7.10.2015 Mata: 'When I played with Rafa Benitez, I was playing my best football.'

The midfielder of Manchester United, Juan Mata, protected his ex-manager, Rafael Benitez. The two worked together at Chelsea in the season of 2012/2013, when Benitez inherited Roberto Di Matteo.
Now Benitez suffered severe criticism for the game of Real Madrid in La Liga, but according to Mata, the Spaniard is among one of the best in their profession.
'I have a great experience with it. When I worked with Benitez did her best year in England. I had a great statistics. Rafa gave me great confidence and made me feel important for the team.', he commented.
Benitez was criticised after a difficult start for 'Kings' in the Spanish Championship. The specialist is often blamed, that manifest the defensive football.
'He has a strategy, but I would not say that it is defensive. Rafa relies on a lot of tactics, we as players need to know how to execute it. He's a coach who, if his team needs attack, uses its entire available arsenal to attack. When you need to defend yourself, he also knows how to do it. Benitez knows at all times what can decide the game.', Mata said.