Blame it on Valencia Lima, maximum tension reigns on the street, but Baraja pleads for a ceasefire | Relief
It seemed that in the deep basement in which Peter Lim’s Valencia football club lives, it was impossible to fall lower. It was visible through Mestalla to the president who ordered silence from the standsan empty stadium in protest to the owner, exemplary demonstrations that brought Czech fans praise from the entire football planet… But in Lim’s basement there is always a lower floor.
Valencia Football Club is in last place with six points after 11 rounds. It ranks last in men’s football. In women’s football this is also a low point, although it is less commented on. where the team added only two points. They were at the bottom of the transfer market as they were not only the team that invested the least in the entire La Liga, but also invested less than second division clubs such as Elche, Deportivo de la Coruña or Zaragoza.
The environment is unstable. This was the case for many years, but the club lived with two very specific shock absorbers. The first of these allowed them to reach the Cup final in 2022, which contributed to a healthy atmosphere during the 2021/2022 campaign. Gattuso arrived, unable to understand Mestalla, and the buffer disappeared. Tensions began, but the club signed Ruben BarajaA balm which continued at a good pace for almost two years, but seems to have already reached its limit. And, as Ruben once said, “the club model is supported by the players.” with players bordering on poor level, thanks to the grace of Peter Lim there was nothing behind it. And the situation is unstable.
The match against Las Palmas began with protests over what happened to two fans detained in Singapore for protesting against the tycoon and ended with a police cordon around the VIP box shouting: “You won’t come out!” and with police charges around the stadium.
Along the way, the atmosphere at Mestalla changed from idyllic support for the players to complete helplessness, and rightly so in the face of a terrible image of a team that, despite thousands of shortcomings, is no worse than the Las Palmas teamBut the players are shocked, even Pepelu leaves the stadium in tears.
Is Baraja the solution? Obviously, the problem is not with the coach.. Just as there were no Bordalas, Javi Gracia, Gattuso and company. But it is also true that with terrible situation at the club thanks to Peter Limthe coach made decisions that seemed strange from the essence itself: Andre Almeida and Javi Guerratwo very talented players, did not play against Las Palmas. Jarek Gasiorowskiwho played well last year as a left-back, without any minutes to his detriment ‘Ro’ Abajasa minor player who was a priori a reserve.
Well, given all this context, Ruben Baraja is asking for a ceasefire. Literally. He did this after the press conference: “Why can’t the external situation change? Why should we live with this situation? This will hurt us all and I refuse to think our fans aren’t smart enough to support the team. Understanding this situation means that we need support, which we sometimes felt today. We can leave the rest aside. I say this out of absolute humility and understand the tension, But today is not the time to set fire. It’s the only way“, the coach insisted.
“Do you think it doesn’t hurt me? “I understand that people are angry and hurt, but we will only get out of this if we stick together.”– the technician objected. “The team is upset by the dynamics, we are affected by the sounds around us, we have to isolate ourselves. I can give a thousand ratings to myself, the club or the board of directors, but now it’s time to support the team, the rest is no longer important.” Everything depends on me,” the coach concluded in his request for a ceasefire.