He’s a trainer.Thousands of kilometers away, Peter Lim has become an owner whose trainers can’t wait to win. From the departure of Pizzi, who he removed before becoming a shareholder to appoint his friend Nuno Espiritu Santo, to the sacking of doubles legend Ruben Baraja. which came as a shield for the “hated” owner of the city.
Lim has tried everything, but his lack of interest and investment and the fact that he left the club with managers in the fifth division has caused the coaches to dance that Valencia are very close to the second division. As many as eleven technicians have passed through the bench since the owner acquired majority ownership, and they have all left through the back door.
Some decided to leave, as happened with the Italians Prandelli and Gattuso. They felt cheated by the master, and the others got off the boat straight away, until they were removed, as was the case with Gracia. In the fight with Marcelino and Bordalas, it bothered him that they publicly asked to be involved (each in his own style), while the others were simply carried away. were in the stream of results, such as Ayestaran, Neville or Baraka himself.
Nuno Espirito Santo, Gary Neville, Paco Ayestaran, Cesare Prandelli, Marcelino Garcia Toral, Albert Celades, Javi Gracia, Bordalas, Gattuso and Baraja. Eleven different coaches, from almost antagonistic schools and who have not lasted in a club that is experiencing the worst moments in its history.
A club without direction
Valencia have the second most mid-season sackings in league history, surpassed by Atletico Madrid, who have interestingly kept the same coach for the past decade. “Valencia” changed coaches 43 times during the competition, compared to Colchonero’s team’s 52. Espanyol is third on the list with 37 changes.