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
field game job players rest side squad strong time
But we have another game on Friday, and this is the time to use the squad to give players some rest and to field a side which will still be strong and do the job for us.
shot time
Today, every time we shot it was a goal.
press sale spanish talking time waste
I know a lot about the Spanish press and I know sometimes they need to say something. But here I am really clear, he is not for sale and I don't want to waste my time talking about it.
agents danny dream lots players spoke talked time wants
It was important he has said that he wants to play for us. We have talked to lots of players and agents but the first time we spoke to Danny he said it was a dream to play for us.
afterwards players
The players said to me afterwards 'yes, it was clear',
brussels good job leg win
We did a very good job in Brussels in the first leg to win 1-0,
against arsenal drop ensure finish means normally points three top win
We have 70 points and that would normally ensure you finish in the top three now. One more win should be enough (to finish in the top three) because Spurs have got to play against Arsenal so that means one of them will drop points.
against good mistakes punish team
When you play against a very good team with good players, you know that if you make mistakes they will punish you.
controlled goal half tempo
We controlled the tempo in the first half but after we conceded the goal it was difficult.
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.
good talking
When you are talking about good players, they are always in the spotlight.
area key midfield people six talking
When I was six years old people were talking about the midfield as the key area of the pitch.
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.