Less than two months into his first head-coaching job, the former England great is already in danger of being fired. "The important thing is we return to the Mestalla with a big opportunity [to make the final], so that is the intent". "We have to be patient".
Gary Neville might have found a player to give his ailing La Liga side a boost after Denis Cheryshev looks set to join Valencia on loan from Real Madrid.
Just one team separates Barcelona from yet another appearance in the final of the Copa del Rey.
"I hope to be able to rise to the challenge at Valencia". "This can be a decisive factor for us".
Elsewhere, Sevilla maintained their chase of Villarreal for the fourth Champions League place with their 11th consecutive win at home in all competitions, 3-1 over bottom side Levante.
Valencia have won 5 of their last 6 matches in Copa del Rey.
Celta Vigo dropped out of the top six, after they went down 2-1 at the hands of Las Palmas on Sunday evening.
They continued to throw everything at their opponents but Alvaro Negredo missed two clear chances to equalise and Los Che suffered a third league defeat under Neville - their first home loss in La Liga since 2014.
Mendes also represents, however, a plethora of second-rate players and many of them since have benefitted from costly moves to Valencia ― deals which have also provided their agent (oh yes, that's Jorge Mendes) with a nice percentage fee.
"I feel much better after that performance than I did after the Rayo or Getafe matches (which ended in draws), even though they were better results". It won the competition last season.
Linked with Benfica in the summer, that move fell through, whilst the 29-year-old's most recent rumoured destination was expected to be Newcastle United in the Premier League. The team was coming off three winless games when Neville officially took over. It lost the 2001 tournament in a final against Real Zaragoza after eliminating Barcelona in the semifinals.
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