He Valencia explained this Tuesday that Gabriel Paulista He drags “ailments” on his left thigh that will make him need treatment until he improves. This is good news considering that an injury was feared but in the probable case that it was low this Saturday against Huesca as it surely will be Mangala, Javi Gracia would be left with no other options than Mouctar Diahkhaby and Hugo Guillamón for the center of defense, just the two players who were left on the bench on the first day when he had to choose between the four.
One of the Navarrese coach's requests to the club since he arrived is to be able to reinforce the central position, although in the event that a reinforcement finally arrives before October 5, that could mean that someone else would leave the entity.
But the reality is that the injury history of Mangala with the Valencia In this second stage it is difficult to have only four centrals because any unforeseen event, be it injury, sanction or contagion, complicates things a lot.
The situation in the center of the field, with Geoffrey Kondogbia ‘Forced’ at the moment to play everything, makes it impossible to delay the French player.
Among the Academy players that the coach has used the most so far, the young central defender stands out Guillem Molina, which seems to have a fixed seat on the bench as a replacement in case there is a new problem.