NEW TEAM, OLD TRICKS
With all the spotlight on the 6 new signings who debuted for Valencia in the opening two fixtures, it was the old guard that stood out. Fans will be pleased to see the team gelling so quickly as they look to build on last seasons title challenge.
20/8/17 - La Liga...
TRANSFERS IN
With all our transfers out, we managed to pull in £25m to double our transfer budget. We pursued some early targets, but were unable to make any progress. As noted, we were amazingly priced out of a bid for Adrien Rabiot, and AC Milan were reluctant to sell promising goalkeeper...
TRANSFERS OUT
Despite our fantastic season, Valencia found themselves a little tight financially. A budget off just £25m was assigned, and in modern football, that is nowhere near enough to strengthen, especially with the Champion's League on the horizon.
We were unable to work out a deal...
FINAL DAYS
Valencia wrapped up a fantastic season with just two final games in May. With 2nd place confirmed, and a spot in the Champion's League, it was just a matter of seeing out the season in style to thank the fans.
6/5/17 - La Liga
VALENCIA 4 - 0 CELTA VIGO
Andre Gomes, Youri...
SPRING BLUES
After securing qualification for the Champion's League, Valencia turned their attention to the run in, and a title challenge that is still very much alive. Sevilla & Bilbao posed the biggest threat to Valencia's hopes, but with Madrid's run in just as favourable, things would be...
VALENCIA 1 - 1 REAL MADRID
2nd vs 1st. Just 3 points seperate the two in an absolute vital clash.
"We feel that we are ready. We need to stay focused and we can come out of this with the result we need" - Thierry Henry
"Of course we have to be wary of them. They have shown they are a great...
MARCH MADNESS
After a chaotic February, March began with the inevitable happening; Laurent Blanc was sacked as Barcelona manager, after the Champions all but fell out of the running to retain their title. Head of Youth Development Jordi Roura has been named as the Interim manager until the...
ESTABLISHING A CHALLENGE
After a sensational win to cap off a hectic January against Barcelona, Valencia showed the world that they are no push-overs, and are too be seriously considered in this title race. A relatively easy run of fixtures in February, Valencia were looking to continue their...
29/1/2017 - La Liga
VALENCIA - BARCELONA
A huge match! 2nd vs 3rd and a win for us would see us go level on points with Barca, just 1 point off Madrid.
(13) GOAL! BARCELONA (0-1)
An absolute corker from Sergio Busquets find the top corner of Diego Alves' net. Absolutely no chance for him...
JAM-PACKED JANUARY
With the inclusion of Spanish cup fixtures, January lined up a whopping 9 matches for Thierry Henry's Valencia side. As if that was challenging enough, Henry had the task on his hand of keeping his star players at the club during the transfer window. They would also have to...
RIDING HIGH INTO THE WINTER BREAK
Valencia enjoyed an unbeaten November in La Liga, and were continuing to put pressure on the big two teams in the league. The winter break would only last just over a week this season, but Valencia were looking too go into it in the same form.
4/12/2016 -...
PACO ON FIRE
After a humiliating defeat to Real Madrid at the end of October, Valencia manager Thierry Henry was keen to put it behind them and push on. With all the focus on the clubs strikers, this month we look at Paco Alcacer. The 23 year old was a major target for the likes of Liverpool...
ATLETICO MANAGER SACKED
After just 7 months in charge, Rudi Garcia has been sacked as manager of Atletico Madrid. Garcia managed Atletico to a 3rd place finish after taking over in March, but has struggled to make an impact so far this season, with the club struggling in 16th place!
The...
VALENCIA KEEP FIRING
Valencia came into October without a loss in 3 games, and just one defeat this season. Despite the international break, there was 5 games in October, with a mouth watering tie at the Bernabeau to round it off. Valencia's strikers Negredo & Barbosa have been in top form so...