Kayne van Oevelen’s chance under Javier Aguirre at Valencia | OneFootball

Valencia’s season has begun miserably, only four goals in seven matches and Carlos Corberán has paid with his job. Javier Aguirre is about to take charge and must reverse the slide.

According to Superdeporte, Óscar Sánchez’s brief uplift included Aimar Blázquez catching the eye late against Real Sociedad at Mestalla, involved in the 2-2 leveller before Remiro denied a 3-3. With Otorbi bright on the right and Mayol tireless in midfield, there is a platform.

The bigger issues sit in defence and in goal. Injured defenders will gradually return, while Kenyan Amos Wanjala could get minutes, though his senior call-up during the international window limited his visibility. The spotlight now falls on the goalkeeper’s shirt.

Stole Dimitrievski opened LaLiga as undisputed number one and remains in place, but he has conceded 13 in seven. He ranks 10th for saves on 22, level with Dmitrovic, yet Espanyol’s keeper has shipped three fewer and his team have scored six more. That is 3.14 saves per game, while letting in nearly two.

Kayne van Oevelen was Ron Gourlay’s preferred target, and even Ipswich moved ahead in the race, paying four million euros to Volendam. The English club spent €220 million in the window and brought in less than €20 million. Despite that Premier League wealth, Van Oevelen still arrived at Mestalla days before the deadline.

With training time ahead, Van Oevelen could yet convince Aguirre to consider a change as he settles and learns the language. Aguirre has often trusted taller goalkeepers, from Leo Franco over Grégory Coupet at Atlético to Sergio Rico ahead of Manolo Reina at Mallorca, although quality has prevailed too, as with Rajkovic over Greif. The duel now resumes, Dimitrievski at 1.88m against Kayne van Oevelen at 1.99m.

Source: Superdeporte

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