Valencia coach Nuno delighted by his attacking options

Sport360 staff 08:16 14/09/2014
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  • Rising star: Paco Alcacer.

    Valencia coach Nuno Espirito San­to believes Alvaro Negredo’s sign­ing gives his side the best strike force in the Primera Division.

    Negredo has joined on loan from Manchester City, although he is not available for today’s clash with Espanyol as he continues to recover from a broken foot.

    Negredo boosts a forward line that already includes Paco Alcacer and Rodrigo, and Nuno is confident he can accommodate all three once Negredo is fit. He said: “I see them playing together. They are compat­ible. They can play from the start. They are good players with the will to do well.

    “When Alvaro is back at 100 per cent, I don’t doubt that we have the best front line in Spain.”

    Meanwhile, Sevilla coach Unai Emery insists he has no problem with forward Jose Antonio Reyes.

    Reyes has only played 12 min­utes this term, when he came off the bench in the UEFA Super Cup defeat to Real Madrid.

    Reports emerged suggesting the relationship between Reyes and Emery had broken down. But speaking ahead of today’s game with Getafe, the coach said: “I’m very happy with him, although I know I have to be really on top of him. I know it, the club knows it, we all know it.”

    Elsewhere, Villarreal coach Marcelino insists his team cannot afford to dwell on their mounting injury problems, declaring “now is not the time to cry about absen­tees”.

    Forward Giovani dos Santos tore his hamstring while on internation­al duty with Mexico and will be out for at least a month, while full-back Jaume Costa sustained a torn calf muscle during training.

    The injury to Costa means Marce­lino will use 17-year-old Adrian Marin in defence against Granada today, and he said: “Injuries happen in football and now they are hap­pening to us. They impose limits on us in certain positions but we have to keep looking forward.”

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