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.
ball became chances chelsea control created defense deserved difficult enjoy finish good half hard kept playing points second sheet team top worked
We deserved to finish top because we have more points than the other teams. We done a good job, kept another clean- sheet and created some chances on the counter-attack. It was important for us to control the midfield. However, this became more difficult in the second half when Chelsea started playing long ball but the team worked hard in defense and we must enjoy this moment.
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,
ball good knows
I know Crouch is very good in the air, he can keep the ball and always knows what to do with it
calls early phone sign tried until yesterday
We tried until the very end to sign Michael. We even made phone calls early yesterday morning. In the end, it was impossible.
game lost
We lost a game that we were controlling.
result wait
We will wait to see the result of the scan.
controlled goal half tempo
We controlled the tempo in the first half but after we conceded the goal it was difficult.
enjoyed played score supporters team
The score is good, the team played well, the supporters enjoyed it and at the end I'm very happy.
quality score
The strikers will score goals, because they have quality and they are working hard,
details difference maybe penalty small
The small details are the difference and maybe we should have had a penalty or even two penalties.
fit normally okay performed played ready reserve training
Crouch is okay now. He's played a reserve game, where he performed really well. He's been training normally and he's now fit and ready for selection,
central defender saying sign
As I keep saying I want to sign a central defender and not a forward.
against arsenal beaten maybe people teams win
People said we couldn't win against these teams but we have beaten Arsenal and maybe we can beat United.