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
against cannot cup european fit hope moscow super
I think he cannot play against CSKA Sofia but I hope he will be fit for CSKA Moscow (in the European Super Cup on Friday).
cannot change talk team worked
We need to change things and to improve, but you cannot talk about the work-rate because the team worked very hard.
best cannot control tried
We tried our best right up to the end, but you cannot control the market.
afford cannot finish goal needed opposition ourselves second
There was a nervousness there and we've put ourselves under pressure. When you are not scoring, you cannot afford to give the opposition one or two chances. We needed that second goal to finish the game.
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.