article_snippet.sent: Gonzalo Higuain and Rafa Benitez  celebrate after beating Wolfsburg in Germany .
article_snippet.sent: It goes against certain principles, Txiki Begiristain wants a fluid attacking style to bring glory and Rafa Benitez  is seen as pragmatic yet tactically very astute.
article_snippet.sent: Yet, Barcelona, Liverpool and Manchester United may not have danced through Manchester City's midfield so easily in recent weeks had Rafa Benitez  been in charge.
article_snippet.sent: Rafa Benitez  pointers are not negative, His pointers're smart.
article_snippet.sent: When Chelsea beat Benfica in the Europa League final of 2013, Juan Mata revealed how Rafa Benitez  had told His pointers to target the back post where Benfica goalkeeper Artur was vulnerable.
article_snippet.sent: His pointers won with a far post header from Branislav Ivanovic.
article_snippet.sent: Ironically, Rafa Benitez  has been viewed as wreckless in Italy this season for not setting Rafa Benitez  team with greater emphasis on defence.
article_snippet.sent: His pointers have lost to Roma and Lazio but dominated.
article_snippet.sent: At first it worked, the squad was competitive and challenged for Serie A but last summer the squad didn't invest as heavily as the squad rivals and the squad has been stretched.
article_snippet.sent: Rafa Benitez  got the best out of Juan Mata during Rafa Benitez  time at Chelsea .
article_snippet.sent: We put in great games against Roma and Lazio, yet played worse against Fiorentina and won 3-0,' said Rafa Benitez . '
article_snippet.sent: We played against the second best team in the Bundesliga and these players deserve credit.