The Mestalla-based outfit lingers third in La Liga but Los Che captain believes they are still recovering from their mistakes which they made under the former president.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 continue to show resilience, settling for the third place in La Liga for the third consecutive time.
Despite the improvements made under the tutelage of Unai Emery, who had to deal with the departures of key players every summer, captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Albelda-c10417 believes the team has yet to reach its past heights.
The experienced midfielder stated his disappointment at Los Che’s resignation to being the third-best team in Spain, behind Real Madrid and Barcelona, and blames former coach Ronald Koeman and then president, Juan Soler, for their misfortunes.
Continuing on the topic, the midfield maestro added that the Valencian club had one of the best squads in the league and were slightly behind the La Blaugrana and Los Blancos.
The holding midfielder was of the opinion that the Valencian side has changed a lot over the course of a few seasons.
Albelda raised two La Liga titles at the start of the new millennium, but believes the third-placed La Liga side are far from replicating their past heroics in the league.
The Mestalla veteran did not like the ousting of Quique Sanchez Flores and has a distasteful memory of the Koeman Era, when Valencia barely survived relegation.
"It really hurts that we cannot really compete right now. We had the best team in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Real Madrid."
"However, then President Juan Soler destroyed everything that we had achieved. He fired Quique Sanchez Flores when we were only four points off the pace. The club then appointed Koeman and we were nearly relegated. The club is still recovering from that
period.”
"We are doing an extraordinary http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 now if you bear in mind that we constantly have to sell our best players. We have to be inventive in order to return to the top."
The retired Spanish international has seen himself marginalized in the current La Liga campaign for Valencia, making a paltry five appearances so far into the season.
However, despite his absence from the first team, Los Che have not missed the experienced campaigner during their solid run in the UEFA Europa League, while also consolidating third place in La Liga.
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