Before arriving to the bench of the FC Barcelona, Koeman had a step like trainer to the control of Valencia. However, the directive of the team che did not have the same patience that in the case of Javi Gracia, that until the moment lives one of the worst seasons with the team in the box 14.
The Dutch arrived to Valency in October of 2007 like replacement of Quique Sánchez Flores, whose dismissal was desconcertante for the fans, by what the arrival of Koeman was not very very seen, as neither it went it the fact to separate to figures of the club like Cañizares, Albelda and Angulo.
Nevertheless, the time gave him the reason and finished heaving with the title of the Glass of Rey, a trophy that Valencia would not go back to obtain until 2019. Even so, in less than a year, Koeman was separated of the institution after falling by 5-1 in front of the Athletic of Bilbao to alone five days to culminate LaLiga.
Koeman, thrown with more points that Javi Gracia
For the date of his dismissal, the Dutch added 39 points after 33 dates. Today, with the same quantity of parties contested, Valencia accumulates 36, and will be one of the rivals of the Barça in the last clashes of LaLiga, but this time with Koeman in a higher position litigating by the title.
By his part, Valencia finds litigating by not descending, although until the moment has an advantage of five points regarding the rivals that situate at the end of the classification. In the case of the Dutch, the risk was greater, since the margin was of alone two points, what finished for lighting the alarms in the directive of the club.