Yesterday in Butarque we could see a dead team, without soul, without courage, no glimpse of that combative and winning Valencia that Marcellin got
It can't be that the penultimate qualifier, until yesterday, I beat you the way he did. Aguirre's men did their job wonders. They were a team and they were united with the same goal. Which Valencia didn't prove. The players, in the hydration break were scattered, some even without attending to what Voro told them. Very fail in passes and some unwilling.
The Leganés is one of the worst teams in both attack and defense. And, with very little they took all three points. In addition, the Pepinero team did not have their best player this season, escar Rodríguez.
Leganés' goal came from a benjamines play. In an aerial dispute, you never have to raise your arms because what happened will happen. The ball hits Kondogbia's hand and penalties in favour of Leganés.
Moreover, Voro's initial approach was not very accurate. A team you know is going to demand you in attack. The Leganés is a combination that defends strong and only plays with one end. Faced with this scheme you can't get Coquelin out of the extreme, you need a more explosive player in the raid like Ferran. In fact, it was shown that with foios' entry into the break the team improved.
But, if a player of his is expelled you have to go and eat the rivals. Taking advantage of the bands, because in one they have one player less and, on the other is playing as a sideman a player with a more offensive profile. A team with resources like Valencia cannot pose and play a match.
Yesterday it was shown that attacking with more men is not synonymous with safe marking. Valencia ended up on the turf with two defenders. Florenzi, who was playing almost extreme. And Diakhaby, as the sole defender.
It is true that the opportunities were held to match the contest. However, if a penalty is missed it is impossible. Although, it can also be said that, despite Parejo's horrific match, in the penalty he can be blamed little. Cuellar makes an anthological stop. It completely advances To Parejo and, legally, even manages to catch the spherical. There the Leganés goalkeeper was superb, demonstrating gallons and being one of the team's heavyweights.
Little can be rescued from yesterday's Valencia match. Maybe the defense. Diakhaby and Paulista, although they had little work, were not bad. It can also be highlighted the work of Guedes and Maxi, demonstrating the quality that it has and that with little effort can generate danger. And, Kang-in Lee's constant attempts, despite the short time he had, was the best of the away team.
With yesterday's defeat you can almost end the league. It is true that there is still a chance of qualifying for UEFA Europa League, but that does not justify what was seen yesterday on the field. There are players who don't have to wear the Valencia shirt anymore.