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Mallorca vs Valencia preview - Caparros preparing for tough test



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Posted Saturday, October 15, 2011 by PA

New Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros knows he faces a tough start to life in the hotseat with Valencia the visitors to the Balearic Islands.

Caparros was named as the new Mallorca boss prior to the international break following the resignation of Michael Laudrup and the former Villarreal, Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao manager will take charge of his first match.

Speaking about his debut fixture, the 55-year-old concedes Valencia, despite having seen the likes of David Villa, David Silva and Juan Mata leave over the last year, are still a side that demand respect.

"Valencia are the third (best) team in the league, they are doing well and despite having had to sell important players they have kept much of their team intact and have a coach who has been there four seasons," said Caparros, who hopes his side's fans can play their part in this new Mallorca era.

"I would tell them (the fans) that at Mallorca we are all together and that we need them, we (the team) are going to give everything on our part and I want us to all to be a family," he added in AS.

Mallorca find themselves ninth in the standings with seven points from six games.

Valencia are fifth on 13 points after bouncing back from their home draw against Barcelona and away defeat to Sevilla with a 1-0 home win over Granada last time out.

Valencia are back in Champions League action next Wednesday with a trip to Bayer Leverkusen, but coach Unai Emery has warned his side to remain focused on the match or risk suffering defeat at the Iberostar Stadium.

He also expects the Mallorca players will be looking to impress their new boss, saying: "Mallorca have gone through a managerial change even though they were doing well. They will have the stamp of Caparros, and we know that they are going to be very highly motivated.

"The team must produce a high level of performance to be able to play against Mallorca."



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