Much has been said and written about the bleeding of goals by Bordalás’ Valencia, which with 42 goals conceded it is the second worst team in this aspect, only behind the bottom team. Dramatic is the ‘what‘ (the goals conceded per se), but if you analyze the ‘excuse me‘ Those many received have given the situation acquires a more striking tint. And it is not about a tactical, technical or statistical issue, it is a mental aspect.
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*Data updated as of February 21, 2022
And it is that Bordalás’ Valencia may already be playing well, when he concedes a goal in the following minutes he is extremely vulnerable. The ease with which I check them receive a point after conceding a previous one it’s amazingso much so that it has happened ten times leaving a balance of ¡23 goals conceded in just 85 minutes!. Less than the duration of a football match. This is how they were distributed.
Valencia-Real Madrid: He conceded two goals in 2 minutes (86′ and 88′).
Seville-Valencia: He conceded three goals in 19 minutes (3′,15′ and 22′).
Valencia-Majorca: He conceded two goals in 6 minutes (32′ and 38′).
Betis-Valencia: He conceded the third and fourth goal in 7 minutes (61′ and 68′).
Valencia-Athletic Madrid: He conceded the second and the third goal in 2 minutes (58′ and 60′).
Levante-Valencia: He conceded the first two goals in 3 minutes (21′ and 24′).
Valencia-Spanish: He conceded two goals in 5 minutes (83′ and 88′).
Real Madrid-Valencia: He conceded three goals in 18 minutes (43′, 52′ and 61′).
Atletico Madrid-Valencia: He conceded two goals in 4 minutes (90′ and 94′).
Valencia 1-4 Barcelona: He conceded three goals in 15 minutes (23′, 32′ and 38′).
A situation that beyond any football analysis, shows that there is a deficit in the emotional and mental section that the coach has not been able to solve so far, despite the fact that he has recently insisted to his dressing room that they not fall apart if they concede a goal. In some games Valencia has managed to come back, in others to draw, but in most they have ended up losing. Not only does Bordalás have work at a tactical level, he also has to hit the key so that the team doesn’t ‘fall’ when he receives a goal.