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> [I have been doing this for a long ,and it is the players who learn who you need to work with. You have to coach them to think and understand the game. If they cannot, then you have to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/i-have-been-doing-this-for-a-long-and-it-is-the-players-who-learn-who/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

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## More by Rafael Benitez

> [If you spend £200million, £300m every year, obviously, even if you make mistakes, you have a good team, but without spending so much money,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/if-you-spend-200million-300m-every-year-obviously-even-if-you-make/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [It is always difficult, but when you have been a manager for a while with different teams, sometimes you were only playing once a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/it-is-always-difficult-but-when-you-have-been-a-manager-for-a-while/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [I've worked with so many teams, so many dressing rooms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/i-ve-worked-with-so-many-teams-so-many-dressing-rooms/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [When you have a run of games where you keep winning and winning, you know it must end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/when-you-have-a-run-of-games-where-you-keep-winning-and-winning-you/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [You must wait until the end, and at the end of the season you can say it was a good or a bad season.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/you-must-wait-until-the-end-and-at-the-end-of-the-season-you-can-say/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [You cannot win every year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/you-cannot-win-every-year/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [When you're a young manager and trying to build something, you work very, very hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/when-you-re-a-young-manager-and-trying-to-build-something-you-work/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [As a manager, you are important sometimes, and you make mistakes, but the most important people are your staff and your players. Never call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/as-a-manager-you-are-important-sometimes-and-you-make-mistakes-but/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [When I was at Valencia my wife said that we would win the league. She was right and to mark the occasion she asked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/when-i-was-at-valencia-my-wife-said-that-we-would-win-the-league-she/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [You have to be positive and turn things in your favour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/you-have-to-be-positive-and-turn-things-in-your-favour/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [It is very important that you can express yourself, especially at half-time in a changing room, which is the crucial time for a manager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/it-is-very-important-that-you-can-express-yourself-especially-at-half/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [As a manager, I have to keep calm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/as-a-manager-i-have-to-keep-calm/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [What features in a midfielder am I after? Players who have the mindset to win every game - then we can start to talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/what-features-in-a-midfielder-am-i-after-players-who-have-the-mindset/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [In Spain, the game is more technical; in England, it's more physical, while in Italy, it's more tactical. Each country is a challenge, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/in-spain-the-game-is-more-technical-in-england-it-s-more-physical/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

> [If the owner wants to support the team, that's okay. If the owner can be on the pitch and score a couple of goals,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-benitez/if-the-owner-wants-to-support-the-team-that-s-okay-if-the-owner-can/)

[Rafael Benitez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-benitez/)

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