Valencia’s new No. 10: Can Oliva be like club legends Mata and Angulo?

Threading delicious through balls. Befuddling opponents with dazzling footwork.  Orchestrating the team’s attacking play. These are the skillsets of a classic No. 10 in football. Think Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho and Diego Maradona. But not in Valencia. Instead, Los Che’s current No. 10 loves sliding into tackles, harassing opponents off the ball, and offers more protection […]

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NO ROOM FOR RACISM: Ugly incident and defeat wreck Valencia’s visit to Cadiz

Cadiz (2) Valencia (1) Juan Cala 14′Marcos Mauro Lopez Gutierrez 88′ Kevin Gameiro 19′ When will football ever learn that racism has absolutely no place in the game? Forget the 3 points. Forget the targets for the season. Forget the football. Incidents like this transcend the game itself. Tonight’s match will be remembered more for […]

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Staying united! How Valencia are planning to finish the season strong

It was a scene that no Valencia fan wanted to see: Gabriel Paulista crying on live television in the aftermath of a 0-3 defeat to Getafe in February. “We’re going to turn this around, we have many games left and we’re going to improve and return Valencia to where they deserve to be,” said the […]

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Valencia extend winless streak to 8 in 1-1 draw against Cadiz

2021 has only just begun, but it’s set to be a long one for Valencia if they continue playing like this.

Make no mistake about it. Los Che are in deep trouble. Although tonight’s draw has temporarily lifted them out of the drop zone, the situation is starting to get desperate for Javi Gracia’s men.

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