Today, a guest post from Abdul Rahman Al Ze'bi, who thinks Our Beloved Valencia needs a lot of stuff, like a new coach.

Agree? Disagree? Think Emery is over-caffeinated?

Have a read and post your opinions!

Take it away, Abdul ...

What Does Valencia CF need?
This has been the question everyone asks.

Not a surprise to hear that Sevilla have hired Jose Miguel Gonzalez, aka Michel, to become their next coach after the firing of Marcelino Garcia Toral on Monday.

Michel will automatically receive an extension to the contract should he guide the 11th-placed side to UEFA Champions League qualification.

Athletic Bilbao midfielder Oscar de Marcos insists his side will show Mirandes total respect on Tuesday night as the two clubs clash in the Copa del Rey semi-final.

Athletic, whose record of 23 Copa titles is second only to Barcelona (25), are favourites heading into the semi-final second leg after earning a 2-1 lead from last week's first meeting at Mirandes' Anduva stadium.

Welcome to a slightly late edition of La Liga Lunes (La Liga Monday!) Over the weekend, the Women's FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Homare Sawa met up with Barcelona maestro Xavi at the club's training ground. Her team, INAC Kobe from the Japanese Women's league, played a friendly against Barcelona's female squad (highlights below).

El 23 de septiembre de 2006 el delantero uruguayo Darío Silva sufrió un grave accidente cuando conducía su camioneta en Montevideo. Salvó su vida de milagro y, aunque tuvieron que amputarle parte de su pierna derecha, mira al futuro con optimismo, ligado al deporte y soñando con una medalla olímpica.

After weeks of rumours and hand-wringing negotiations, Martin Caceres finally returns to Juventus from Sevilla on loan for the rest of the season. Juventus will initially pay €1.5 million and an additional €8 million in the summer to make the move permanent. The Uruguayan defender was already once on the books for Juventus during the disastrous 2009-10 season on loan from Barcelona; however, due.

It is being reported in France that the Arsenal outcast defender Sebastien Squillaci is being given an escape route by Monaco, where he spent eight happy years before being snapped up by Lyon, where he won a Ligue 1 trophy. He then moved to Spain with Sevilla for two years before arriving in London with [.

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José Callejón scored the winner with six minutes remaining as Real Madrid came back from a goal down to beat Mallorca 2-1 and extend their Liga lead to eight points.

Tomer Hemed's first-half header threatened to send José Mourinho's side to only their second defeat in 24 matches in all competitions until Gonzalo Higuaín equalised with a shot which was helped over goalkeeper Dudu Aouate by the sliding Fernando Tissone.

Juventus will be at home for the first time in 2012 on Sunday when they welcome Cagliari to the Juventus Stadium. Starting the New Year off with more of a whimper than a bang, Juve did manage to take home the three points from Lecce even if it was a struggle. As Antonio Conte stated afterwards, they will look to build from that match and improve their performance.

Ahhhh! Sadly, there was no such thing as post-marriage luck for Alvaro Negredo last night as Sevilla crashed to a narrow Spanish Cup defeat in the hands of Valencia, despite their 2-1 win. Painfully, it was based on the away goals rule and those are always the hardest to bear!

WEEKEND WRAP!

It's the FA Cup weekend, so you'd be forgiven for finally creeping out from under your blankets and rubbing your eyes... except it's another case of 'Back to the Future' and Thierry Henry has returned for Arsenal! Although you'd all like to believe this is one of monsieur Arsène's secret master plans, his arrival is meant to support the loss of Fútbolitos Gervinho and Chamakh Challo to the three-week long African Nations Cup, which kicks off on January 21st!

Congrats to Sevilla striker and Spanish international, Alvaro Negredo, who took advantage of the winter holidays to wed his girlfriend Clara Tapia at the El Salvador church in Sevilla. The bride looked beautiful in her dress with a gorgeous lace veil and the groom looked incredibly hot, which is really unfair since he's officially off the market.

Valencia - Sevilla 4pm - GolTV It's the Copa del Rey in Spain, a tournament most American fans are probably surprised to find on television. Since it's our only option, here's some background. We're in the round of 16 phase, with Valencia beating Cadiz 4-0 and Sevilla beating San Roque 3-1 over two legs to get here.

Real Zaragoza have appointed Manolo Jimenez as their new coach until the end of the season.
Jimenez replaces Javier Aguirre, who was dismissed earlier this week with Zaragoza rooted to the foot of the La Liga standings having lost eight of their last nine league games.

The 47-year-old Jimenez, who will be presented on Sunday evening, has spent most of his career at Sevilla, representing the Andalusian club as a player from 1983 until 1997, then becoming reserve team coach for seven years until 2007, when he took over as first-team coach for three years.

Big blow for Malaga as winger Joaquin Sanchez is set to be four weeks due to a torn right thigh muscle, the Primera Division club have announced.

Joaquin complained of pain on Friday morning after playing in Thursday's Champions for Africa benefit match and, after undergoing tests, it was confirmed the former Spain international would be absent for at least the next month.

A DVD gift set you never thought you'd get for Christmas.

For whatever reason, Sevilla players seem happy enough to have their wedding videos posted on the internet. Possibly as more advertising for the production company; nevertheless, Alvaro Negredo is the second after Jesus Navas to have his day of matrimony filmed for what could be a big screen trailer.

Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday... our weekly special! In the jovial spirit of the week, let's start with Alvaro Negredo's wedding which took place on Christmas Eve. The Sevilla striker married the mother of Aitana, his ten-month old daughter in his hometown.

Equipo 1 Juego Equipo 2 Ida Vuelta CD Mirandés 1 Racing de Santander Enero 4 Enero 11 Albacete Balompié 2 Athletic Bilbao Enero 4 Enero 11 AD Alcorcón 3 Levante UD Enero 4 Enero 11 Córdoba CF 4 RCD Espanyol Enero 4 Enero 11 Real Sociedad 5 RCD Mallorca Enero 4 Enero 11 Valencia CF 6 Sevilla FC Enero 4 Enero 11 FC Barcelona 7 CA Osasuna Enero 4 Enero 11 Real Madrid C.

First it was Luciano Moggi the former Juventus director who was sentenced to 5 years and 4 months in prison for his role in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, then former Roma midfielder Mancini was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to 2 years in prison, now Sevilla President Jose Maria del Nido becomes the latest big shot football executive to trade the plush setting of his office suite for a cold hard jail bed.

Real Madrid vs Ponferradina 5-1 Highlights 2011 Copa Del Rey Video Goals Sahin Varane is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

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In this week's review of the footballing action, we congratulate Barcelona on becoming champions of the world and feature two financial scandals: one from Spain and one from Italy.

Serie A on Fox Soccer: Cagliari - Milan at 2:30pm. Ligue 1 on Fox Soccer Plus: Nancy - Marseille at 3pm. Copa del Rey on ESPN Deportes: Real Madrid - Ponferradina at 2pm and Sevilla - San Roque de Lepe at 4pm. All Times Eastern

With Rivals Barcelona out in Japan taking part in the FIFA World Club Cup, Real Madrid took the opportunity last night to extend their lead a top the La Liga standings with an emphatic 6-2 win over Sevilla.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to take his tally for the season to 20 goals with Messi 3 goals behind him.

Real Madrid moved back to the top of La Liga after a stunning 6-2 win over Sevilla with Cristiano Ronaldo bagging another hat-trick In what will make for some painful viewing for Sevilla fans everywhere, a rampant Real Madrid side took out their frustrations at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán following last Saturday's 'El Clasico' [.

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SEVILLA, December 17, 2011 Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a 6-2 win over Sevilla at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on Saturday. The result secures top spot for Real in the Spanish La Liga heading into the league's winter break. Ronaldo and Jose Callejón put the visitors up 3-0 [.

Copa del Rey on ESPN Deportes: Ponferradina - Real Madrid at 2pm and San Roque - Sevilla at 4pm. Serie A on Fox Soccer: Genoa - Inter Milan at 2:30pm. All Times Eastern

Karim Benzema's record making goal was not enough to keep Madrid's impressive home record intact as Los Blancos suffered a 3-1 home defeat to arch rivals Barcelona last night.

The win saw the Catalans pip Madrid into first place although both clubs remain level on 37 points.

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Liverpool have jumped to the front of the queue for Bologna midfielder Gaston Ramirez.
The Reds' interest in the Uruguayan starlet has been an open secret for some time, but opposition for Ramirez' signature has also been on the cards, with the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City and Sevilla linked with a bid.

Shirt numbers become a revenue stream Sevilla are offering their supporters the chance to get their ugly mugs on their hero's shirt. The La Liga side have lauched a scheme allowing fans to buy a 2mm x 2mm square within a shirt number of a player of their choice. The tiny photo will then appear [...]

Shirt numbers become a revenue stream Sevilla are offering their supporters the chance to get their ugly mugs on their hero's shirt. The La Liga side have lauched a scheme allowing fans to buy a 2mm x 2mm square within a shirt number of a player of their choice. The tiny photo will then appear [...]

Liverpool are set to rival La Liga outfit Sevilla in the hunt for FC Twente sensation Ola John, after stepping up their scouting of the Dutch Under-21 international.
John has emerged as one of the Eredivisie's rising stars after a whirlwind 18 months which has seen him make his first-team debut and snub moves to both Manchester United and Arsenal.

Liverpool face fight with Sevilla in race for Dutch sensation

Anfield giants to do battle with La Liga side in transfer tussle for FC Twente star Ola John

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It was reported last week that the Russian moneybags Anzhi Makhachkala were keen on rescuing the Arsenal defender Sebastien Squillaci from his nightmare scenario at the Emirates, and Arsene Wenger will be pleased to know that the Spanish side Espanyol are also interested in the ex-French international.

20.11.2011 - Con goles de Andoni Iraola (´5) y Oscar De Marcos (´71), Athletic de Bilbao venció (1-2) a Sevilla (Navas ´14) en el estadio Sanchez Pizjuan y rompió el maleficio de 18 años sin victorias en Sevilla.
Circunspecto en el palco, el presidente José María del Nido terminó observando como el Athletic paseaba la pelota en campo de su Sevilla, perdonándole lo que pudo ser una goleada.

Liverpool have contacted Barcelona to find out whether the Spanish giants would be willing to part with midfielder Seydou Keita when the transfer window opens in January.
Respected Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo is reporting that Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has been in touch with the reigning La Liga champions over the availability of Keita.

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Wait, we play tomorrow?!?!

Yes, people, apparently we still have a couple of more matches to play after decimating Ch3l5ea. Tomorrow sees us return to the Emirates after our triumphant Saturday win, to take on French side Olympique Marseille for the last time this season in a decisive Champions League clash for the right to top Group F.