Silence, we sink. Between economic concerns, questionable management and sporting instability – materialized by the departure of coach Gennaro Gattuso on January 30 – Valencia is getting ever more dangerously close to relegation. For the premiere of its new tactician Ruben Baraja, this Monday, the VCF lost once more on the lawn of Getafe (1-0), a direct competitor in the fight for maintenance, which took the opportunity to pass in front. Without a win in the Championship since November 10, Valencia is 19th in La Liga.
Despite their former Ligue 1 players (Dimitri Foulquier, Mouctar Diakhaby and Justin Kluivert), starters at kick-off, Valencia were quickly overwhelmed by Getafe in the game. More comfortable in the second half, the Valencians finally cracked in the 82nd minute in front of former Real Madrid Borja Mayoral, on receiving a twice deflected corner. With nothing smiling at Valencia, captain José Gaya was injured and Francisco Perez’s late equalizer was called off for offside.
