After 26 games in the relegation places, Valencia CF seem to have found the light at the end of the tunnel. After a lousy transfer market and with a club in the bankrupt and adrift, some players from the academy, a 31-year-old winger and a striker with no firepower seem to be the pieces to save this team that is summed up in lights and shadows at Valencia CF.
The disaster of Peter Lim at Valencia CF:
It is common knowledge that the businessman and investor has ruined the club and does not seem to do anything about it. On October 24, 2014 the billionaire bought Valencia, and now the entity has gone devalued. In this way, losses of more than 100 million euros have been generated. In addition, the owner has been criticized by his partnership, shared with Jorge Mendes, as a result of the sporting results.
With countless changes of coaches, the owner of the club has not known how to give the ‘Ches’ what they need, firing more than valid coaches and thus creating an enmity with the fans that is difficult to solve. Therefore, in every match, chants of “Peter go home” are heard.
The arrival of Carlos Corberán at Valencia CF:
Valencia finally seem to have found a leader who can unite the team and get the most out of the players. After 13 games in charge, the former West Bromwich coach has been able to get six wins, four defeats and three draws, adding up to 21 points out of a possible 39, which helps them to get out of the bottom of the table. Despite having completed disastrous matches such as the two defeats against FC Barcelona, this team has a different face.
Corberán has been able to pull the team together and have a pretty tight defense, causing most teams to only score one or two goals per game, something that was previously unheard of.
A transfer market in search of the stay:
Once again this year, the summer transfer window proved to be a poor one for Valencia, with players on loan who did not cause any excitement. However, there have been some additions that have been able to make the grade. Let’s analyze them.
Luis Rioja: The 31-year-old left winger comes from Deportivo Alavés, whose best season was in 22/23, with ten goals and five assists. Rioja has fallen squarely in the ‘Che’ team, being the most dangerous and unbalanced in the offensive facet.
Umar Sadiq: The 28-year-old Nigerian striker, who plays for Real Sociedad, was loaned out in the winter transfer window after not getting enough minutes or the confidence of Imanol.
After having spent two seasons in the Basque team without glory, where he has barely scored five goals, he decided to go on loan to the Corberán team. There he already has the affection of the fans and is providing goals that give much-needed points to his team.
Why are there lights and shadows at Valencia CF?
After seeing the good version offered in some games and the lousy results in others, in my opinion there are more questions than answers in this team. And I think I’m not the only one who would be sad to see such a mythical team like Valencia relegated, but this season is getting complicated for them.
The poor fan-owner relationship means that there is not a good atmosphere to make things easier. On the contrary, it seems that Carlos Corberán has found the key that can help the team and achieve salvation in a disastrous season, hoping to see more lights than shadows at the end of the season.
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