Many things pointed that Koeman will be fired from Valencia. The truth is that it would be much better if this move has been made much earlier since the results were truly a disaster under his lead. The man who took over the squad from Quique Flores in September, when Valencia were fourth, only four points behind Real Madrid, brought the team to the very bottom with the likelihood of relegation. As soon as Koeman arrived the relations inside the squad worsened and the crowd didn’t accept him asking for his replacement. Even nine home losses is really the worst Valencia result in their long history. New coach, Salvador Gonzales Voro announces that he will bring back some of the left-out players in the game. There are first of all, David Albeida, Canizares and Nikola Zigic will probably get much more space than he did so far.
Osasuna will be a serious opponent for Valencia since they have showed excellent performances outside of Pamplona, lately.
In the last three away games, Osasuna marked two wins and one draw. Osasuna is characteristic for their team spirit and devotion. This is the most important game of the season for Valencia.
Osasuna again lost at home in the last round. This was their third successive defeat but the interesting thing is that Osasuna compensated for the defeats by winning away. So they climbed on a result see-saw where they lose the games they are supposed to win and win the ones they are supposed to lose. Last week Deportivo won them at Reyno De Navarra so according to the pattern Osasuna should win now in Valencia. This is not impossible if you have in mind the weak play and results of Los Ches lately. A switch of coach in Valencia will definitely affect the change in play and the line-up and we expect the players to be much more motivated since they have a new coach that understands the problems in the club. This is a very significant game for Osasuna since in case they lose, and Recreativo and Valladolid win, Osasuna would fall on 17th place where they would fear for their life till the end. A point would keep them where they are and this would be a great result on this tough ground.
This will be a very tough and uncertain game for both sides as well s for the fans and bookies. Valencia are more famous than Osasuna but there is not much left of that famous club. In the last four rounds they were a disaster and the results compromised their status in Primera. The Cup relaxed the players so now they must seek rescue points against Osasuna.