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
centre four january knows last left months people reinforce thinking three until
We have three or four months to get through. In January we need to reinforce the squad. We were thinking about a right-winger and centre half, everyone knows that, but when people say we left it until the last minute, that's not true,
difficult last lose minute
It's difficult to lose, and to lose in the last minute is always more difficult.
home last lost positives season
I try to find positives and last season we lost at home to Graz AK and went on to be the champions.
against believe bigger compared games last manage season squad win
We know we can win against them, but over a season the differences are more demanding. But compared to last season we now have a bigger and better squad and I believe we can manage the games in a different way.
last liverpool people season talked team worst
A lot of people talked about Liverpool last season and said we were the worst Liverpool team for 40 years,
awards fantastic fully last medals might players receive season
Any medals and awards our players might receive for last season are fully merited, because they all did a fantastic job.
arsenal champions last league looking target winning
Arsenal are now looking at winning the Champions League as a real target and they can do what we did last season.
against best champions easier last league life liverpool people prepared season team teams
Last season people said Liverpool was not the best team in the Champions League and that made life easier for us because of the way teams prepared against us.
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My idea is to have two players for each position. If you have a strong squad you can play all the games with a good team. I am convinced we already have a better team than last season. Yes, we want to fight for the Premiership, but we want to go for all of the trophies. We will not say one trophy is more important than the other, because we now have a squad that can challenge in all competitions.
challenge convinced fight games good last players squad strong team trophy
My idea is to have two players for each position, ... If you have a strong squad you can play all the games with a good team. I am convinced we already have a better team than last season. Yes, we want to fight for the Premiership, but we want to go for all of the trophies. We will not say one trophy is more important than the other, because we now have a squad that can challenge in all competitions.
beaten chelsea last team year
Chelsea are not unbeatable. We have beaten them before and we can beat them again. They are a better team than they were last year but we're a better team as well.
game good last matched played team thinking three
The last game was not good for us but we matched them before and played at a very good level. All I am thinking about is my team and three more points.
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.