It’s been a terrible few weeks for Gary Neville in Spain. The former Man Utd defender and TV pundit was appointed as Valencia coach in December, but Los Che have been on a free fall since his arrival. Neville is yet to win a league game as Valencia manager, having lost four and drawn five of his nine games in charge. When he arrived at the Mestalla, Valencia were five points away from a Champions League qualifying spot, but now they are peering nervously above their shoulders at the relegation zone, with third from bottom Las Palmas only four points behind.
Check this little newspaper statistic from Sport, who have compiled a league table since Neville took charge. Unsurprisingly, his side are bottom last, having picked up only five points from a possible 27. Valencia have also been winless in their last 12 league games- their record for a season was 13 back in 1985-86 which saw them relegated to the Segunda Division.
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