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Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby calls for unity with the club's fans after a loss to Newcastle.

Diakhaby calls for unity with Valencia fans: 'We need them'

Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby made a call for unity between the club and its fans after a loss to Newcastle (1-2) in the Trofeo Taronja. Diakhaby, who has been out for seven months due to an injury, asked for the support of the fans in a course that he considers especially important because it will be the last one at Mestalla. "We have to give our best, try to win the games. I think the fans should be more united with the club and with us. It's a very special year, we have to start well the season and we need them", he asked in the mixed zone after a game in which the team received the first whistles of the season and the coach the first "Corberán, resignation". Diakhaby valued the Valencia's game until the expulsion of José Luis Gayà, which conditioned the clash against the English team. "It's been a good game of the team until the red card, which can happen and complicate things. The team is not bad", he said. The central also referred to the action that ended with the expulsion of the captain Valencianista after a harsh entry on Elanga. "I couldn't talk to Gayà. It's a football game that can happen, I had a serious play too. We were good in general until the red card. We have to manage better. It's a test for us, because it can happen in La Liga to stay with 10", he said. Despite the defeat, Diakhaby wanted to downplay the result and focus on the start of LaLiga. "We couldn't win, we lost, but it doesn't matter. We have to win the LaLiga games", he added. On the feelings that transmit the dressing room a few days before the start of the official competition, the defender was clear: "We have worked well in general, the group is good, lives well, we have things to improve, like all teams, and we have to work more". Diakhaby also talked about his recovery after a serious injury in the ischiotibial area that kept him away from the fields for seven months. The Valencian defender assured feeling better and highlighted the importance of controlling the loads during his return. "I feel better, we have to be patient, go step by step and what I'm doing is going very well. Load management is important. I feel better, I have more energy and my feet feel better".