327 Quotes by Rafael Benitez

I would say the Geordie accent and the scouse accent are similar in terms of I don't understand anything!

The most important thing is that my players work well. What people say on the outside is not important.

People think I don't have experience in the second division, but we were promoted with Tenerife and Extremadura,and I was the coach of the reserve team with Real Madrid in the second division. I know what it means to go from this level to another level. I realise how difficult it is.

There are many coaches who talk about referees every day.

With Tenerife, we had to fight in the most difficult second division in Spain with Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, and Real Betis, and we were promoted. I know you have to fight until the last day. We were promoted in the last game.

I will do my job: I will try to win every game until the last minute. That's it.

What features in a midfielder am I after? Players who have the mindset to win every game - then we can start to talk about the technical quality.

I have won the Champions League, won the FIFA Club World Cup, the FA Cup, the Italian Super Cup, the Spanish league twice, nine trophies, all the trophies you can win at club level.

To manage is to decide the team, the substitutions, and everything until the end.