Valencia CF’s grim player ratings after set-piece defeat at Sevilla | OneFootball

Valencia CF’s slump deepened with defeat at Sevilla, decided by a set piece, leaving them bottom of LaLiga. Almost nobody reached a pass mark.

According to Superdeporte, the club still view the window as good and nobody is fixing the mess, with Ron Gourlay accused of dozing through the match. Rodri apologised, yet the squad is what it is and the players were not spared.

Tárrega went off injured on 24 minutes for Íker Córdoba. Gayà was excellent before the break and the referee ignored a Stassin dive for a penalty. In first-half stoppage time Pepelu drove forward to find Javi Guerra, who had just given it away for an Isaac Romero chance, then slid in Danjuma, denied by Vlachodimos.

After the interval Dimitrievski saved from Kike Salas, then on 60 kept out Fofana, but the first truly testing effort beat him. Sevilla’s winner arrived from a set piece, with Gayà breaking the offside line, and a Maffeo foul also led to a Juan Iglesias goal.

Otorbi struck the woodwork on 78 after a Javi Guerra pass. Sato’s standout moment was a booking for a high boot on Suazo. Arnau avoided big errors but offered little going forward.

Dieng and Ugrinic ran and fought, but rarely improved Valencia on the ball. Córdoba later looked the calmest in possession. Danjuma shone in pre-season at Derby County, but here he added little and wasted further moments, while Harvey Elliott showed class yet needs time. Jesús Vázquez and Hugo Duro arrived too late to judge.

Source: Superdeporte

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