Rafa Benitez

that is very quick, and Ricci, that he has a lot of energy, were giving us the width.

And when we signed Almiron, and Almiron, Ayotze and Rondon, they linked really well because Almiron can run behind defenders, Ayotze can run behind defenders and also go inside.

So we have the width and we have the players that they could be behind and we have the balance in defence.

So in the end, these players, Dubraka was a great signing because he was making the difference from day one when we beat Manchester United.

And the two midfielders, one that could pass the ball and one that could tackle and could keep the position, we found the balance.

So in the second part of the league, we were seventh in the league.

So we did really well and the commitment of the players were there.

I think that the fans, they appreciate that and they appreciate the commitment of everyone that was there.

Yeah, always...

If I was guilty of anything, it was to work really hard and to have some ambition.

So we gave the fans hope that we could go forward, we could improve that.

And I'm really pleased that they are doing well.

I'm really pleased for Steve Bruce because he's doing a great job.

And that was what I was expecting.

When you were watching the table, we finished 10th and we finished 13th, and you are expecting, OK, the next step is try to do the right things to be in the top 10.

But it was not the idea, and it's fine.

But they still aren't really pleased because the fans...

The staff, the players, everybody was pushing and everybody was trying to do what I say when I decided to stay in second division.

It's a massive club.

It has the potential to be a team that you cannot be talking about.