Rafael Benítez Maudes (born 16 April 1960) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of La Liga club Celta Vigo. (wikipedia)
I spoke to some players after the game and pointed out a few mistakes we made.
We know each other so well and when you play a cup tie you know it will always be a difficult tie. We shall see what happens.
As a manager you do not want to see any player hurt. But sadly this is football and I can only offer my concern and just enjoy the victory.
It is hard to say whether Steven would have picked up his injury if he hadn't played so many games, you just don't know.
With Spurs and Arsenal having to play each other, it means we probably only need one more win to make sure of a top-four finish. We are very close now to securing third place, with second still something we have as a possibility.
We wanted to finish the job off today, ... in order to concentrate on preparing for the UEFA Cup final. Also, we were determined to do it for all the wonderful fans who have cheered us on today.
Chelsea are a good team but they can be beaten,
But we are confident in the Champions League and now we have Chelsea next, who have beaten us three times this season already. But we were very close to them in all three matches and could have won. We have nothing to lose, only something to win.
We had more space in the second half and more pace -- and at the end 2-0 is a good result.
He's got high energy, always working and he's not bad with the ball. I think he can give us balance in midfield.