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La Liga: Sacking Season Continues As Strugglers Valencia Part Ways With Head Coach Ruben Baraja

The club라이브 바카라 next match is at home to second placed Real Madrid on January 3, the rescheduled game after the original fixture was postponed due to flooding last month

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Valencia have sacked head coach Ruben Baraja
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Relegation-threatened Valencia have taken the decision to part ways with head coach Ruben Baraja after managing just two wins from their 17 LaLiga games this season. (More Football News)

Baraja returned to his former club in 2022-23, taking over a team that had slipped from 14th to 18th in the standings since the dismissal of Gennaro Gattuso. 

The Spaniard secured LaLiga survival by a two-point margin on the final day before renewing his contract at the club for another two years.바카라 웹사이트

Baraja then led Valencia to a ninth-placed finish in the Spanish top-flight the following season, missing out on European football by eight points.바카라 웹사이트

However, he has failed to replicate that form this term, with Valencia sitting 19th in the table and four points from safety.바카라 웹사이트

"The club would like to publicly thank Baraja for the passion, dedication and commitment that he has shown from the first to the last day of his tenure in charge," Valencia said in a statement.바카라 웹사이트

"Baraja바카라 웹사이트is one of the greatest legends in the history of바카라 웹사이트Valencia CF. After his return to the club in a coaching role in February 2023, he helped stabilise the team in a complicated situation, and last season he contributed to implementing competitive values that brought Valencia CF closer to the fight for European positions.

"The dynamic of results during this season has required a decision that has been very difficult to make, but which has been taken with the aim of turning the situation around and achieving better results."

Baraja's final game saw바카라 웹사이트Dani Gomez net a바카라 웹사이트last-gasp equaliser in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time to draw 2-2 with Alaves on Sunday.바카라 웹사이트

During his time in charge, Baraja oversaw 78 games in all competitions, winning 26 (D20 L32), averaging 1.26 points per game.바카라 웹사이트

He ended with a win percentage of 33.33%, only managing better at바카라 웹사이트Tenerife (42.86%) and바카라 웹사이트Sporting Gijon (46.51%) across his managerial career.바카라 웹사이트

Up next for Valencia is their rearranged fixture against Real Madrid on January 5 after the original match was postponed due to flooding across the region.바카라 웹사이트

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