Ernesto Valverde

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Bad news arrived for Barcelona fans as their club's super star, Lionel Messi, won't be available for selection in the next three weeks at least, following injury he picked up during his team's 4-2 victory against Sevilla on Satutday. Reports from the Catalan side confirmed that Messi had a fracture in his arm which will…
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Manchester United's target, Yerry Mina's future is hanging in the balance as despite strong interest from several clubs' including the Red Devils, his current club, Barcelona are yet to make any final decision about the Colombian international. According to the Catalan club's vice president, Jordi Mestre, the final say regarding Mina's future will be down…
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Getting their act back together with recent victories, including their latest comfortable 4-0 win in FA Cup, Chelsea consider themselves ready for an important Champions League clash against Barcelona. The Blues' head coach, Antonio Conte, pretty much indicated that his side are set for that first leg battle this midweek at Stamford Bridge as he…
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Barcelona's Offer for Coutinho and Dembele Still Rejected Barcelona's attempt in replacing Neymar still facing some stumbling blocks as the Catalan side haven't been able to secure any of their coveted targets as just yet following rejections on their bids for Philippe Coutinho along with Ousmane Dembele. Coutinho, who is currently owned by Liverpool, reportedly…
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Barcelona Officially Appointed Ernesto Valverde as New Coach Just like it was strongly predicted by the media, Spanish giant, Barcelona officially appointed Ernesto Valverde as their new head coach in place of Luis Enrique. The former Athletic Bilbao boss was unveiled by Barca via their official social media page earlier today as the tactician was being…
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Italian side, Napoli won't be getting any easy ride on their attempt to get back into UEFA Champions League group stage battle this season as Rafael Benitez's boys must first face Spanish outfit, Athletic Bilbao. Partenopei can consider themselves rather unlucky as Bilbao can be considered as the worse possible opposition for the Italian side…
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Valencia picked up a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid on their latest La Liga fixture on Sunday and the result wasn't a pleasing one for El Che's tactician Ernesto Valverde, who believes his side shouldn't get better result especially in the first half. Valverde was disappointed that his side couldn't make the most of their…
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Ahead of their La Liga fixture against Atletico Madrid on Sunday, Valencia head coach Ernesto Valverde warned his side that their opponent are not just Radamel Falcao. Valverde admitted that Falcao is a quality player who can create many problem for El Che, but Diego Simeone's men also possessed other players who are also dangerous.…
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Losing 2-1 in the first leg at home gives Valencia a major disadvantage for their second leg tie against Paris Saint Germain this Wednesday, but that won't stop El Che's tactician Ernesto Valverde in urging his players to fight and give their best in the match. Valverde acknowledged that they now must score more than…
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Mixed reactions occurred in the press conference after Paris Saint-Germain's 2-1 away victory over Valencia on Tuesday as the PSG players and head coach were delighted with the result, while disappointment was seen on the face of Valencia's tactician. PSG head coach Carlo Ancelotti stated that his happy with the victory but wasn't all pleased…
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Valencia failed to impose themselves against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of UEFA Champions League as the Spanish side got beaten 2-1 at Mestalla stadium. This result was obviously disappointing for El Che tactician, Ernesto Valverde, but he admitted that PSG are a very strong side and his team didn't start the match well…
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Spanish side Valencia will be meeting newly rich French side Paris Saint-Germain in the knock out stages of UEFA Champions League which first leg will kick start this Tuesday at Mestalla Stadium. Playing in front of their home crowd, El Che's tactician Ernesto Valverde is confident that his players can handle their opponent's threat, including…