
Europe's biggest newspapers have named Liverpool boss Rafa
Benitez as the best coach in the world.
Spain's AS and Marca, plus Italian broadsheet La Gazzetta dello
Sport conducted online polls asking their readers to vote for the
best coach in world football.
Liverpool's manager was an overwhelmingly popular figure and
came out on top, winning more votes than the likes of Alex
Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Fabio Capello, Marcello
Lippi, Vicente Del Bosque and Barcelona's Josep Guardiola.
In Marca, Rafa got 44 per cent of the vote to finish ahead of
Guardiola (28 per cent) and Wenger (7 per cent).
Meanwhile, in AS, Benitez took 34 per cent with Guardiola in
second place (19 per cent) and Spain's Head Coach Del Bosque third
(15 per cent).
Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport had Rafa out in front with 24.6 per
cent, ahead of Ferguson (17.2 per cent) and Mourinho (15 per
cent).