Saturday, August 20, 2016

Can FC Valencia make the top four?


          Last season's center table finishers Valencia CF and UD Las Palmas are set to face each other at the Mestalla Stadium on August 22, Monday to open their particular 2016-2017 La Liga season battles.

Valencia completed at the twelfth spot of the Spanish top flight standings with 44 focuses toward the end last term, missing the last Europa League qualifying billet by a long eight focuses. 

Previous colleague chief Pako Ayestarán, who was advanced as new head mentor last March to supplant sacked manager Gary Neville, will lead the group in his first full season as primary seat strategist for Los Che.

The club had an OK preseason, winning three, losing two, and drawing one amid their six-amusement swing.

Els Taronges nipped Italian Serie A side ACF Fiorentina, 2-1, in their keep going preseason neighborly on Saturday likewise at their home stadium to close their offseason preparing on a high note, Football Italia reported.

Ayestarán pulled off a couple of striking signings this late spring to fortify the squad, in particular midfielders Federico Cartabia, Robert Ibanez, Alvaro Medran, and Nani from Deportivo La Coruna, Granada, Real Madrid, and Fenerbahçe individually. The mentor additionally got protector Martin Montoya from La Liga champs Barcelona to support his backfield.

Striking ways out were those of Andre Gomes to Barcelona, Alvaro Negredo and Antonio Barragan to Middlesbrough, Sofiane Feghouli to West Ham United, Javi Fuego to Espanyol, and Denis Cheryshev to Villarreal.

Then, last season's eleventh put squad Las Palmas, who completed keep going term tied on focuses with Valencia however having a predominant objective contrast, had an amazing preseason with five wins in seven matches, including a five-amusement winning pursue opening their preparation with a 0-1 misfortune to Tenerife.

Their last preseason cordial finished in a 1-1 draw with Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98, however, at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor last Friday to close their offseason arrangements, according to Soccerway.

Director Quique Setién returns for a brief moment season with the Canary Islands occupants. The Spanish tutor additionally pulled off a couple of options this late spring, for example, Kevin-Prince Boateng from AC Milan, Asdrúbal Hernández from Leganes, and Marko Livaja from Empoli.

The anticipated result is a nearby 2-1 choice for Valencia.

Valencia beginning lineup (4-3-3 development): Alves; Cancelo, Vezo, Mustafi, Santos; Cartabia, Perez, Ibanez; Parejo, Alcacer, Nani

Las Palmas beginning lineup (4-1-4-1 development): Varas; Simon, Lemos, Garcia, Macedo; Artiles; Gomez, Montoro, Boateng, Araujo; Livaja.

Mario Suarez moves to Valencia on loan.

Watford midfielder Mario Suarez has joined Valencia on a season-long loan, with the LaLiga side having an option to purchase the player for an undisclosed fee, upon the initial deal's expiration. The 29-year-old's move, after only arriving at Vicarage Road in January, was confirmed via the club's website on Tuesday. Making just nine appearances for Fiorentina following his €5.3m transfer from Atletico Madrid, Suarez went on to play in 17 matches in half a season at Premier League outfit Watford.Wasserman Schultz denounces DNC email questioning Bernie Sanders’ faith.

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