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Valencia 0-0 Athletic Club: La Liga highlights and commentary
ESPN FC's La Liga highlights show Valencia and Athletic Club playing out a goalless draw. The commentary focuses on Valencia's lack of attacking quality, a dull first half, Athletic's pressure, and late-game foul decisions.
- Athletic Club made no summer signings but still have plenty of quality and big expectations — They did not add new players yet retain many high-quality players, so expectations are naturally high
- Valencia's attacking quality has not come through yet — There are runs and turns on the ball, but the genuinely high-quality end product has not been shown
- Valencia need to be patient in possession and wait for the right moment — They have not had the ball for a while, and rushing things will only make attacking harder
- The first half was pretty uninspiring — After 45 minutes the game lacked inspiration and had not opened up
- That challenge on the ball carrier was a foul, even though the referee waved play on — The referee allowed play to continue, but the commentator believed the defender clearly committed a foul
- Valencia are living dangerously and look ready to concede — Athletic kept applying pressure, and Valencia were also unsure about the offside flag
- Athletic Club had no choice but to commit that foul — Valencia's attack had become a real threat, so the foul was necessary to stop it
- Valencia had a really good break on, but they could not make it work — The counterattack was available, yet they failed to turn it into an effective attack
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Uh we all know about the the situation with the managers and the players. It seems like with the arrival of Brolio and and now with Agir. We all know about the the situation with the managers and the players. It seems like with the arrival of Brolio and and now with Agir, this is the Valencia standing 11 for tonight's game. It's just one change from that 2-2 draw at Rasing. Arnut Danjuma coming in for Philip Ugrronich 28 days because there was the very long international break as well. This is the standing 11 as we said in Yaki Williams. The romantic nostalgics like to say it's it's yeah it's vintage a bit of vintage stadiums that of course we see in renovating new ones cannot replace the the feelings and the memories that we had in the in the previous stadiums of God. seems for for defensive duties when he's been the second midfielder. Of course, he has um more distance to cover, more more obviously things to to think about. In this case, less and a bit more frees dispossessed. Gido with the ball forward. Nicely controlled. Port blocked by Ringon and no new signings in the summer for Athletic >> but a lot of quality and of course a big expectation as well. He's got a couple of it's in from Gera and it's headed towards goal. It's going to be another corner in from Geren at the back post is Duro. The shot comes in and forces a >> really good save from Simon but it wouldn't have counted there. Pretty clear shove on the the left half body there. Oh, the reflection. Dudo goes down and he's caught there. >> Passing him the ball, but get them involved, get them connected with the game. You can always get so much from them. >> Yeah, he's an exciting player. Po Canales had a really good season at Rashing Santand there last year again. take on GA up towards Duro. Raa players that are giving you support and skipping that first line of pressure from club. Pelu rabba dispossessed fairly says the referee. Binger. It's going to be a yellow card for Daniela. right in front of the referee. >> But the quality not there yet, not shown at least at least runs the movement. We see there PO receiving those balls and be able to turn. But Gido once again always very attent to those movements. get under pressure. Just about dealing with it. Paredes. That ball goes long and looks for Inyaki and finds him. Unable to control or get the shot off on target. A >> first control let him down. from Bering towards Laaport >> the ball to accommodate to find the angle to shoot but he had a port in front of him by the time he decides to kick the ball >> the fans are always there the numbers are always there and with the whole situation he's been going recently the fans never stop coming to the stadium See good football, good players, but they still turn up. That was decent. This is a good opportunity for Duro. >> It was like here the Valencia players joining the attack try to find an alternative. It's happening here again like the attacking side and then you had Dan Juma, had you he had Rabba the shot comes in was rising. >> Just be patient. Have the ball. They haven't had it for a while. >> Wait for the right moment. Here >> comes the cross. Gera and it might fall to Gaya. Anduro is uh looking for a free kick there. A flick on from Gera and Gaya. Didn't think he was going. One back by De Galereta. The frustration building in Mia as Athletic gain momentum. Here is Yoano who goes for a well improvised finish. Definitely impatient now. difficult for Valencia to Oh, we saw him there. >> Pepello to Ta. >> Now, Raa's the wood came off the book. That's one, two. Gerard as well. It's a clear hand ball. Yellow card for Gera Varena. Wrong with move now. >> Here's Gera striding forward. Ping getting back to try and help out defensively. Rabba with the shot. I'll put that ball somewhere to shoot from Habera from Raad was already in his head looking for that space that moment and time to shoot. Goes wide but another action finish looking to turn. No foul says the referee and Yaki Williams does turn and he'll shoot and almost caught Dimitreski unawares at the near post. And once again they get that ball in in the building in the building phase for Valencia. Luis Galereta Canales. That is a foul in from Ben. like a >> player. It is Halime at Misty after a pretty uninspiring opening 45 minutes. >> Some players need that kind of situation where they like to to talk to everyone to to to be engaged to be >> strength. There's no foul there and it's in towards Inyaki. Here is how Githard into the back post Laaport. That was too strong according to the ref. And back come Athletic. They have started this second half strongly. Harard Gido coming away with it. Play on says the referee. It was a foul. Rabba goes for goal. Harard. >> Gido coming away with it. Play on says the referee. It was a foul. Rabba goes for goal. games in the season. >> He's Pepello looking for Danjuma. Good ball. Danjuma takes it in his stride. Can he find a finish? Wide from Arnat Danjuma in La Liga EA Sports, but he wasn't far away. He's the most productive player in the last third. Passes, shots. Unfortunately, no goals there. Tries to curl that ball into the far post, but it goes just wide. Rabba with a beautiful ball well controlled by Danjuma and he's found GA have to go back into the game with these actions. So that the pass gak can't do much this 28 days that there is a always happen. No like those 28 days can't get past Haragita. Yes, he can still have heavy get. That's a beautiful ball and it's Caya who's through on goal and denied by Unaimon. The flag goes up. >> He had an I think it was on his left obviously offside. He tried to chip it over that stood on his feet. >> Almost finds Canalesa helping out defensively. And now there's space here for Ottoby. And at comes Unai Simon. Our takes it round him. And it's blocked by Joano. Space space. Of course, Joano thinking more of attacking. He's going to have to bening. Nicely done to Joano into the box again. Pulls it back. And there is Navaro and it's cleared by Tga Valencia living on the edge although not sure where the offside flag is. >> No abandoned and before that their match at Leante was postponed because of torrential rain. Here is getting forward. Terrific control is through >> and puts it just wide. right in front of him again. Yano as a winger and notori understanding and knowing that the space is there that he have the time if he's found and of course it's being found right at first touch and even the shot just was wide but power away from unai >> here's Danjuma was calling for it >> yes >> fired in but >> if I was heading I would not be happy because clearly dominating >> Gaya and he's found Gera and he's denied by Unai. So we see the save from Unai Simon was in with a lega is the going now going in midfield and Harvey Elliot where habera was to his credit Elliot is dispossessed it falls to bed again and now the space for David Rego themselves. They finished ninth last season. They were just two points off a a European place. >> And in the second half of the season, they were the fourth best team. >> Yeah, they were. Torby going it alone and finding Elliot with a beautiful back heel. It's into Javier and the finish in the end. >> Back heo toy. Good cross. Harvey the first touch. Then obviously Javier knows there's no space to shoot trying to call into the bottom of the magic spray for Navaro. Kaya looking for options. He's found Elliot. Harvey Elliot goes for goal. Blocked by Rego. Kayan looking for options. He's found Elliot. Harvey Elliot goes for goal. Blocked by Rego. Comes Okinic. And uh this was Vasquez back with Simon sending everyone forward looking for Adreso and finding him. Cincinnati has pulled back. It's >> a yellow card. >> Yellow card for Pelu. Play answers the referee. No foul on Ringon. The throw in's taken quickly or Torby can't find Elliot now. Senad's done well. He's done very well and was blocked by Tga. >> They had no choice to commit that foul. it nicely. Finds Areo. Alreso to Rego. Rego pulls it back and Navaro left it and it was just behind him. Canales Areo corner to the visitors is there as well. He can't find either of them. Important block by Ringon. And that break was really on for Valencia. They couldn't work. And there is the fulltime whistle at me. No goals between Valencia and Athletic Club.