Valencia endured their worst defeat in fairly a while final week after they had been swept apart by Barcelona.
The membership conceded as many as seven objectives, with the ultimate scoreline main 7-1. The defeat served as a serious psychological blow for Carlos Corberan’s males.
Nevertheless, Valencia have since recovered nicely and are gearing up for one more showdown in opposition to Barcelona – this time within the Copa del Rey quarterfinals.
Corberan speaks forward of Barcelona tie
Talking to the media forward of the Barcelona tie, Corberan sounded decided to beat Barcelona this midweek and full his revenge.
“Watching a recreation the place the group hasn’t been as much as par isn’t nice, however it’s obligatory,” Corberan stated (h/t Mundo Deportivo) forward of Barça’s go to to Mestalla for the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.
Speaking about Valencia’s possibilities of producing an upset, Corberan added, “We’re going into the match conscious of our precedence, competing within the match as a result of we’re Valencia and we wish to present that we now have realized from one another.
“Our precedence doesn’t imply that we aren’t aggressive. We’re Valencia, we’re within the quarter-finals and we at all times have the need to be aggressive, and on this event, too.”
Barcelona beat Valencia 7-1 in January. (Picture by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Photographs)
Speaking about room for enchancment, the Valencia coach identified the aggression that will likely be required this week.
“Total it was a recreation the place we now have to enhance many moments of the sport. We’re clear that with out the required aggression and depth, it’s troublesome to compete with Barça, above the system,” he stated.
“Tomorrow is a day to indicate that we now have realized and that we now have turned that ache into an enchancment.”
Speaking about Barcelona as an opponent, Corberan heaped reward on the Catalans for the cohesion within the group.
“Barcelona have a squad with superb gamers the place it’s troublesome to single out one participantabove the remaining, all of them have the flexibility to play on the highest degree,” he stated.
Corberan even acknowledged Valencia’s improved efficiency whereas asking his gamers to indicate extra aggression.
“Studying from our earlier expertise and displaying enchancment in aggression at Mestalla. The gamers may have the need to make up for the ache we felt after the sport in Barcelona,” he stated.
These phrases had been echoed by Valencia star Javi Guerra as nicely, with the midfielder highlighting the significance Mestalla will play within the remaining consequence.
Corberan’s statements recommend his group has finished the homework in opposition to Barcelona and can come out significantly better ready this time round.
Due to this fact, it will likely be fascinating to see how Hansi Flick’s males fare in opposition to Los Che this midweek, as the 2 groups struggle it off for a spot within the semifinals of the Copa Del Rey.