‘No more painful feeling’: Humiliation for former Leeds United coach as he suffers 70-year low at new club

Although most Elland Road fans have stuck with the German during his tenure in West Yorkshire, there were undoubtedly some noticeable complaints when Leeds United lost to Southampton in the play-off final after missing out on automatic promotion the previous season. Additionally, after Leeds began the current season with two victories in five Championship games and a crushing home loss to Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup, even Daniel Farke’s most ardent supporters could have been forgiven for momentarily questioning whether he was truly the magic bullet that could ensure a return to the Premier League. However, by January 2025, Farke’s employment is as secure as it can possibly be.The Yorkshire giants are still two points ahead of Burnley at the top of the league despite Leeds’ agonizing 0-0 draw with them on Monday night. Dan James managed the solitary goal with 88 minutes remaining. They still have control over their own fate.

While Carlos Corberan dominates La Liga, Daniel Farke flourishes at Leeds United.

The same cannot be said for another of the fallen giants of European football. In addition to a significant improvement in their own play, Valencia, who are now in 19th place and five points outside of safety, must also get other results in order to avoid relegation for the first time since 1986. To think that Leeds and Valencia were competing for a spot in the Champions League final not too long ago. If neither team succeeds in its goals twenty years later, Leeds and Valencia will each be acquired by second-tier teams in 2025–2026. Carlos Corberan, the former Leeds coach, would be extremely envious if you offered him the opportunity to switch league positions with the man currently in the Elland Road dugout, even though Farke’s squad is threatening to cruise past teams like Sheffield United, Sunderland, and Burnley. The Castellon-born coach, a former Marcelo Bielsa assistant (Carlos Corberan was even recently linked to a return to Leeds), could not resist the urge to leave the relatively moderate comfort of West Brom for his native Valencia, a footballing frying pan.

It will take time to determine whether Corberan, Valencia’s thirteenth head coach since 2014, regrets accepting a position that seriously and often fatally harmed several of his predecessors’ reputations. For example, Gennaro Gattuso. Celades Albert. Most notoriously, Gary Neville. He now unintentionally becomes part of history for all the wrong reasons.He had a strong start with three victories from his first five games, even though two of those came in the Copa del Rey against lower-league opponents. Although a journey to Barcelona always seemed like a potential roadblock, Corberan was naturally concerned when his tires burst and the engine sprayed oil everywhere, sending Valencia hurtling off track and into the closest ditch.

As Barcelona riots, Corberan considers the “painful” Valencia defeat.

“Obviously, there is no more painful feeling than suffering a defeat because you haven’t competed at the level that we can as a team,” a devastated Corberan murmured after his Valencia team lost 7-1 by the final whistle and 5-0 at halftime in Catalonia. It was the first time in seven decades that they have given up seven goals in a La Liga game. In the Copa del Rey in 2016, Neville’s Valencia was thrashed by Luis Suarez and Neymar, marking the first time they had let up seven goals in a match since Lionel Messi. Corberan, a manager known for building a strong backline while watching his youthful team crumble like a house of cards in a hurricane, continues, “When that happens, I always like to take responsibility.”

It’s time to examine ourselves and determine why we haven’t performed to the level required by the badge and the competition. This kind of outcome necessitates a response commensurate with the suffering this loss causes you.Naturally, I am the one at fault when a team is so outclassed. We are superior than what we have demonstrated.To improve the circumstance, it is not about motivation but about accepting responsibility, being honorable, and loving oneself. Leeds United had a sluggish start to the season, but Daniel Farke was able to turn it around. However, salvaging Valencia from the abyss might be too much to handle, especially for a coach with Carlos Corberan’s skill set.

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