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
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.
board happy problems
I can say I don't have problems with the board or the chairman. I am very happy here.
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.
amount buy close club heart high level money passion people players signed talk
People can talk about having a lot of money to buy players but we've just signed a player with a passion and a heart for this club that no amount of money can buy. We are close to a very high level right now but with Robbie we can go even higher.
chances created needed team win
We created a lot of chances and the other team didn't. It was difficult, but we did all the things we needed to win and if they don't concede you can't win.