Rafa Benitez sounded out Newcastle legends before taking Magpies job with "massive" potential

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Agen SbobeT  ~   Rafa Benitez spoke to Alan Shearer, Peter Beardsley and Michael Owen before taking the Newcastle job. 

One message shone out from his chats with legends who have experienced the ups and downs on Tyneside – the club has “massive” untapped potential.

That was the lure for a man who is swapping managing Ronaldo to Rolando, from the Bernabau to Benton, in two months.

“It’s one of the big clubs,” he said.

“That means that you have the potential, you have everything to grow, to improve and to be in the top eight.”

Benitez, winner of leagues titles and European trophies in three countries, has joined a relegation battle.

Getting through the next 10 games, ensuring survival, is his “first priority”.

Taking a seat on the board, being in charge of coaching AND transfers, and unlocking that potential will come from the summer onwards.

So, is rescuing the Toon a bigger comeback than being 3-0 down at half-time in Istanbul when Liverpool came back to win the Champions League trophy?

“That was just 10-15 minutes that we were under pressure and, after that, we tried to enjoy it. Here we have 10 games,” he said.

“The main thing is to be calm, not too calm, to analyse.

Bandar Judi Online SbobeT  ~   “I was talking to people in Liverpool and with Michael Owen, Kenny Dalglish, people who know both sides. 

Very similar cities – working class people and they love football, the passion is there. We can smell football in Liverpool, you can smell it here.”

Benitez has already worked miracles on Tyneside. He revealed players, who had been injured, were suddenly cured.

He said: “One or two players, who had knocks and little problems, were training without saying anything. That is positive.”

He wants to shore up the defence first, starting at Leicester tomorrow.

He added: “When you’re going for trophies, you don’t want to make mistakes and when you’re fighting against relegation, it’s the same. In terms of the approach it has to be similar. 

We have a good group of players, we have a quality squad. From them, I expect 100 per cent.

“If I’m here, it’s because I believe these players are good enough to stay up. I’ve seen them and I’ve seen their qualities and little things that we have to change.

“Steve McClaren put in a lot of effort here and we have a good team.”

His final message? “Scared is not the word. I know that it is a difficult situation, but, believe me, I’ve done the maths.The team is good, so why not? We can do it.

“After that, the future is brilliant because you have the power, the fans, the stadium and very positive things.

“There is great potential, so it is very important to concentrate on these 10 games.”