Author Topic: Best Rafa quotes so far? (Read 233620 times)

Xabi · « **Reply #40 on:** June 19, 2005, 08:08:30 pm »

"He is a good manager,yes, but he will lose tomorrow"

Pre-match press conference before Chelsea 2nd leg!

Mavis Cruet · « **Reply #41 on:** June 19, 2005, 08:12:46 pm »

"My secretary, Sheila, was right in line with the shot and she says it was a goal. That's good enough for me."

MasterJ · « **Reply #42 on:** June 19, 2005, 08:16:18 pm »

I've heard some people talk about that Sheila quote but did he really say that? Is there an article?

cipher · « **Reply #43 on:** June 19, 2005, 08:16:42 pm »

Benitez told Spanish paper Diario AS that he was planning to keep his captain at Anfield:

"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."

Classic.

misskopite · « **Reply #44 on:** June 19, 2005, 08:20:58 pm »

Quote from: MasterJ on June 19, 2005, 08:16:18 pm

I've heard some people talk about that Sheila quote but did he really say that? Is there an article?

Yes, he actually said it

..> http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N148764050507-0826.htm

MasterJ · « **Reply #45 on:** June 19, 2005, 08:23:22 pm »

Thanks, misskopite, i missed that one on .tv. Quality quote!

misskopite · « **Reply #46 on:** June 19, 2005, 08:25:52 pm »

Quote from: PaulinLiverpool on June 19, 2005, 08:08:30 pm

"He is a good manager,yes, but he will lose tomorrow"

Pre-match press conference before Chelsea 2nd leg!

He looked so confident saying it as well, loved it!

MasterJ- Yeah it's a classic

Cheers

Terry de Niro · « **Reply #47 on:** June 19, 2005, 08:26:36 pm »

My favourite Rafa Quote is:

David Moores: "Will you come and manage Liverpool FC?"

Rafa: "YES."

seattlered · « **Reply #48 on:** June 19, 2005, 09:04:34 pm »

Quote from: misskopite on June 19, 2005, 08:20:58 pm

Yes, he actually said it ..> http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N148764050507-0826.htm

To me, this da best!

seattlered · « **Reply #49 on:** June 19, 2005, 09:05:59 pm »

Quote from: cipher on June 19, 2005, 08:16:42 pm

Benitez told Spanish paper Diario AS that he was planning to keep his captain at Anfield:

"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."

Classic.

This one is what I meant. Apologies for the spam.

Benitez · « **Reply #50 on:** June 19, 2005, 09:10:09 pm »

Quote from: PaulinLiverpool on June 19, 2005, 08:08:30 pm

"He is a good manager,yes, but he will lose tomorrow"

Pre-match press conference before Chelsea 2nd leg!

that was great, cos it was in response to some London journo twat who would NOT shut up about Queen Maureen in the LIVERPOOL press conference. It was a very ungracious way to behave in front of a very succesful coach as Benitez - basically trying to put him in a position to say that Queenie was a better coach than him, thats what the journo wanted. He hadn't quite bargained for the response he got from Rafa. The whole dialog was along the lines of:

LondonJournoTwat: Is Maurenho the best manager in the world?

Rafa: He's one of the best.

LondonJournoTwat: But is he the best?

Rafa: He's one of the best

LondonJournoTwat: But he's not stopped winning.

Rafa: Until tomorrow

LondonJournoTwat: ***speechless***

Liverbird 2010 · « **Reply #51 on:** June 19, 2005, 09:12:37 pm »

Quote from: Benitez on June 19, 2005, 09:10:09 pm

that was great, cos it was in response to some London journo twat who would NOT shut up about Queen Maureen in the LIVERPOOL press conference. It was a very ungracious way to behave in front of a very succesful coach as Benitez - basically trying to put him in a position to say that Queenie was a better coach than him, thats what the journo wanted. He hadn't quite bargained for the response he got from Rafa. The whole dialog was along the lines of:

LondonJournoTwat: Is Maurenho the best manager in the world?

Rafa: He's one of the best.

LondonJournoTwat: But is he the best?

Rafa: He's one of the best

LondonJournoTwat: But he's not stopped winning.

Rafa: Until tomorrow

LondonJournoTwat: ***speechless***

BazC · « **Reply #52 on:** June 19, 2005, 11:47:38 pm »

i just love the way rafa says these things... seems almost juxtaposed to the fact he can't speak fluent english!

what a class act in front of the media!

Sooty · « **Reply #53 on:** June 19, 2005, 11:53:27 pm »

" we play a good game!"!!!""

GingerRed · « **Reply #54 on:** June 19, 2005, 11:59:23 pm »

'As I have said many times, I've come here to win trophies, not to learn English'.

TheRedBull · « **Reply #55 on:** June 20, 2005, 12:31:04 am »

Another great one

"If we can't change the player's mentality, we change the player"

the BIG fella · « **Reply #56 on:** June 20, 2005, 01:24:42 am »

the one i love is when he was explaining that he bought his wife a watch whenever she got a prediction right about him winning the a cup.

"My wife has a lot of confidence and a lot of watches!" fuckin' priceless.

The other thing I buzz off is when an interviewer at the beginning of a post match interview says something like "Rafa congratulations on beating Chelsea...or congratulations on winning the Champions League" going on to ask him something like "did the substitution change the game..." or whatever - Rafa ALWAYS starts by saying "Thank You." and then answers the question.

Quality, makes me piss every time.

The Finn · « **Reply #57 on:** June 20, 2005, 03:23:11 am »

Florentino Perez: "Rafa, come manage Real Madrid."

Rafa: "Maybe in 20 years mate."

Terry de Niro · « **Reply #58 on:** June 20, 2005, 03:34:28 am »

Quote from: KennyDalgo on June 20, 2005, 01:24:42 am

the one i love is when he was explaining that he bought his wife a watch whenever she got a prediction right about him winning the a cup.

"My wife has a lot of confidence and a lot of watches!" fuckin' priceless.

The other thing I buzz off is when an interviewer at the beginning of a post match interview says something like "Rafa congratulations on beating Chelsea...or congratulations on winning the Champions League" going on to ask him something like "did the substitution change the game..." or whatever - Rafa ALWAYS starts by saying "Thank You." and then answers the question.

Quality, makes me piss every time.

I reckon if we win the Prem, she can have fookin Big Ben

EnvY · « **Reply #59 on:** June 20, 2005, 09:50:51 am »

After the final:

"maybe if we a score it will be different, and we a score and was different"

I love the way he adds some unnecessary words, but then misses some out. Legend.

Liver Bird · « **Reply #60 on:** June 20, 2005, 09:58:14 am »

Quote from: EnvY on June 20, 2005, 09:50:51 am

After the final:

"maybe if we a score it will be different, and we a score and was different"

I love the way he adds some unnecessary words, but then misses some out. Legend.

that quote was class ,very simple but very ture.

FinnishRed · « **Reply #61 on:** June 20, 2005, 03:39:39 pm »

"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."

The best one!

eXec-5 · « **Reply #62 on:** June 20, 2005, 03:47:28 pm »

Quote from: Benitez on June 19, 2005, 09:10:09 pm

LondonJournoTwat: Is Maurenho the best manager in the world?

Rafa: He's one of the best.

LondonJournoTwat: But is he the best?

Rafa: He's one of the best

LondonJournoTwat: But he's not stopped winning.

Rafa: Until tomorrow

LondonJournoTwat: ***speechless***

That was class!

nisse · « **Reply #63 on:** June 20, 2005, 04:40:31 pm »

Quote from: djibril on June 19, 2005, 07:50:08 pm

I'm a big fan of the way he never used the ling injury list excuse that he would've had every right to use (and which was used too frequently by his predecessor). Instead after one bad spell he simply said:

"If we want no criticism then we must work harder to ensure we don't deserve it"

THAT´S a beauty

jward85 · « **Reply #64 on:** June 20, 2005, 04:54:03 pm »

"For sure"

Garstonite · « **Reply #65 on:** June 20, 2005, 08:43:20 pm »

Yeah, for sure, we play a good game - controlled the second haff. We play with a high tempo and create a lot of chances. We have lots of possibilities.

Following pretty much every game this season

Terry B · « **Reply #66 on:** June 20, 2005, 08:45:05 pm »

"I don't want to talk about eet"

Garstonite · « **Reply #67 on:** June 20, 2005, 08:45:50 pm »

Quote from: Terry B on June 20, 2005, 08:45:05 pm

"I don't want to talk about eet"

He's not French, you melon.

Ed-Zeppelin · « **Reply #68 on:** June 20, 2005, 08:53:34 pm »

Just watching the pre-Chelsea press conference again and he came out with another classic!

Journo: Are you wearing your lucky jacket?

Rafa: No, it's normal. I have confidence in my team, not my jacket!

Same interview, same journo: Do you think the neutrals will be behind Liverpool?

Rafa: If we have our own fans it will be enough!

Love it!

JonnyCigarettes® · « **Reply #69 on:** June 20, 2005, 09:09:42 pm »

“If all teams began to play like Inter then I don't know if football would die as a sport, but fans would stop going to watch games.” – Valencia boss Rafa Benitez, gracious as ever in defeat.

Benitez · « **Reply #70 on:** June 20, 2005, 09:18:24 pm »

Quote from: Jonny*****Cigarettes on June 20, 2005, 09:09:42 pm

“If all teams began to play like Inter then I don't know if football would die as a sport, but fans would stop going to watch games.” – Valencia boss Rafa Benitez, gracious as ever in defeat.

LOL, remember reading that. Gonna nick it for me sig elswhere

I's great. It was after VCF battered then for 180 mins in the CL quarter final, and went out on the away goal. Inter just put 11 behind the ball for the whole 2nd leg more or less I think and refused to play any football

Garstonite · « **Reply #71 on:** June 20, 2005, 09:35:39 pm »

That rings a bell, Benitez...

Terry de Niro · « **Reply #72 on:** June 21, 2005, 10:34:04 am »

Real Madrid: "Can we have your Captain?"

Rafa: " F**k off"

Maz · « **Reply #73 on:** June 21, 2005, 10:42:49 am »

post match interview CL final

"When you get to the final you come here only to win"

how right he was!

gray19lfc · « **Reply #74 on:** June 21, 2005, 02:55:27 pm »

Quote from: khalilur on January 27, 2005, 09:27:11 am

The one about the tables with four legs.... Or was it 3 legs? Oh well, something close to that, anyway...

“If you have a table with four legs and they are good legs then you do not need another leg.”

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http://www.blogfc.com/theblog/?p=227
FURNITURE METAPHORS LAND POOL BOSS IN HOT WATER

The new Liverpool manager, Rafael Benitez, has angered furniture retailers with his comment that “If you have a table with four legs and they are good legs then you do not need another leg.”

The Furniture Retailers Association has released a statement claiming that, “of course you need another leg. You can always use more furniture. Mr Benitez should stick to coaching footballers and stop advising on interior design.”

The coach has previously angered Spanish lighting retailers by complaining that when he asked Valencia bosses “for a sofa they gave me a lamp.”

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Rafa is class!

YNWA

buzzing · « **Reply #75 on:** June 21, 2005, 03:28:52 pm »

"possibilites"
"options"
"mentality"
"for sure"

davidlam · « **Reply #76 on:** June 21, 2005, 03:39:20 pm »

And this Stevie G Special Weightlifting Training Plan as well:

"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.

Darren G · « **Reply #77 on:** June 21, 2005, 06:25:29 pm »

"I am not in favour of selling him and we are building a great team around him because we want him to be the skipper who wins the most titles in Liverpool's history."

Can't help but get a bit excited when someone with Rafa's track record of following up his comments with results says somthing like this.

BajeReds · « **Reply #78 on:** June 21, 2005, 06:42:11 pm »

Quote from: Benitez on June 19, 2005, 09:10:09 pm

that was great, cos it was in response to some London journo twat who would NOT shut up about Queen Maureen in the LIVERPOOL press conference. It was a very ungracious way to behave in front of a very succesful coach as Benitez - basically trying to put him in a position to say that Queenie was a better coach than him, thats what the journo wanted. He hadn't quite bargained for the response he got from Rafa. The whole dialog was along the lines of:

LondonJournoTwat: Is Maurenho the best manager in the world?

Rafa: He's one of the best.

LondonJournoTwat: But is he the best?

Rafa: He's one of the best

LondonJournoTwat: But he's not stopped winning.

Rafa: Until tomorrow

LondonJournoTwat: ***speechless***

That was a definitely class!

I like the phrase he answers everything with "we have more possibilities"

My favorite was when he was getting questioned after the Everton game (i think it was) and asked about the striker situation with Baros suspended, Nando unfit and hurting, Cisse, Flo and Mellor all injuried. Forgive me for i dont know his exact words.. But he mentioned that he would have to suit up and play striker in the next game. I thought that for showed that despite all the injuries to key players while other managers were complaining, he still had enough humor to make fun of the situation.

The Bill Hicks Appreciation Society · « **Reply #79 on:** June 21, 2005, 06:46:13 pm »

Q. why did you pick kewell for the final

A. because he is a good player