FourFourTwo Podcast, Episode #23: Being Rafa Benitez
Istanbul, Newcastle and where he'll go next – Conor Pope, Chris Flanagan and Matt Ladson discuss former Liverpool manager, Rafa Benitez
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Let’s talk about facts, baby.
Rafa Benitez is the cover star on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine, talking about Mike Ashley, Mourinho, and the Miracle of Istanbul.
He’s currently managing Dalian Yafing out in China, although still has a family home in Merseyside, where we caught up with him for this interview.
Will he end up back in the Premier League soon? Conor Popes and Chris Flanagan discuss the kind of clubs he might end up at with.
We also look at Rafa’s greatest achievement – that Champions League victory – with This Is Anfield’s Matt Ladson.
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