Pepelu says fans are tired of excuses after Valencia's latest defeat

Valencia Club de Fútbol midfielder Pepelu has admitted the fans are exhausted by excuses following the team's latest setback, a 1-0 defeat away to Sevilla on Tuesday. Speaking to DAZN after the match, the player called for unity in the dressing room to try and change a sporting situation that has left the club bottom of La Liga with just one point from five games.

The Valencia player was blunt in assessing the mood of the supporters. "People get tired when they see the reality, they are tired of explanations," he stated. Pepelu added a direct message for the fans: "You have to tell the people little because they always give to us." The midfielder acknowledged the team's poor second-half performance and that the locker room atmosphere is affected by the poor results.

The numbers leave no doubt about the severity of the moment. Valencia CF sit 20th in the table, having taken just one point from a possible fifteen. Their record reads zero wins, one draw and four defeats, with only one goal scored and ten conceded. The loss in Seville is their fourth consecutive league defeat, following losses to Barcelona (0-5), Deportivo La Coruna (3-1) and Real Betis (0-1). The team finds itself eleven points behind leaders Barcelona and is facing a palpable results crisis.

For Pepelu, the solution lies in collective work and stopping the search for external saviours. "No one is going to save us, we have to be united," the midfielder explained. He showed some optimism by saying they will try to lift the dressing room's spirits for the next challenge, but stressed that the only thing that matters are actions on the pitch. Words, he insisted, are no longer enough without wins to back them up.

The schedule offers no respite. Valencia travel this Sunday, 15 September, to face second-placed Alaves in an extremely difficult fixture. The team faces this test with a considerable injury list that includes players like Sergio Canós, Jesús Copete, Mouctar Diakhaby, Dimitri Foulquier, Diego López and Luis Rioja. The squad must quickly find a collective response to try and cut the negative streak and take a first step towards a comeback, aware that the margin for error is virtually zero. Fans can check the full season schedule on our fixtures page and the state of the squad in the squad section.