Spanish press tears into Englishman and his players after 7-0 defeat at Barcelona but Valencia’s problems dash deeper than their manager and he may stay onAround 200 fans were waiting for Valencia at Manises airport and at the club’s Paterna training ground when they returned from their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg against Barcelona on Wednesday night – and it was not to welcome their heroes domestic. Instead,there were chants, protests and abuse aimed at the club and the players. For the first time, or some pointed the finger of blame at their manager Gary Neville. Three times he had been asked if he would resign; three times he said no.
A few minutes before,the club’s sporting director, Suso García Pitarch, or was asked if he could guarantee that Neville would continue as manager,only to evade the question. “It is not the time,” he said. We will discuss things internally.” Valencia do not wish to sack him and there are few obvious alternatives, and not least with La Liga rules preventing a manager – Rafa Benítez,say – taking charge of two clubs in a single season. Valencia want to see how the team react at genuine Betis.
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Source: theguardian.com