However, Benitez can also be spontaneous. Those who read Lloret's book will be privy to an eerie piece of prophesy from the Liverpool manager made in a hotel lobby the night before that his side would win the Champions League final on penalties.
Lloret concedes that Benitez was under no illusions of the magnitude of his task when taking the job at Anfield and admits that his friend is also a realist.
He said: "Rafa knew that when he came in Liverpool's team was not as strong as that of Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United, but of course his ambition is to return the club to the top and that means winning the Premiership.
"It's not a negative attitude but he believed that just reaching the Champions League final in his first season at Liverpool was a great achievement.
"Getting to finals is good, if you can do that then the winning should come."
The book reveals that Benitez actually quipped to his assistant Paco Herrera that "if we've got this far, we're going to win on penalties" after the end of an absorbing two hours of 'normal' play in Istanbul..
But just how was arguably the most impressive comeback in a major football final achieved and just how did Benitez rally his troops at half-time when they trailed 3-0 to Milan?
Lloret said: "Rafa didn't say a lot in his half-time speech. He just told the team to try and play with more freedom and of course to score a goal - quickly!! Back in Spain it was seen as a great moment too. Because of Rafa and the Spanish influence at Anfield, there is a certain amount of identity with the team.
"These days with the amount of foreign players you can hardly say that most Spanish teams are truly
'Spanish' or English teams 'English' but you still need a heart and soul in the club and that is why Steven Gerrard is so important to Liverpool.
"He is a great English player and also from Liverpool too. Rafa recognised this great importance and he always wanted to keep him at the club."
* Rafa Benitez - the authorised biography by Paco Lloret is published by Dewi Lewis and costs £12.99.
