The humble coach is yet to win over the hearts of the fans at Mestalla, and a good result against old enemies Bayern Munich might help ease the pressure on him.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan manager hasn’t had the greatest of starts to the season and has failed to lead the Mestalla club in the right direction.
Pellegrino was appointed as the manager of Valencia at the end of last season, as former manager Unai Emery decided to leave. The former Valencia player has struggled to make an instant impact and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 find themselves in 8th position after
twelve rounds of the Liga.
This has not gone good with the fans as they had expected their new man to lead the Mestalla outfit towards a potential title charge, but surprisingly the fans find their team struggling in even what are considered to be routine winnable matches.
In their latest La Liga match, Pellegrino’s side managed to win 2-1 against Espanyol, courtesy of a late http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Soldado-c31367 penalty. The match finished in a highly controversial manner but the former Valencia player was happy to bag 3 crucial points which would
see ease the pressure on him.
Valencia now play host to German giants Bayern Munich in their upcoming Champions League encounter and all eyes will be set on the current coach as he faces the pressure of making his team perform and achieve the right result.
Valencia are currently lying 2nd in their Champions League group, which is topped by their historic rivals from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904. Both the teams have managed to gain 9 points from their 4 outings. Bate trails the two sides in the rankings with their 6
points and has a fair chance to qualify if results go in their favour.
Pellegrino admitted that in the modern day football, it is never easy to be a coach and a lot of criticism comes your way when your side does not bring the right results.
"It's not a good time to be a coach right now," Pellegrino said.
"You are skating on thin ice," the 41-year-old added.
"The players have more influence than the coach, that's the way football is.
"The players have a value in the market for the clubs that the coach just does not."
The Valencia coach will also keep an eye at the other group fixture between Bate and French side, Lille, as the result of that game also influences Valencia’s progression.
If Lille succeed in managing to beat the Belarusian champions, Bate, in the corresponding fixture, the Spanish side will automatically qualify for the knock out stage, regardless of the result of their own game.
The Mestalla outfit has a history of clashes with the German side, as they have just managed to beat their rivals on one occasion in the European matches. The win came in the 1996-1997 season as Valencia thrashed Bayern 3-0 at the Mestalla.
In the reverse fixture earlier this season, Bayern came out on top as they defeated the Spanish side 2-1 at the Allianz Arena.
Valencia will look to seek revenge on the Germans by inflicting a defeat on them. The much needed win at Mestalla will also help manager http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mauricio-c24899 Pellegrino’s cause and may also instil the belief in the team that is necessary for the players to kick start
their campaign in the right direction.
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