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but they have to manage the pressure
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xiaolan	May 23 2018, 10:38 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 116 Group: Members Member #1,628 Joined: March 24, 2018	Rafael Ben�tez has already selected the shirt he intends wearing on Saturday evening. �It�s grey,� says Newcastle United�s manager, deadpan. Considering that some of the best years of Ben�tez�s life have been spent representing Liverpool and Real Madrid, publicly choosing red over white, or vice versa, would represent a diplomatic gaffe to make even Boris Johnson blush. A Champions League final between the Merseyside club he so dramatically led to the trophy in http://www.columbusbluejacketsofficialonline.com/Adidas-Alexander-Wennberg-Jersey 2005 and the side he grew up supporting before eventually coaching and managing, will inevitably prove highly evocative for the 58-year-old Spaniard. Ben�tez plans to watch events in Kiev on television at his long-established base on the Wirral. As the teams emerge, he may well reflect on the acute political tensions with, among others, Cristiano Ronaldo which prefaced his sacking at the Bernab�u early in 2016. But he will surely also relive that glorious night in Turkey 13 years ago, when he choreographed the �Miracle of Istanbul�. �I always say Istanbul will be the most emotional Champions League final ever because of the way we came back,� Ben�tez says, recalling that crazy evening when, at half-time, his side were 3-0 down to Milan, only to haul themselves level before winning on penalties. �Milan had [Andrea] Pirlo, they had Kak�, they were the best team in Europe but my players had great belief,� says Ben�tez. �We did well but J�rgen Klopp�s Liverpool has more quality and value. My budget was �20m.� Yet, if the Merseysiders are hardly underdogs, neither are they clear favourites against Zinedine Zidane�s side. �Liverpool�s intensity can hurt you but Real Madrid have the experience and quality to match them,� says Ben�tez, who grew up in the Spanish capital. �It�ll be interesting. You�ll see a team with lots of passion and intensity and a lot of pressing and crossing and fast counter-attacking against opponents who can manage this kind of situation. �J�rgen Klopp has three players up Kenny Vaccaro Authentic Jersey front who can all score goals. Mo Salah has done really well but Sadio Man� and Roberto Firmino can also score against any team. We had a good balance and we also had Stevie Gerrard who could make a difference on his own. But this current Liverpool team has three players who can do that. We had one. �Liverpool can do it. They have the quality. But sometimes in these kinds Latavius Murray Youth jersey of games you pay for one mistake. It�s how you manage the pressure. Real Madrid have been managing this kind of pressure for a while and Liverpool are in a new situation, so it�s a fine balance.� Win and Klopp�s place in Anfield�s history will be assured. Confirmation that Ben�tez�s legacy had been cemented came during the post-match party by the Bosphorus when he rescued some invited guests struggling to bypass hotel lobby security. �A friend pointed to me and asked the security guard, �Do you know who he is?��, recalls Newcastle United�s manager, laughing. Authentic Akeem Spence Jersey When the guard shrugged indifferently, the friend http://www.billsofficialonlineshop.com/YOUTH+JOHN+MILLER+JERSEY declared: �This man is God.� Sheer adrenaline ensured that Ben�tez, virtually a teetotaller, felt no need of even a single glass of champagne that night. Surrounded by a roomful of people convinced he could walk on the Mersey, the former Real Madrid third-team midfielder partied until 6am � but two years later he saw in another, more sobering, dawn. The 2007 Champions League final in Athens featured Milan exacting revenge, beating Liverpool 2-1. �Afterwards I walked around the hotel corridors until 7am,� remembers Ben�tez. �They didn�t have enough rooms and my wife was sharing my room with the chief scout�s wife. �Half-time was a disaster because it was so hot. We used ice packets to reduce the players� temperatures and there was too much sports science. I said, �Concentrate! We have to talk about tactics and positions.�� wholesale nfl jerseys wholesale nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys cheap nfl jerseys


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