Football: Marcelino sacking was for good of Peter Lim's Valencia: Murthy

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Despite the recent sacking of coach Marcelino, the ensuing fan protests and average results, Valencia president Anil Murthy is confident they will return to winning ways and the supporters will be back on their side.

The Spanish La Liga club had a good start to their Champions League Group H campaign when they beat Chelsea 1-0 away on Tuesday.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 20, 2019, with the headline Football: Marcelino sacking was for good of Peter Lim's Valencia: Murthy. Subscribe