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
central centre forward thinking trying
We have a lot of strikers now and I am not thinking about another centre forward now, only trying to find a new central defender.
eye glasses protect trying types
I think he'll be in the squad. I don't know if he can play yet but we've been trying all different types of glasses to protect the eye and we'll have to see.
protect tired trying
We were trying to protect him and other tired players.
player trying clubs
You cannot control the market, you cannot control the players, you cannot control the clubs. You can try - but we have done our best.
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.