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
managers maybe sides sign top vicious
It's not easy. The top sides like to sign managers with experience, maybe in another country, so it's always a vicious circle.
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.
both cup final incident managers
We know how important the final of this Cup is. The incident is not serious. Both managers had the same idea. Someone must be sensible.
atmosphere behind good home knocking manchester proved strong team united
They're a very good team and they proved just what they can do by knocking Manchester United out of the competition. They're strong at home and they'll have a good atmosphere behind them in the first leg.
against hopefully manchester session training united wait
Pellegrino could play against Watford, but he has only had one training session so it is better to wait and hopefully use him against Manchester United on Saturday,
champions manager players playing sign
It is important for the manager to be able to say to players they want to sign that they will be playing in the Champions League.
manchester united watch week
I went to Manchester United for one week to watch them train,
city knew looked manchester supporter
If you looked any Manchester City supporter in the eye, they knew I wanted to come back and I don't think they would begrudge me that.
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,