Corona: "It's a strategic decision, Baraja is the ideal coach for Valencia CF"

The Sporting Director analyses Rubén Baraja's contract renewal
Valencia CF Sporting Director Miguel Ángel Corona analyzes the contract extension of Valencia CF coach Rubén Baraja.
Baraja renewal
"We are very happy to be able to bind our coach to the Club for another year. It is a strategic decision. We have been betting on stability for a long time. Despite the difficult situation we are going through, we are extremely happy that we have found a common ground to work together for the future of the Club. For us there is no doubt, he is the ideal coach, he is managing to bring back to the team those important values that have always characterized us".

Identity
"With Rubén we have managed to retake all those values of demand, pride and belonging, of work, self-demanding too, of course, and we think that we can still continue to grow and continue to be better every day".
Unity
"There has been a communion between the team and our fans that is fundamental to winning games. It is essential that there is this communion between the team and the fans and I am convinced that this year we will once again experience great afternoons and nights at Mestalla".
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