Its official, Alexis will transfer to Sevilla after Valencia CF and Sevilla reached an agreement over the player transfer fee, believed to be around 5 million euros.
Even though Alexis is leaving, Valencia has a lot of cover for the defense in the likes of Maduro, R. Costa, Dealbers and Navarro.
Alexis is a versatile player that can play as central, left and right defender, but never really shined in any of the positions and was rather average.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
U.S Lecce 0-2 Valencia CF
There wasn't any broadcast of this game, so I can't really commentate on how Valencia really played and if it was good or bad.
From some of the live coverage though, it seems as Valencia were the better side for most of the match and Feghouli seems to have made quite an impact.
Anyways here are the technical details:
U.S. Lecce 0: Rosati, Giuliatto, Gustavo, Munari, Corvi, Olivera, Ferrario, Giacomazzi, Piatti, Vives and Grossmüller. They also played Bertolacci, Brivio, Donati, Fabiano and Sini.
Valencia CF 2: Cesar, Bruno, Navarro, Aduriz, Feghouli, Vicente, Dealbert, Topal, Fernandes, Tino Costa and Jordi Alba. Substitutions: Soldado, Ever, Joaquin, Mathieu, Mata, Miguel, Albelda, Alexis, Pablo, Ricardo Costa.
Goals: 0-1, 34min Aduriz, 0-2, 48min Fernandes.
Referee: D. Celi (Italy).
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Official: Del Horno and Nacho Gonzales to Levante
Valencia confirmed that players Del Horno and Nacho Gonzales will transfer to city rival UD Levante on a one year loan deal.
This is as a part to reduce the squad size and salary expenses. Del Horno is one of those high earners in Valencia that never payed off his high salary and this year is not any different. Del Horno was given a chance in preseason, but he failed to impress coach Unai Emery.
Hopefully Valencia can find buyers for Sunny and Hugo Viana also, who are also quite high earners, but outkasts from the squad, due to their poor performances.
In other news tomorrow night is Lecce vs Valencia CF. Valencia will travel to Italy for their final preseason friendly game against Lecce.
Chori Dominguez and Moya are not going to travel with the team to Italy.
This is as a part to reduce the squad size and salary expenses. Del Horno is one of those high earners in Valencia that never payed off his high salary and this year is not any different. Del Horno was given a chance in preseason, but he failed to impress coach Unai Emery.
Hopefully Valencia can find buyers for Sunny and Hugo Viana also, who are also quite high earners, but outkasts from the squad, due to their poor performances.
In other news tomorrow night is Lecce vs Valencia CF. Valencia will travel to Italy for their final preseason friendly game against Lecce.
Chori Dominguez and Moya are not going to travel with the team to Italy.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Valencia players called on international duty
Ricardo Costa will sit out the first Portugal qualification match, as he is under suspension for the red card he got during the Fifa World Cup against Spain.
Mehmed Topal was also called on international duty for Turkey, who's coach is former Valencia coach Guss Hidding.
Ever Banega and Mata are also called up for Argentina and Spain respectfully and will actually play a friendly match against each other on 07.09.2010 and will be played in "Monumental" stadium, Buenos Aires.
The new agreement postpones Zeragoza's payment for one more year. Zaragoza owe Valencia money for the purchases of Aimar and Arizmendi, two of the once gigantic players for Valencia.
Zaragoza's president thanked Valencia CF president Manuel Llorente for his understanding.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Brilliant game from Valencia CF against Fiorentina
Brilliant game from Valencia CF against Fiorentina.
This game was a great workout for Valencia, and one stop closer to really getting stronger.
Starting line-up for Valencia: Moya; Miguel, Maduro, R. Costa, Mathieu; Joaquin, Albelda, Banega, Pablo; Mata, Soldado.
The game started with Valencia taking instant possession and keeping the ball in their legs. The passing was great, with Banega and Albelda really linking up well with each other as well as the attacking players. Albelda was the more defensive midfield player, with Banega as a playmaker. Mata was given a free role to roam around the field and Soldado as the main Striker.
Valencia dominated most of the first half, with several chances and shots, Joaquin was particularly active from the right side and made few good crosses and dribbles. Pablo on the opposite side of Joaquin though was more into dribbling and low direct passing towards Soldado or Mata.
There were few small mistakes in the defense, as it wasn't all that perfect, but luckily it didn't lead to a goal for Fiorentina.
The first half ended with Valencia clearly the better and more threatening side.
The second half began much in the same fashion as the first, with Valencia with firm control of the ball and creating a lot more chances. Evidence of this is more than 15 corner kicks for Valencia. R. Costa had 2 good chances from corners, though he just couldn't quite get a hang of the ball.
Anyways with the game coming to the 65th minute Unai Emery made 2 substitutions, Pablo went out for Vicente and Mata went out for Aritz Audriz. Fiorentina made 3 substitutions just two minutes later.
In the 71th minute Vicente got the ball, made a run forward, did a little trick to fool a fiorentina defender and made space for a perfect cross to Soldado who headed the ball past Fiorentina goalkeeper and made it 1-0 for Valencia.
Valencia than substituted Joaquin for Sofiane Feghuoli, Banega for Tino Costa and Topal for Albelda.
The game become more erratic now with Fiorentina also making substitutions. The play opened up a bit, as Valencia were looking for a second goal, after a huge burst of motivation after the first one and Fiorentita were looking to score a goal of their own.
In the 77th minute Vicente got the ball again, run forward with it, leaving one defender behind him and than perfectly crossing the ball to Aduriz who similar as soldado scored a goal with his head.
Valencia had done it, after being the far better side for so long in the match, they now had the goals to show for it and it was an imaginative game.
The last ten minutes were spend mostly with substitutions after substitutions, though Valencia did had couple of chances to score more goals, particularry the cross from Sofiane to Aduriz, though the goalkeeper had the ball this time. The end was nearing now and at 93 minutes of play the referee ended the game.
Overall it was a brilliant game from Valencia, they were tactically great, with each player knowing his position and allowed movements, with Mata and Pablo having the most freedom to roam around from side to side and in-side the 16th meters. The defense stood solid, albeit a few small, but dangerous nevertheless mistakes.
The midfield was impecable, with great ball control and passing.
Valencia had more than 60% possession of the ball in the match, more than 10 shots and around 15 corner kicks. Stasistically looking it was a great game, but it was also practically fluent and smart.
Unia Emery though lost the ridiculous 4-3-3 formation and this one looked to me like it was a 4-4-1-1, with Mata playing on Silva's position.
When the substitutions were made and Aduriz came in, the formation transformed into a 4-4-2.
Here are the player ratings:
Moya - 6.5: A little bit nervous at the start, made one error when he missed a crossing ball, but otherwise good enough, though didn't have much to do this night.
Miguel - 7: Good display from Miguel, made 1 critical tackle to deny Fiorentina from scorring and was very helpful going forward.
Maduro - 6.5: Made one mistake, but overall it was a good performance, clearly more confident than usual.
R. Costa - 7: Made few great tackles and challenges and although had one shaky moment when he misjudged the opposing player and allowed him to get away, he was quick to recover and get in the way. Also had 2 chances to score goals, but just couldn't quite make it.
Mathieu - 7.5: Brilliant defending from the French, great pace and speed, good marking and very good tackles. Not as dangerous going forward as he usually is, but provided a good support nevertheless.
Joaquin - 7.5: Inspiring performance from Joaquin, reminded of his glory days with good runs, crosses and dribbles as well as some good passing from him. Worked hard the whole game and often helped in defense also.
Albelda - 7.5: Not the most entertaining player, but a fortress in the midfield. Did his defensive duties brilliantly, broke Fiorentina's play easily and also good going forward, had a great pass to Mata in the first half, but Mata failed to control the ball.
Banega - 8: Was the more forward player than Banega and was acting as a playmaker and did a brilliant job. Spread the ball very well, unleashed a bomb towards Fiorentina's goal and unlucky to get saved by Fiorentina's goalkeeper. Also had a great cross to Soldado I think, but Soldado couldn't score.
Pablo - 7: Tireless performance from Pablo, played as a left wing, but he was to be seen everywhere. Had couple of great dribbles and one dangerous shot, but grew more complacent as the game wore on.
Mata - 6: Strangely ineffective play by Mata. He played in a free role, just behind Soldado and Emery surely hoped he can create few chances for his team mates, but didn't really deliver. He had a few good touches, few runs here and there, but largely ineffective for most of the game.
Soldado - 7.5: Good all round performance by Soldado, coupled with a well taken goal. Had good positioning, but often times lacked the speed to be more dangerous.
Subs:
Vicente - 10: Perfect performance for Vicente, just shows how big of a talent he is and how much all those injuries had stopped him from becoming a world class player. He showed his value tonight though with 2 perfect crosses. The first cross right on Soldado's head and the second one right on Aduriz head. Didn't have much time, but in the 25 minutes he was in really influenced and changed the game for Valencia with 2 great crosses. Had couple of runs and linked-up well with the attacking duo.
Aduriz - 8: Great showing from the once Mallorca man. Got in great spots and had few tries on goal, one of which got in, after the brilliant Vicente cross. Had good movement and really ticked in with Soldado. Overall a great game for him and will give Unai Emery headaches as to who to play; Mata or Aduriz.
Technical info:
Valencia CF 2: Moyà; Miguel (Bruno, m.80), Maduro, R. Costa (Dealbert, m.80), Mathieu (J. Alba, m.77); Albelda (Topal, m.72), Ever (Tino Costa, m.72); Joaquín (Feghouli, m.72), Mata (Aduriz, m. 62), Pablo (Vicente, m.62); y Soldado (Fernandes, m.77).
Fiorentina 0: Boruc; De Silvestri, Natali, Kloldrup, Pascual; Zanetti, Montolivo; Waigo, D'Agostino, Marchionni; y Gilardino. También jugaronDonadel, Felipe, Gamberini, Comotto, Bolatti, Seferovic, Gulan.
This game was a great workout for Valencia, and one stop closer to really getting stronger.
Starting line-up for Valencia: Moya; Miguel, Maduro, R. Costa, Mathieu; Joaquin, Albelda, Banega, Pablo; Mata, Soldado.
The game started with Valencia taking instant possession and keeping the ball in their legs. The passing was great, with Banega and Albelda really linking up well with each other as well as the attacking players. Albelda was the more defensive midfield player, with Banega as a playmaker. Mata was given a free role to roam around the field and Soldado as the main Striker.
Valencia dominated most of the first half, with several chances and shots, Joaquin was particularly active from the right side and made few good crosses and dribbles. Pablo on the opposite side of Joaquin though was more into dribbling and low direct passing towards Soldado or Mata.
There were few small mistakes in the defense, as it wasn't all that perfect, but luckily it didn't lead to a goal for Fiorentina.
The first half ended with Valencia clearly the better and more threatening side.
The second half began much in the same fashion as the first, with Valencia with firm control of the ball and creating a lot more chances. Evidence of this is more than 15 corner kicks for Valencia. R. Costa had 2 good chances from corners, though he just couldn't quite get a hang of the ball.
Anyways with the game coming to the 65th minute Unai Emery made 2 substitutions, Pablo went out for Vicente and Mata went out for Aritz Audriz. Fiorentina made 3 substitutions just two minutes later.
In the 71th minute Vicente got the ball, made a run forward, did a little trick to fool a fiorentina defender and made space for a perfect cross to Soldado who headed the ball past Fiorentina goalkeeper and made it 1-0 for Valencia.
Valencia than substituted Joaquin for Sofiane Feghuoli, Banega for Tino Costa and Topal for Albelda.
The game become more erratic now with Fiorentina also making substitutions. The play opened up a bit, as Valencia were looking for a second goal, after a huge burst of motivation after the first one and Fiorentita were looking to score a goal of their own.
In the 77th minute Vicente got the ball again, run forward with it, leaving one defender behind him and than perfectly crossing the ball to Aduriz who similar as soldado scored a goal with his head.
Valencia had done it, after being the far better side for so long in the match, they now had the goals to show for it and it was an imaginative game.
The last ten minutes were spend mostly with substitutions after substitutions, though Valencia did had couple of chances to score more goals, particularry the cross from Sofiane to Aduriz, though the goalkeeper had the ball this time. The end was nearing now and at 93 minutes of play the referee ended the game.
Overall it was a brilliant game from Valencia, they were tactically great, with each player knowing his position and allowed movements, with Mata and Pablo having the most freedom to roam around from side to side and in-side the 16th meters. The defense stood solid, albeit a few small, but dangerous nevertheless mistakes.
The midfield was impecable, with great ball control and passing.
Valencia had more than 60% possession of the ball in the match, more than 10 shots and around 15 corner kicks. Stasistically looking it was a great game, but it was also practically fluent and smart.
Unia Emery though lost the ridiculous 4-3-3 formation and this one looked to me like it was a 4-4-1-1, with Mata playing on Silva's position.
When the substitutions were made and Aduriz came in, the formation transformed into a 4-4-2.
Here are the player ratings:
Moya - 6.5: A little bit nervous at the start, made one error when he missed a crossing ball, but otherwise good enough, though didn't have much to do this night.
Miguel - 7: Good display from Miguel, made 1 critical tackle to deny Fiorentina from scorring and was very helpful going forward.
Maduro - 6.5: Made one mistake, but overall it was a good performance, clearly more confident than usual.
R. Costa - 7: Made few great tackles and challenges and although had one shaky moment when he misjudged the opposing player and allowed him to get away, he was quick to recover and get in the way. Also had 2 chances to score goals, but just couldn't quite make it.
Mathieu - 7.5: Brilliant defending from the French, great pace and speed, good marking and very good tackles. Not as dangerous going forward as he usually is, but provided a good support nevertheless.
Joaquin - 7.5: Inspiring performance from Joaquin, reminded of his glory days with good runs, crosses and dribbles as well as some good passing from him. Worked hard the whole game and often helped in defense also.
Albelda - 7.5: Not the most entertaining player, but a fortress in the midfield. Did his defensive duties brilliantly, broke Fiorentina's play easily and also good going forward, had a great pass to Mata in the first half, but Mata failed to control the ball.
Banega - 8: Was the more forward player than Banega and was acting as a playmaker and did a brilliant job. Spread the ball very well, unleashed a bomb towards Fiorentina's goal and unlucky to get saved by Fiorentina's goalkeeper. Also had a great cross to Soldado I think, but Soldado couldn't score.
Pablo - 7: Tireless performance from Pablo, played as a left wing, but he was to be seen everywhere. Had couple of great dribbles and one dangerous shot, but grew more complacent as the game wore on.
Mata - 6: Strangely ineffective play by Mata. He played in a free role, just behind Soldado and Emery surely hoped he can create few chances for his team mates, but didn't really deliver. He had a few good touches, few runs here and there, but largely ineffective for most of the game.
Soldado - 7.5: Good all round performance by Soldado, coupled with a well taken goal. Had good positioning, but often times lacked the speed to be more dangerous.
Subs:
Vicente - 10: Perfect performance for Vicente, just shows how big of a talent he is and how much all those injuries had stopped him from becoming a world class player. He showed his value tonight though with 2 perfect crosses. The first cross right on Soldado's head and the second one right on Aduriz head. Didn't have much time, but in the 25 minutes he was in really influenced and changed the game for Valencia with 2 great crosses. Had couple of runs and linked-up well with the attacking duo.
Aduriz - 8: Great showing from the once Mallorca man. Got in great spots and had few tries on goal, one of which got in, after the brilliant Vicente cross. Had good movement and really ticked in with Soldado. Overall a great game for him and will give Unai Emery headaches as to who to play; Mata or Aduriz.
Technical info:
Valencia CF 2: Moyà; Miguel (Bruno, m.80), Maduro, R. Costa (Dealbert, m.80), Mathieu (J. Alba, m.77); Albelda (Topal, m.72), Ever (Tino Costa, m.72); Joaquín (Feghouli, m.72), Mata (Aduriz, m. 62), Pablo (Vicente, m.62); y Soldado (Fernandes, m.77).
Fiorentina 0: Boruc; De Silvestri, Natali, Kloldrup, Pascual; Zanetti, Montolivo; Waigo, D'Agostino, Marchionni; y Gilardino. También jugaronDonadel, Felipe, Gamberini, Comotto, Bolatti, Seferovic, Gulan.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Valencia CF official squad numbers for 2010/11 season
Valencia Cf had a meeting with the players and staff 45 minutes before the training session to decide the squad numbers.
Unai Emery also had a press conference in which he told the press that he is not worried about the current preseason results and that we'll see a different Valencia side against Fiorentina. He also said that with the help of home crowds it would be easier for the team and even though he considers Fiorentina a strong opponent he is expecting victory.
Emery also said that the bad results were due to trying different things and experimenting with the squad and formations.
Anyways here are the official squad numbers for the season 2010/11
1. César
2. Bruno
3. Maduro
4. David Navarro
5. Alexis
6. Albelda
7. Joaquín
8. 'Chori' Domínguez
9. Soldado
10. Mata
11. Aduriz
12. Feghouli
13. Guaita
14. Vicente
15. Dealbert
16. Del Horno
17. Mehmet Topal
18. Manuel Fernandes
19. Pablo Hernández
20. Ricardo Costa
21. Banega
22. Mathieu
23. Miguel
24. 'Tino' Costa
25. Moyà
28. Jordi Alba
Emery also said that the bad results were due to trying different things and experimenting with the squad and formations.
Anyways here are the official squad numbers for the season 2010/11
1. César
2. Bruno
3. Maduro
4. David Navarro
5. Alexis
6. Albelda
7. Joaquín
8. 'Chori' Domínguez
9. Soldado
10. Mata
11. Aduriz
12. Feghouli
13. Guaita
14. Vicente
15. Dealbert
16. Del Horno
17. Mehmet Topal
18. Manuel Fernandes
19. Pablo Hernández
20. Ricardo Costa
21. Banega
22. Mathieu
23. Miguel
24. 'Tino' Costa
25. Moyà
28. Jordi Alba
Friday, August 13, 2010
Soldado criticizes Valencia CF after poor showing in Italy
Valencia striker Soldado was very critical after the bad play from Valencia in Italy.
The Valencia players played a triangle game against Napoli and Palermo in both of which they played lackluster and was another disappointment for fans all over the world.
Roberto Soldado spoke after the games: "We played bad last night, there can't be more excuses, team like Valencia must always win".
"Next Wednesday we play against a strong opponent, against Fiorentina on home soil and in front of our fans. We must win that game. I'm very angry at the players, there is no more excuses for us and we must play and win".
Soldado also touched about the minimal number of goals scored in the preseason: "players like us must be able to create more chances in front of goal"
"Things aren't looking up for us currently, though there are still two weeks before the season starts. We can improve a lot in that time-frame."
They better improve and improve fast, or else this season is going to be a disaster.
The Valencia players played a triangle game against Napoli and Palermo in both of which they played lackluster and was another disappointment for fans all over the world.
Roberto Soldado spoke after the games: "We played bad last night, there can't be more excuses, team like Valencia must always win".
"Next Wednesday we play against a strong opponent, against Fiorentina on home soil and in front of our fans. We must win that game. I'm very angry at the players, there is no more excuses for us and we must play and win".
Soldado also touched about the minimal number of goals scored in the preseason: "players like us must be able to create more chances in front of goal"
"Things aren't looking up for us currently, though there are still two weeks before the season starts. We can improve a lot in that time-frame."
They better improve and improve fast, or else this season is going to be a disaster.
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