Monday, September 28, 2009

Valverde feels heat as Villarreal lose again


Villarreal coach Ernesto Valverde came under more pressure on Sunday as his side slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Deportivo La Coruna to leave them languishing second from bottom of the table.

Deportivo's Brazilian midfielder Juca, a summer signing from Partizan Belgrade, scored a free-kick after eight minutes to decide the match although Villarreal spurned a number of chances to equalise.

Valverde arrived as Manuel Pellegrini's successor in the summer having won a league and cup double with Greek giants Olympiakos but has yet to taste his first win in charge and the pressure is mounting.

"We had a problem getting into the match but Deportivo only had one clear chance in the first half apart from their goal," said Valverde. Click to read more...

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