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The story behind Rafa Benitez's love affair with Liverpool - and how he Benitez picked up 13 points from his nine Premier League matches in charge on Everton's own turf - the same amount of points as Lampard has picked up. If pushed, you would have guessed the man responsible for scoring the Blues' first goal at home for nearly two months was David Datro Fofana, the Ivorian forward signed during January's trolley dash. Liverpool finished third in the league, missing out on second place by one point. "In my head it's as if I've already left. I thought: 'No matter how the manager is treating me, I'm showing the fans the club is in my heart.' In 1997, he joined another Segunda Divisin side, Extremadura, and this time led them to promotion, finishing second in the table behind Alavs after winning 23 out of 42 games. An infamous attack on Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in the media led some pundits and opposition supporters to suggest Bentez was "cracking up" under the pressure of a title bid. READ MORE: Naby Keita shows 'humbled' James Maddison how Liverpool situation has changed, READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp will already fear worst for crunch Chelsea clash as Liverpool myth exposed. "Just sometimes, he might as well have turned a player into an Xbox, dressed me up like RoboCop and put a picture of my face on it. A stalwart under Gerard Houllier, Murphy never really had a falling out with the Spaniard as such. He told me he needed pace up front.
Gary Neville uses Man United tactics to slam Rafa Benitez's Liverpool He also worked as a commentator/analyst for Eurosport, Marca, El Mundo and local Madrid TV. "I'm not one of these players that likes to sit around on the bench and just pick my money up. And thats prompted us to look back at Benitezs time across Stanley Park at Anfield, and recall some of the players Liverpool sold after disagreements with their manager. Bajcetic has been one of the few positives for the Reds throughout a disappointing season and looks set for the biggest game of his career tonight. Shortly after his departure from Anfield, Bentez made a 96,000 donation to the Hillsborough Family Support Group. Therefore, I'm happy to give you some advice for emulating his Liverpool 4-2-3-1 tactic. Im still trying to come to terms with the disappointment of whats just happened and now you tell me you want to get rid of me. The biggest problem I had with Rafa was the first day, he told Sky Sports. I hadnt got on. He won his first league game in charge, beating Southampton 31. [49] The club subsequently exited the UEFA Europa League at the hands of Atltico Madrid. At the start of the 198687 season, he was appointed coach of Castilla B. You'll also get the latest transfer talk and analysis every day for FREE! The 61-year-old collapsed at his Starkville home but did not receive medical attention for between ten to 15 minutes. [citation needed], However, Liverpool's poor results in the New Year led to a sharper focus on Bentez, who had missed Liverpool's draw at Arsenal in December due to an operation to remove kidney stones. Re: Half time: Liverpool 0-0 Wolves. It was a bit frustrating not playing Inter, but I had to be with my family at the time, he said. Rafael Bentez Maudes (born 16 April 1960) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Premier League club Everton. Steven Gerrard, who was linked with a big money move to Chelsea, needed to be convinced .
Rafael Benitez: Police investigate reports of banner threatening ex During the 199697 season, Bentez took charge at Osasuna in the Segunda Divisin, but after only nine games and one win, he was dismissed. "Rafa is a top manager and he's proven that. Take it easy. I would go when everything was fine, catch a plane and show up there. If its the way I play or the way I am, fine. The Frenchman spent the 2006/07 on loan at Marseille, with Cisse joining the club permanently in a 6m deal in July 2007. While at Real, Bentez also gained his coaching certificate in 1989 and in the summer of 1990 taught at a football camp at the University of California in Davis, California. Don't do or say anything. [40], Prior to Bentez's final season at Liverpool, Xabi Alonso, one of the key members of Bentez's squad, was sold to Real Madrid following a lengthy pursuit in a deal reportedly worth 30million.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez leaves by mutual consent Poor, but better than them. Being told youre no longer wanted at Liverpool by Rafa that was a tough one, he told TalkSPORT. "There were times when I would get so angry about how boring and repetitive training was that I would just lose it and shout, For f**ks sake just give us a bit of a five-a-side!. "Everyone asks me why I left Liverpool," he told the News of the World.. "There is only one reason - Rafa Benitez. [82] They subsequently lost 10 at home to 20th-placed Queens Park Rangers[83] in the Premier League and were knocked out of the League Cup semi-finals by underdogs Swansea City 20 on aggregate. All of a sudden youre confused. The title challenge, however, fizzled out early in the season, with Liverpool's poor form away from Anfield leading to speculation Bentez's tenure at Liverpool was short-lived, with his agent quoted as saying Bentez would consider offers to manage in Italy. [87] Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing 21 to Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, and also progressed to the final of the UEFA Europa League. Former Liverpool player and Chile international Mark Gonzalez has suffered from a heart attack and is currently in hospital recovering, as confirmed by his wife. Liverpools hero in Istanbul for the 2005 Champions League final, Jerzy Dudeks reward was to be relegated to the clubs back-up goalkeeper just months later following the arrival of Pepe Reina. "I'm not going to leave simply for the sake of leaving. Fab was our best player that half, which is some sort of comfort. "Just before I left Liverpool last January was when they brought in Pellegrino," he told the Mail on Sunday. Like Bellamy, it is perhaps no surprise that Jermaine Pennant was a player not best suited to playing for a manager like Benitez, given his reputation and the disciplinary issues that dogged his career. My objective is to go to the World Cup and for this I have to play. "But then as we went on he left me totally on my own and only judged me for the things I didnt do right instead of telling me how to solve or improve the things I had to improve. Rafa Benitez has given his verdict on Liverpool's chances of finishing in the Premier League's top four. "We were going into labour, and I told Rafa that I could not go. John Barnes is more worried about Manchester United coming to Liverpool on Sunday than he has been in recent times. I am very, very proud to be joining one of the most important clubs in the world in one of the best leagues in the world - and I want to win. Plenty predicted that Benitez's name would be sung at Anfield more than Goodison and so it proved. You didnt mean it., I cannot let you go on loan. I looked at him. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. I could not risk waiting to see if Benitez kept his job.
bridge views - the thinking fan's chelsea blog: Terry Usain Bolt? Before that I played at Tottenham, free-flowing football, different managers. "I scored 19 goals and I never played! Perhaps the most obvious name on this list. In terms of team instructions I think you nailed it. Bentez said, "My heart is with Liverpool, so I'm delighted to sign this new deal, I love the club, the fans and the city and with a club and supporters like this, I could never say no to staying. It was not easy, my job is not a normal job and it was not just any game, but I never regretted it. After defeating Bayer Leverkusen and Juventus with the aid of some bold team selections by Bentez, Liverpool faced Chelsea in the semi-final. "It was for the Champions League quarter-final squad against Inter," Alonso said. See you on Wednesday.. Bentez made a number of suggestions during Mourinho's tenure as manager that Roman Abramovich's money had bought Chelsea's success, and the pair refused to shake hands after some matches (although Mourinho declared the feud to be over after a league game in 2006). In January 2008, Riise would score an own goal against Luton Town in the FA Cup after failing to defend a cross coming in from the right. I need to play. [81] Chelsea progressed to the League Cup semi-finals with a 51 win over Leeds United at Elland Road and then recorded an 80 win over Aston Villa, equalling their record top-flight victory. Benitez defence a stern test for Liverpool's attack. Rafa Benitez is my favourite coach in world football. [20] Bentez's calm, methodical approach at half time was said to give the players the belief they could pull off an improbable comeback and win Liverpool an historic fifth European Cup. Sign up here - it only takes a few seconds! Olivia Shears and Katie Whyatt were highly commended in an historic one-two-three: it was the first time in the competition's history [] I understand what he was doing. [94] Bentez agreed a two-year contract after meeting club president Aurelio De Laurentiis in London.
Liverpool Fans Sing Former Manager Rafa Benitez's Name After He Is increasingly disappointed. "There are many examples of him treating me badly. I was frustrated when I was not included in the Spain squad for the World Cup in 2010 because I hadnt had a lot of playing time in the Premier League for like two months.
West Ham board's five options to replace David Moyes after Brighton We played attacking football. But the players he brought in werent bad, were they? Given Bellamys reputation, you can imagine these were not the only occasions when the duo failed to see eye to eye.
Mauricio Pochettino 'SACKED by PSG after agreeing to terminate contract . Would he let me go? But from the start I felt basically left out, by myself, no help and that was of course very difficult for a 20 year old. Bentez is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Italian. "I was disappointed - this much is true," Baros said in an interview with a newspaper in Prague. When Mourinho exited Chelsea in 2007, Bentez said, "You know my relationship with him, it is better that I do not say anything", declining to comment as Ferguson and Arsenal manager Arsne Wenger had.
Evolution of the football manager | FM Base Rafa Benitez nearly signed Dani Alves for Liverpool In the penultimate league game of the season, Chelsea won 21 away to Aston Villa, a game in which Frank Lampard set the all-time scoring record at Chelsea.
Rafael Benitez's Istanbul memories - Liverpool FC I said: 'You need me now and I will always do my best. I scored against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final. "On a psychological level, it was very hard because I restrained myself a lot. Vales time at Liverpool with Rafa Benitez will help a lot as DOnald adapts his system of high pressing possession football, which is enjoyed by both men. A lot of people at Liverpool treated me well and asked me to stay, but I could not turn down such a massive club as Chelsea. "[27] Bentez did not reciprocate his owner's kind words, demanding his club's new owners had to back him in the transfer market in order for Liverpool to progress following his side's 21 loss to Milan in the final. [100], Bentez announced that he would resign at the end of the 201415 season. Rafa Benitez believes Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium could be key to who wins their Champions League clash with Liverpool. For a player to really be at his best you have to give him a certain confidence, but I did not feel appreciated by some people at Liverpool, he told the Mirror.
Richard Keys launches withering attack on 'agent' Rafa Benitez over He won a third league title with Real Madrid Youth B in 1990. The club said they understood why I was unhappy and promised they'd let me leave in the summer if an offer came while Benitez was manager. "But I didn't argue with anybody. [135], Bentez's preferred formation is a 4231 which he adopted during his time at Valencia and Liverpool. I felt he was waiting for me to make a mistake so he could use it against me. When I scored, I still expected to be out of the team the next game. They wanted to take me on loan for six months, for which Liverpool would get 800,000, then complete a permanent 3m transfer in the summer if they avoided relegation. I just tried to put the ball there and Ivanovic did the rest. Or when Bentez takes me off during a game even if I haven't used up all my energy on the pitch.
Rafa Benitez sends message after Newcastle are beaten in EFL Cup final The more we have seen of him the more impressed we have become. Despite this success, Bentez fell out with Jess Garca Pitarch, the club's director of football, over control of new signings and the club's failure to reinforce the squad with the players he wanted. Fifteen years after Liverpool beat AC Milan in the Champions League final, I will be sent that message a lot today. [13] On his arrival he stated: "It is like a dream to be here. Trump was so enraged at mockery by late night host Jimmy Kimmel he tried to get him censored, report says But to this day I still think I should have stayed.
Rafa Benitez names two 'important' Liverpool players Im a flair player and do my own thing. Thank you for your three years of service, now you can call your agent to do a deal with another club.' "I'll only leave if I go as a free agent.
Bentez: "At Real Madrid, it was easier for them to blame me" When Allardyce was manager of Newcastle, he suggested Bentez would have been dismissed had Liverpool's European form been as bad as their league form.