Rubén Baraja says that the match against will help Valencia improve spirit and rhythm

Rubén Baraja says that the match against will help Valencia improve spirit and rhythm
Rubén Baraja says that the match against Mexico will help Valencia improve spirit and rhythm

Puebla (), Oct 11 (EFE).- Spaniard Rubén Baraja, coach of LaLiga’s Valencia, stated this Friday that the friendly match that his team will play this Saturday against the Mexican team will serve to improve spirit and rhythm, then of the bad start they have had in the local tournament.

“Logically we are not satisfied with the start, but I think we can change the pace of the competition. This match will help us give young people a chance to enjoy themselves; change the mood. It is not usual for a club to play against a national team,” he said. the coach in the preview of the duel that will take place in Puebla, a city located just over 130 kilometers south of the Mexican capital.

Valencia, which is in eighteenth place in LaLiga with only six points, 18 points behind leader Barcelona, ​​will not have the majority of its starters due to injuries and call-ups for its stars.

The goal is a particularly problematic position since it will not have Giorgi Mamardashvili, called up for Georgia, and Stole Dimitrievski, for Macedonia, available, in addition to Jaume Doménech being injured.

Given these absences, Baraja will turn to the young Vicent Abril, 19 years old, and as a substitute there will be Luis Romero, from the youth team, who is 16 years old.

Also noteworthy are the losses of Diego López, Javi Guerra and Cristhian Mosquera, concentrated with the Spanish Under-21 team; nor with striker Hugo Duro and captain José Luis Gayà, who are injured.

“It is evident that we brought academy players. Valencia is a team in which we try to promote our young people. This will be a good scenario against a good team in which we will try to show what we are made of,” said Baraja.

The strategist highlighted the level that the Mexican team will take with coach Javier Aguirre, who has coached teams such as Atlético de Madrid, Espanyol, Leganés, among others in Spain.

“What can I say about Javier, he is half Spanish, although he is Mexican, he has directed many years in Spain and he is already one of us. It is his third stage in Mexico, he has a high level of experience. He will be able to find that stability that The Mexican team is looking for him, I see him capable of having a good Cup, I have great affection for him,” the coach concluded. EFE

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