Overview
- Speaking at Paterna on October 6, Gourlay held a lengthy press conference to address results and call for calm.
- Valencia have taken eight points from eight LaLiga matches with volatile form, including a 6-0 loss to Barcelona and defeats to Oviedo and Girona.
- He voiced absolute confidence in coach Carlos Corberán and the squad and asked supporters to stay united.
- Gourlay avoided setting a concrete short-term target and asked to be judged at the end of the season.
- He outlined a medium- to long-term plan around recruitment, academy development and the Nou Mestalla, said the team should be in Europe when the stadium opens, and noted near-daily contact with president Kiat Lim as local media highlighted growing fan distrust of Meriton.