Quotes from Rafael Benitez

Whenever people say things about me, it always comes back to Liverpool - but I cannot just become 'the former manager.' I am a professional football manager.

As I see it, Seedorf and I are coaches who handle the concept of a more proactive game.

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.

You have to adapt to different teams and different players, but you have try to maintain your discipline and score goals.

What features in a midfielder am I after? Players who have the mindset to win every game - then we can start to talk about the technical quality.

I like 'Only Fools and Horses' and 'Father Ted.'

There are only two or three places in Britain with Catholic and Protestant cathedrals,and Liverpool is one. My wife Montse and I like to go to both of them.

You have to be positive and turn things in your favour.

Napoli belongs to the city and to the fans. If this city sees the team reach the final, it will be a source of pride.

When you are winning and go to finals, you want to win the finals.

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 I like to put myself to the test.

I like to exchange ideas because we all want to win. If a footballer doesn't agree, then you try and have a chat to work things out.

I don't think where they live is important to footballers.

In all my time in England, I have never come up against a fragile Man United team.

If you are a referee, it's not easy because everyone wants to win, and so there will be cheating.

I was lucky to see Di Stefano, on the pitch, in person. He was a winner, as is Raul.

I have to do what I have to do so that we can win games.

If you talk about corruption, you can talk about a lot of things in life.

I knew off by heart the names of the Real Madrid team that played Liverpool in the European Cup final of 1981.

Real Madrid approach each match and each competition with the idea of winning it.

I come from a Napoli team who scored 104 goals. Do you think I'm going to be hyper-defensive with Real Madrid? A team that creates chances and is great in possession is not defensive.

Wenger is a great manager, a great person, someone who knows the league here in England.

In England, there is a tradition of playing on Saturday. But in Spain, I won the UEFA Cup with Valencia playing on Thursday and Sunday, which was just the same.

There are massive clubs with massive amounts of money, and Liverpool were always a little bit behind. But if you create a good team, a good atmosphere, and work hard, you can get there. You can win trophies.