Valencia Legend Gaizka Mendieta Says Gary Neville Won't Be Sacked

Gaizka Mendieta doesn't think the interim coach of Valencia Gary Neville will be sacked, despite failing to register a La Liga win since arriving at Valencia and growing anger from fans at his management.

Neville fell to a second successive La Liga loss to Real Betis on Sunday afternoon, with Ruben Castro's goal gifting the hosts the win. Valencia finished the game with 10 men after Jose Gaya was sent off with six minutes to play, and thought a Shkodran Mustafi header had nicked them a late point only to see it ruled out for offside. 

Mendieta thinks Neville's short tenure at the Mestalla Stadium will continue for another week at least, and that Valencia have wider problems to address. He said “As I said before the game, I don't think he'll be sacked. The president and chairman still believe in Gary and because of the short time he's been at the club, he should stay and not be changed again. But the sporting director and the fans won't be thinking the same. It's not only the results, but it's the way the team is playing. It's not only Gary who's to blame here, I think it's the players as well. When you see the way they play, they look like a team who are not prepared to compete at the level that they should. It's more than just Gary here, there are a lot of things to look at for the club”.