Classic Rafa quotes

May 31, 2006 in Football
Tags: Liverpool, Rafa Benitez

[Rafa Benitez. Image was googled]

Found some absolute classic quotes from the gaffer on the net. Some of my favourites:

On the management

"I asked for a sofa and they bought me a lamp" (as Valencia manager)

On his players

"Talk to carra, if you can understand him you can understand anyone."

"When people talk to me about Gerrard and say he wants to win trophies, I say, 'me too'. I want to win trophies, I am not here to learn English, I am here for winning trophies."

"We are preparing a special weightlifting plan for Gerrard's shoulders because we want him to lift a lot of trophies for Liverpool in the next few years."

"Now my relationship with Steven is good – with my wife it is better!"

On Anfield and the fans

"This is Anfield, they say you'll never walk alone… it's true!"

Journalist: Do you think the neutrals will be behind Liverpool?
Rafa: If we have our own fans it will be enough.

On dealing with defeat

"I didn't lose a lot in Valencia, I don't plan on losing too many here either."

On his rival

(A day before the match against Chelsea…)
Journalist: Is Mourinho the best manager in the world?
Rafa: He's one of the best.
Journalist: But is he the best?
Rafa: He's one of the best.
Journalist: But he's not stopped winning.
Rafa: Until tomorrow.
Journalist: (speechless)

Other quality classics from the man with broken English…

Journalist: Are you wearing your lucky jacket?
Rafa: No, it's normal. I have confidence in my team, not my jacket!

Journalist: How bout Michael Owen then?
Rafa: We have good strikers. (grinning)
Journalist: OK, so can you clear this up once and for all then Rafa, Michael Owen… is he coming to Anfield?
Rafa: We have good strikers… (with that big smile)

Journalist: Where will the Liverpool goals come from?
Rafa: We have Crouch, Cisse, Garcia, Gerrard, Alonso… maybe Carra will score from a corner.
Journalist: So you're tipping Carra to score?
Rafa: Sure, why not? (with that beaming big smile)