• Chronicle: Goal therapy: Rodrigo gives Valencia his first victory at Stamford Bridge

The silence-protest is over. Players and Valencia CF last night decided to turn the page and forget about the convulsive week and Marcelino's dismissal to focus on the future, which began by beating Chelsea with a goal from Rodrigo on the first day of the Champions League.

Captain Dani Parejo was responsible for conveying the feeling of the staff. "I know that people did not understand that we did not talk, but it was a difficult situation. It was best to devote ourselves to play and leave everything on the field, " he explained. About Marcelino I do not want to be very explicit and pulled topics. "Football is like that. I have had many coaches. The coach did a great job, he will always be remembered and his name is in the history of Valencia. But a new coach has come and we want the same goals," he said.

The captain highlighted "the character, attitude and ambition" of the team. "We believe in us, we are a family in and out here in the field we demonstrate it. Above us is an institution, a club. We have to leave everything for that. We are going to death with the master and with any decision he makes ", He sentenced before asking the fans for a "happy atmosphere" for Sunday in Mestalla. "We need the fans to go hand in hand with the team."

Murthy justifies Marcelino's dismissal

The players had asked the president to be the one who gave the first explanations before breaking a self-imposed silence since Friday that he visualized an image of solitude by Albert Celades. Anil Murthy agreed to do so at Stamford Bridge, although he didn't clarify much. He justified Marcelino's dismissal on "important things that happened this summer . " Little more. "Saying goodbye to Marcelino is a shock. He is the coach who did not lead to winning the Cup and two Champions League qualifications, but we are convinced that the decision is good for this project," Murthy said simply, who referred to later explanations, "when there are not so many matches that focus our attention. In a short time I will speak, but the priority is to return to normal, calm and turn the focus towards the team. "

His meeting with the players summed it up in "they are professionals and they are dead with Celades because they want to win . It has been a shock, but I don't think they have problems with the change of coach." "This season is also important for them because there is European Championship ," the president warned. Direct message to the captains.

Murthy also denied that the departure of Mateu Alemany was negotiated, said the fans have been "victim of the press" all summer and issued a warning: Meriton has no intention of leaving Valencia . "It can be fun to talk about Valencia in Singapore and Valencia in Valencia. I don't care. We've lived here for five years, two with protests and we're still going on. We have a project with big ambitions and we're going to continue."

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