I don’t spend all day thinking about football. But a large part of it, yeah. Rafael Benitez Read Quote
The Champions League is the most important, but I love the Liga and the Copa. Rafael Benitez Read Quote
The family is something you are always missing, but it has to be like this. It is not easy for any manager to be with your family, in your house, and working at your nearest club. So you have to travel. Rafael Benitez Read Quote
I was lucky to see Di Stefano, on the pitch, in person. He was a winner, as is Raul. Rafael Benitez Read Quote
I was a PE teacher, and when you teach, you can say, ‘You have to do this.’ It’s an order. That’s one way. Or you can say, ‘Listen, we have these problems, so give me the solution,’ and they have to think about it. Or you can say, ‘Here are three options – which one is best?’ Rafael Benitez Read Quote
I have always had sympathy for Atletico Madrid because, among other things, I have friends there, and my father always liked Atletico. Rafael Benitez Read Quote
When you make a mistake, and the team is not doing well in defence, then the centre-backs and the ‘keeper suffer more than the others. Rafael Benitez Read Quote
I knew off by heart the names of the Real Madrid team that played Liverpool in the European Cup final of 1981. Rafael Benitez Read Quote
