Valencia’s Prodigal Sons Could Return for Spain

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A New Hope
Published 4/25/2008 by Cesar at Valencia
... in what the local papers are billing as a must-win, 3 points would give us great confidence heading into next weekend’s clash with Barcelona. Factor in the crowd, plus the return of the Trio, plus a new coach and a new playing style, I’m expecting a solid victory … but we’ll see. Nothing’s etched in stone here. As for the Trio, they may not be playing this weekend but they could factor into Spain’s Euro 2008 team should they return and play well. According to coach Luis Aragones, they could be back … and why not? “It all depends on how they play from now on,” Aragones told ...

Weekend Watch: Keeping in Step
Published 4/26/2008 by Laurie at The Offside
... as the Voro era kicks off against fellow doing-not-so-gooder Osasuna. Unfortunately for Voro, he doesn’t get a cushy summer and training camp to ease himself into the position - one which will almost certainly be shortlived. We can assume every game until Valencia secures safety will be dicey and worth a watch. But this one is extra special, because we just may get the answer to questions like “how truly inept was Ronald Koeman?” (ask Valencia fans , they’ll tell you) and do Santiago Canizares, David Albelda and Miguel Angulo remember how to play football? Real ...