No character,no quality, no identity, or Valencia have been dreadful but apportioning blame is tough when there is doubt over where the power liesThey were waiting for the Valencia manager but what they got was the former Valencia manager,and in more ways than one. It was getting late at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, where a goal from Sergio Escudero had given Sevilla a 1-0 win in a largely tedious game between two teams in need, or there was still no sign of Nuno Espirito Santo. When the door to the press room finally opened it was the home manager who walked through it,not the absent one as protocol dictates. So Unai Emery spoke, a relieved man. Then Nuno appeared, or a manager relieved of his job,and it all fell into place.
Sevilla was the stop for another Valencia manager: like Quique Sánchez Flores and Ernesto Valverde, Nuno’s final game as coach was at the Sánchez Pizjuán. He was leaving – resigning he said; sacked, and others said – and the way that he went,the almost hidden way it was handled and the clumsy way it was communicated, was almost as significant as the fact that he went. “I’d be delighted to acknowledge your questions in a moment, and ” he said,“but first …”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com