Rafa: “Attitude was no different for Inter game”

February 22, 2008 · By Redneck · Jump to comments

Rafa Benitez has admitted that life in the Premiership is a tougher nut to crack than playing for European glory with Liverpool and declared that the attitude undertaken by the team for the Inter clash was no different to any other game.

“In Europe you can approach a game tactically in a different way. In England it is a different style of football and more difficult for the manager to influence what goes on,” said the Spaniard.

“It is not as simple to influence the game with tactics in England the way it is elsewhere in Europe.”

“There is, I suppose, the prospect of history repeating itself with us going for a European final when we are not in the title race (as in 2005),” he added.

“But I would prefer not to think that far ahead, I always say ‘one game at a time’ and never has that phrase been more appropriate.

“I know what people were saying (about me). But as a professional you must be ready for every game, to prepare for every game the best you can and with the same ideas.

“Maybe the ‘dressing room’ felt the need to prove people wrong. But their attitude was no different really to plenty of other games.” he added.