Just thought I'd post this for anyone who doesn't check teamtalk (not sure if it's been taken from elsewhere). Yet another encouraging glimpse into Benitez's top clbutt (imo) attitude and approach to the job. This guy will take us places.
Source: Teamtalk.com
Memory of Anfield greats spurs Benitez
Rafael Benitez is determined to bring back the old Liverpool spirit to Anfield and the former greats like Bill Shankly are spurring him on.
Benitez who mixed with fans in Cologne last week insists he wants to "discover the heritage of Bill Shankly and learn about him."
It is hard to imagine the likes of Arsene Wenger or Sir Alex Ferguson stepping around the local German military police to buy drinks for fans, but Benitez has cemented himself into Kop folklore for his actions.
And if he can engineer back-to-back home wins this week, first on Wednesday against Blackburn and then on Sunday in the derby showdown with Everton, his hero status will be buttured.
Benitez says: "Bill Shankly brought fresh air to Anfield. They breathed ambition, discipline and success. So now what my wife and I do is learn about him every day.
"She spends some of her day reading books about the history of this great club and every day, when I finally get home from Melwood, she teaches me more and more about Liverpool and what made it great.
"My challenge is to find, teach and inspire the old Liverpool spirit, the mentality, the philosophy of respect and the original values of football that our club made famous over generations.
"Shankly changed Liverpool's mentality into the hungry one that fuelled their desire to win. That was the basis for the Liverpool teams that later, even without him, went on to win those four European Cups.
"I spend 10 hours or more every day in Melwood and when I go back to my house I'm on the sofa watching a video, maybe an old one from great Anfield nights in the 1970s. Then I talk to my wife about my day and all the things that are unresolved in my head.
"I fight hard to find some time for my two young daughters, but the rest...it's football.''
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