us, it shows they are worried about playing Liverpool,
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When the technical director at Valencia decided to sign him I gave him every support.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We have 70 points and that would normally ensure you finish in the top three now. One more win should be enough (to finish in the top three) because Spurs have got to play against Arsenal so that means one of them will drop points.
against good mistakes punish team
When you play against a very good team with good players, you know that if you make mistakes they will punish you.
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When I was six years old people were talking about the midfield as the key area of the pitch.
afterwards players
The players said to me afterwards 'yes, it was clear',
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We need to change things and to improve, but you cannot talk about the work-rate because the team worked very hard.
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When you are talking about good players, they are always in the spotlight.
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We already have five or six strikers, but Neil Mellor is injured at the moment and we were keen to have Michael back in case of any more injuries.
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We all know he had some problems. He is now fit and training with the team. I am hoping that in the next one to two weeks he will be better for sure.
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We are working at getting him here as quick as possible,