Areso wary of coaching changes ahead of trip to Mestalla

Areso is wary of coaching changes as his team prepares to visit Mestalla to face Valencia on Saturday. “I don’t like changes of coach because you don’t know how the new manager will set up the match,” he said. He also underlined the uncertainty around the opposition: “It’s a team whose approach we don’t know.”

Valencia have made a poor start to the season, taking 5 points from a possible 24, and Vasco Aguirre has replaced Carlos Corberán in the dugout. Areso has faced Aguirre at Mallorca before. He described him as a combative coach with a clearly defined system and expects a difficult game. The teams know each other from Liga, but Areso believes Valencia’s players make their approach hard to predict. He noted that the side have played only one recent match, in Santander, which ended 2-2.

Despite the uncertainty, Areso urged his team to stick to its principles: “We’re going to Mestalla with plenty of enthusiasm; the most important thing is to play our style.” There are points at stake, too: his team are aiming for a third win of the season and have two matches in hand. Areso called the situation unusual and said it was important to come away from Mestalla with a positive result, with those two games still to be played.