Benitez talks down Gerrard importance

Last updated : 20 June 2004 By Kevin Smith
With Gerrard poised to join Chelsea, the former Valencia boss played down the importance of his skipper.

"I will try to talk to him and tell him how important he is to us, but I'm not worried," he said. "You can have the best players but not the best team.

"A good player can win one match but a good team will win four, five matches.

"If you have a good team you can win more matches and that is what you need to win titles."