Winless Valencia part with Corberán, turn to Aguirre until season end

📰 Bottom-three Valencia have handed the reins to veteran Javier Aguirre, who led Mexico at their home World Cup. 📌 Key points 🔁 Valencia parted company with Carlos Corberán on 13 September. 📉 They took one point from their first five games (D1 L4). 🧢 Aguirre, 67, was appointed on 23 September until the end of the season. 📈 Under an interim coach they beat Alavés and lost to Real Sociedad. 🗓️ After seven rounds they are 19th on 4 points. 📝 What happened 📉 Valencia collected one point from their first five LaLiga games and parted company with Corberán on 13 September. Football CEO Ron Gourlay left the same day and Braulio Vázquez returned as sporting director. 📈 Interim coach Óscar Sánchez took charge of the two games before the international break. Valencia beat Alavés for their first win of the season, then lost to Real Sociedad, leaving them 19th on four points from seven games. 🧢 Aguirre was announced on 23 September on a deal to the end of the season with an option for another year. He spent the past two years in charge of Mexico, leading them to their first World Cup knockout win since 1986 at the home tournament before a 3-2 last-16 defeat to England. 🇪🇸 He knows LaLiga well, having coached Osasuna, Atlético Madrid, Real Zaragoza, Espanyol, Leganés and Mallorca. Valencia are his seventh Spanish club, and he has also managed Japan and Egypt. He has a reputation for rescuing struggling sides. 📊 By the numbers • First five games: D1 L4, 1 point • After seven rounds: 4 points, 19th • Aguirre: 67, seventh Spanish club, contract to end of season (+1 year option) 🔭 Why it matters For a club of Valencia's stature, a relegation fight this early is a serious warning. Aguirre's experience of rescuing struggling sides such as Mallorca will be tested from his first game after the break.