last November 12 Gennaro Gattuso traveled to Singapore to speak peter limhighest shareholder of Valencia, of the possible signatures. About ten hours by plane to follow the protocol established by the owner, reluctant to videoconferences but more to travel to Valencia. The team had just beaten Betis and reached the break four points from Europe, five from the Champions League and with a comfortable eight-point cushion against relegation. The purpose of returning to continental competitions It seems possible and the team still has wild cards for the Cup and the Super Cup. And Lim, with the conditions, gave the go-ahead to strengthen the team. At least, that sent the club.
But, this Monday, January 30, more than 24 hours before the market closes, no signature arrived, the team fell in the semifinals of the Super Cup, in the quarterfinals of the Cup and was only one point away from relegation. Just the situation Gattuso has been warning about since September, in good times and in bad. The technician felt how the legs of a young team tremble with a heavy Valencia shirt in a compromising situation and completely successful.
Since his arrival in May, Gattuso has been the great sports reference of the entity, both for managers, as well as for players and staff. Direct and friendly, he hooked Mestalla with his intensity and also with his offensive proposal. Indeed, it is Connection it covered up some of its own mistakes in strategy or innovation.
But Gattuso spent more than a month dealing with questions from signatures that do not arrive and stay aligned with the club, as much as possible. By the way equipment fell and he knows it and admits it but even so, he maintains his influence on the team and fans as few coaches have done in similar circumstances.
No one knows if Will Valencia sign or not finally in the hours left before the market closes, but what is clear is that if it happens, it will only have the purpose of not falling and it will not serve the restore lost trust by Gattuso to the managers. Something very similar to what happened to his predecessor José Bordalás in this same market and to Javi Gracia in the summer of 2020 happened to the Italian.
The Italian spent a week, after the elimination of the cup and defeat in Valladolid, assuring the media that I would understand a dismissal but Valencia doesn’t even want to hear about it. Growing anger among supporters of Lim’s rule will be left without his latest and greatest firewall. But it is no longer clear that this will prevent the social fire from growing again.
Source: La Verdad
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