The Valencia Herald
Player ratings13 Jan 2031
Nobody could get near Diego López
Successful dribbles: 34. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match11 Jan 2031
No end in sight to Valencia's wait for a win
7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Valencia has to find a result from somewhere.
Match11 Jan 2031
Valencia cannot find the net
7 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad13 Jan 2031
A one-man rearguard from Felipe Zenobio
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market13 Jan 2031
Jorge Solís puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Valencia, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market13 Jan 2031
Valencia say no — this time
The offer from Deportivo La Coruña for Bruno Barticciotto was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market13 Jan 2031
Álex Martín is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Valencia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad13 Jan 2031
Arnau Martínez in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Valencia this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom13 Jan 2031
Olly Whitby signs for Levante while still at Valencia
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Olly Whitby has agreed terms with Levante for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
In brief
- Squad Arnaut Danjuma falls out with a teammate over standards
- Market The Theo conversation is coming
- Match Mallorca take the points off Valencia