Gary Neville using iPads at Valencia to help communication
Wednesday 16 December 2015 10:09, UK
New Valencia coach Gary Neville has been distributing iPads to his team in order to help communicate some of his ideas.
Miguel Angel Angulo, who is working as Neville's assistant at Valencia, says the former Manchester United defender is picking up the Spanish language fairly quickly.
Neville enjoyed working with touch screens during his stint as a Sky Sports pundit and his comfort with such technology appears to be aiding him in his new role at the Mestalla.
Angulo said: "He has given an iPad to each player to help them follow training and different actions during games.
"He is doing better than I expected. I thought the language barrier would be more of a problem. Gary has already started to speak a little Spanish and he is improving quickly.
"There is a good understanding, with the players asking him or me what is wanted. It won't take long before we can demonstrate the style of football that we want."
Neville suffered a Champions League loss at home to Lyon in his first game in charge, before a draw at Eibar in his opening La Liga match was secured by a late own goal.
Valencia face lower league Barakaldo in the Copa Del Rey on Wednesday and, with a 3-1 lead form the first leg to build on, the match presents an opportunity for Neville.
Angulo said: "What Gary is looking for is that the players understand as quickly as possible what he wants, and the games against Lyon and Eibar were really games of adaption.
"Barakaldo may be a good rival for us to work on ideas that we want to transmit. Then we play Getafe, also at home, where we can continue that.
"We are not looking for long-term goals to be honest, we are looking at short-term targets. We now play Barakaldo, who we need to beat, then Getafe, Villarreal and Real Madrid."
