After Valencia lost 7-0 to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey in midweek, it was vital that Gary Neville inspired them to a positive result against Real Betis on Sunday.
In many ways, Betis were the ideal opponents for Neville's struggling outfit.
Stuck in a similar rut of poor form, they were nine games without a win before kick-off and had picked up only one home victory all season - against David Moyes's Real Sociedad back in September.
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But despite those encouraging statistics, Valencia still stumbled to a 1-0 defeat courtesy of Ruben Castro's strike just after half time.
The result makes it nine matches without a win for Neville in Spain's top flight and, even more embarrassingly, he is yet to see his team even take the lead in La Liga.
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With Valencia fans expressing their discontent in the stands - and Jose Gaya demonstrating a lack of discipline on the pitch with his late red card on Sunday - it seems it's now only a matter of time before Neville is forced out.
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