THE Rafa Benitez he is officially his new coach Panathinaikou and is preparing for his debut against Asteras Tripoli, speaking to MatchDay Mag about the match.
Shortly before sitting on the Panathinaikos bench for the first time, Rafa Benitez referred to the project presented to him by the team and emphasized that self-confidence and the right mentality are needed for the team to move forward.
Rafa Benitez’s statements
“I thank the president and those who believe in me, my partners and my people. From the moment we started the discussions, I was really impressed by the idea and the project. In football it is easy to talk about projects, but here you can actually see the new stadium, the change in structure, the effort to improve the sports center. You can see a real project.
When you see that, you need a winning team and a winning team. And that is what we will try to achieve. So I am someone who will work very hard from the first moment and I will do my best. However, we need that right mentality across the club and from all the people in the team and that’s where we’ll try to help. However, it depends on each individual.
Panathinaikos is a huge club with many good professionals who need to be united. What we want to ensure is that they have the faith and confidence that they can do better. This is exactly what you will see on the field with the players. My feeling is that we can bounce ideas off and build something together. With the right mindset. One game at a time…”.