The most important thing is that my players work well. What people say on the outside is not important.
— Rafael Benitez
The Champions League is the most important, but I love the Liga and the Copa.
If you spend £200million, £300m every year, obviously, even if you make mistakes, you have a good team, but without spending so much money, you can still improve and do well.
I am consistent rather than courageous.
There are good players in Europe and all the way around the world, but better than Torres - no. I would not want to swap Fernando with anyone else in the world, because he is my player, and I'm very pleased with him.
As I see it, Seedorf and I are coaches who handle the concept of a more proactive game.
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.
Inter did not treat me well. They did not recognise my value despite me winning the Italian Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
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.
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.
To win the league with Valencia in Spain after 31 years changed my life.
When someone gets angry during a training session but then does their job, there's no problem; it's fine.
For me, it is a great challenge to be at the most important club in the world, and I will try to win everything that I can win.
Sometimes you have to manage, and you have to sell two or three players who aren't playing many games.
You cannot bring in two or three top-class players if you don't have the money. You have to sell.
There is no Benitez 'method.' We try to be more solid in defense without losing the quality in attack.
When you make a mistake, and the team is not doing well in defence, then the centre-backs and the 'keeper suffer more than the others.
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 was lucky to see Di Stefano, on the pitch, in person. He was a winner, as is Raul.
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, it would be better!
I have to do what I have to do so that we can win games.
You have to be positive and turn things in your favour.
Luiz Felipe Scolari was a good professional, a nice person, someone you could talk with before and after games. He has a lot of experience and is a good manager.
I've worked with so many teams, so many dressing rooms.
I am not hugely concerned about the amount of goals we score - it is the final results that are the difference.
There are many coaches who talk about referees every day.
Chelsea is a big club with fantastic players; every manager wants to coach a such a big team. But I would never take that job, in respect for my former team at Liverpool, no matter what.
The difference between the Premier League and the other leagues is the intensity of the games.
Whenever you lose, it's always bad, and especially against Barcelona.
I have said many times that I am convinced that Benzema is a great striker, and I think he has demonstrated that.
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.
If you are a referee, it's not easy because everyone wants to win, and so there will be cheating.
I knew off by heart the names of the Real Madrid team that played Liverpool in the European Cup final of 1981.
I have always had sympathy for Atletico Madrid because, among other things, I have friends there, and my father always liked Atletico.
Whether a player rotates more or less depends on his form and his position. It's not the same for a center back as it is for a winger. Every player is different.
To improve teams like Newcastle, if you do the right things, it is enough to be stronger and bigger and compete.
I have experience and have been in Europe many times, so I know squad rotation is necessary to make everyone in the side stronger.
In all my time in England, I have never come up against a fragile Man United team.
It is always difficult, but when you have been a manager for a while with different teams, sometimes you were only playing once a week, trying to avoid relegation. When you have experience, you know all about the different feelings. Clearly, I would prefer to be fighting for the title or for the Champions League, but you must accept the situation.
Carlo Ancelotti is very competitive, but he does it with respect.
You have to adapt to different teams and different players, but you have try to maintain your discipline and score goals.
I would like to thank all Neapolitan fans for the affection and warmth that I have felt.
I don't talk about referees. I never do, usually, and I want to carry on like that.
For me, there is only one club in England, and that's Liverpool.
To win the UEFA Cup with Valencia changed my life. It changed everything.
Real Madrid approach each match and each competition with the idea of winning it.
I have to concentrate on my job and try to do my best in the things that I know. Coaching the team and trying to have a winning mentality.
In football, it is a question sometimes of the mentality, understanding the players, the atmosphere, the confidence.
Does the manager have absolute power in England? No, it depends on a budget and on the executive director that negotiates the signings of players.
You cannot win every year.
