Javier Aguirre arrives at Valencia after Corberán and Gourlay sackings

Valencia have made a major change with the arrival of Javier Aguirre at Valencia, following the dismissal of Carlos Corberán and football CEO Ron Gourlay after a start that has left the team second from bottom with 4 points from 21.

As MARCA explains, the decision came after a string of setbacks: injuries have compounded the problem, and Valencia were hammered 0-5 at Mestalla by Barcelona. The figures are brutal—4 goals scored and 13 conceded—and the team also let a point slip late at Mestalla against Real Sociedad.

International break reset

With the international break in play, Aguirre’s work is aimed at translating training improvements into matchdays. He arrived in Paterna on Thursday, September 24, and the report says he has already changed the team’s face in sessions, though the next step is to replicate it during games.

The article links the shake-up to wider planning: the club had begun steps to bring in Braulio Vázquez (Osasuna) as sporting director so that he could help pick the new head coach. Valencia dismantled the rest of its football structure 12 days after the summer window closed, and attention now turns to fixing gaps in central areas and up front in winter. Aguirre summed it up with a line of his own: “In a club like Valencia you can’t wander around the pitch.”