2nd Place and David Villa

By: Cesar | January 5th, 2009

I would’ve liked to have watched our emphatic 3-1 victory over Atletico Madrid this weekend. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to. Of course, it turned out to be one of our better games of the season …

All indications are that it was a thorough victory, one that firmly entrenches us in 2nd place in Spain. We’re 9 11 points behind Barcelona, 1 point ahead of Real Madrid and Sevilla and 3 points ahead of Atletico and a resurgent Deportivo.

David Silva returned to the starting lineup and produced one of his better matches in the Valencia kit, scoring twice.

All in all, a fine weekend to be a Valencia supporter. I’m gutted I missed the game, but you can’t win them all … Behold, the power of the Internet: For video of the goals, please click here.

So … I wish I had more to say about the match but I was in a movie theatre watching Mickey Rourke as Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson (or is it Lex Luger? Hmm …) in ‘The Wrestler’. It’s a great movie and for anyone who grew up in the WWF’s hey-day, a can’t-miss.

Still, I’m a committed Valencia fan. So I got regular updates on my mobile as the goals were scored, much to the chagrin of my friends who watched the movie with me … oh well. I need to know what’s going on, ya know?? Luckily, the phone was on vibrate …

Anyways … the other big news of the day concerns star striker David Villa, who let it be known for the 1,285th time that he’s not leaving Valencia. Not now, not anytime soon.

Recent reports have speculated that Valencia and Villa have a verbal agreement to allow El Guaje to leave in the summer, but the truth, according to the player, is very different.

When asked about the matter, following Valencia’s win over Atletico Madrid, the striker simply said, “Yes, there is an agreement, but it is to stay with Valencia for six years. I expect to comply with this, and maybe even add some more years. Hopefully this is the last time I have to answer this question. I am the only one who decides my future.”

Villa then talked about his side’s win: “There is a good environment in the camp. Most of all, we are happy with our performance. It was our most complete performance, we were great both at the front and back.

“The result probably doesn’t do us justice, and we must maintain this form, because then it will be difficult for anyone to beat us.”

I hope this is the last time we have to hear about Villa moving … of course, it’s probably the beginning of a whole new round of speculation … Man City, anyone?

I’m having a hard time writing today, so I’ll leave you for now … make sure to check out the 2nd Annual Let’s Get to Know One Another post … there are some classic replies there as to why readers are Valencia CF fans … great stuff.

Now, I need coffee, a back rub and some shots of chilled vodka. More tomorrow. AMUNT!