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
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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.
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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.
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I went to Manchester United for one week to watch them train,
ball gave kept man match
I think he was man of the match - he kept the ball and gave us time,
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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,
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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.
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It's not easy. The top sides like to sign managers with experience, maybe in another country, so it's always a vicious circle.
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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.
protect tired trying
We were trying to protect him and other tired players.
champions league positive wednesday
The positive things from Wednesday are that we have one more Champions League point, and we were better than Chelsea,
gave knew missing needed newcastle problem recover rest
We knew they needed rest to recover but the problem that gave us was they were all missing the Newcastle game.
game
We know how important the game is for us as individuals and for the club, but we don't have any anxiety,
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We are hopeful he will come in the summer because he can be an important player for us. He has pace, quality and can score, and he works very hard for the team - all qualities which will help him settle in quickly here. He works very hard for the whole 90 minutes for his team-mates.