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Gary Neville has been sacked by Valencia - but what went wrong? The former Manchester United captain arrived at the Mestalla in December excited by his first role in management. Padres Javier Guerra Jersey . But, after less than four months in charge, he has been dismissed with the club just six points above the relegation zone in La Liga and out of all cup competitions.Here, we take a look at five things which cost Neville his job... Poor league form Valencia won just three of their 16 league games under Neville When Gary Neville took over, Valencia were ninth after a poor start to the campaign under Nuno Espirito Santo. The Portuguese manager had led the club to a fourth-placed finish in 2014/15 but Valencia were five points off the Champions League qualifying spots when he handed in his resignation.Unfortunately for Neville he was unable to close the gap on the top four and instead saw Valencia slide down La Liga, following a poor start to his tenure. Valencia under Neville - La Liga Played: 16Won: 3Drew: 5Lost: 8 Valencia went nine league games without a win at the start of Nevilles reign, with four of their five draws in that streak coming thanks to late equalisers.It wasnt until mid-February that Neville broke his duck in Spains top flight, with a 2-1 comeback win at home to Espanyol. The victory sparked a run of two wins in the next three league games, but three straight defeats since then has resulted in Valencia slipping to 14th place, six points above the drop zone.The fear that has not disappeared in the last month is that a series of bad results could put them in a relegation battle, Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague said. That is something nobody wanted.Copa del Rey thrashing by Barca Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez put Valencia to the sword in the Copa del Rey Neville picked up his first win as a manager with a 2-0 Copa del Rey victory over lower league Barakaldo at the Mestalla on December 16. The victory moved Valencia into the last 16 of Spains cup competition, and they followed it up with an impressive 7-0 aggregate victory over Granada.Las Palmas were the next to be dispatched, with a 1-0 second-leg win away from home proving decisive. Into the semi-finals, Neville appeared to have a genuine chance of picking up a piece of silverware in his first season as a manager. Writing on the wall for Nev Gary Neville was aware his time as Valencia manager was nearing an end, says Guillem Balague However, rather than Celta Vigo or Sevilla, Valencia were drawn against Barcelona and felt the full force of Luis Enriques side at the Nou Camp on February 3. Luis Suarez struck four times and Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick in a 7-0 win which effectively ended the tie.A spirited 1-1 draw in the second leg earned Neville and Valencia some pride, but their cup dream was over.Europa League blow Valencia lost to Athletic Bilbao in heavy rain in the Europa League Nevilles first game in charge of Valencia was a Champions League group stage tie at home to Lyon. Defeat ended the clubs hopes of making it into the knockout phase - although results elsewhere sealed their fate anyway - but Valencia would at least get a shot at the Europa League.The competition would provide Neville with one of the highlights of his time at Valencia - a 6-0 drubbing of Austrian outfit Rapid Vienna on his 41st birthday. Valencia followed up the huge record-equalling first-leg win with a 4-0 victory at home to set up a last-16 tie with fellow Spanish side Athletic Bilbao. Valencia thrashed Rapid Vienna in the Europa League However, following a first-leg 1-0 defeat on a near-waterlogged Bilbao pitch, Valencia were unable to turn the tie around - a 2-1 win at home sent them out on away goals. Neville was sent off for protesting about an alleged handball in the build up to Aritz Adurizs decisive strike but after the game said it was the best performance of his reign so far.On the back of their Copa del Rey exit and with their league form leaving them in 12th, Valencias Europa League defeat left supporters with little to look forward to - and it was only mid-March.Missed chances Valencia forward Alvaro Negredo missed a host of chances against Sporting Gijon Valencia struggled for results under Neville and struggled to score goals. In 16 La Liga matches they managed just 15 - the same number they conceded.Februarys defeat to Sporting Gijon seemed to sum up their problems. Despite having 16 shots to Sportings seven and being presented with a number of clear chances, Valencia failed to find the net and instead lost 1-0 to a second-half penalty - their first defeat at home in the league for 14 months.I can sleep at night knowing there has been improvements structurally in the team, but we should have won that game four or five-nil in my opinion, Neville told the press after the game.Its obviously the most disappointing result of the season here but it doesnt tell the story of the game, which was the best performance of the season. Its a game we shouldnt lose, you all know that.It wasnt the only game in which Neville felt his team took less than they deserved - but, despite big wins over Rapid Vienna in the Europa League and Granada in the cup, all too rarely were Valencia able to make any dominance count.Lost support of the fans Valencia supporters called for Neville to be sacked during his final game in charge A culmination of poor results across all three competitions left the Valencia fans calling for Neville to be sacked after the 2-0 home defeat to Celta Vigo before the international break.With local media critical of his work and even his mid-game substitutions booed, Neville was up against it. Gary Neville admitted himself that he had no more friends in Valencia, Balague told Sky Sports News HQ. He was quite clear that the media had decided he was not good enough for Valencia and the fans had decided that he had to go.The pressure on [owner] Peter Lim was massive, lets not forget Valencia are one of the top 10 clubs in the world. Perhaps the fans expected too much from Valencia this season - many expected them to challenge for La Liga. Neville booed after defeat Valencia fans called for Gary Neville to be sacked after defeat to Celta Vigo Peter Lim is miles away but he has a chairman who listens to the Valencia fans, stays most of the time in the city and has, for a while, noticed that things were not working.When he was appointed as Valencia boss, Neville said: I know the Valencia fans are demanding, and they should be, they are a fantastic football club. Its up to us to meet their demands. Failure to meet those high expectations led to his exit. Also See: Valencia sack Neville Timing of Nev sacking strange Padres Franchy Cordero Jersey . - Ronda Rousey realizes shes finishing up one of the biggest years for any fighter in the young history of mixed martial arts at UFC 168, and the UFCs bantamweight champion intends to go out on top. Padres Jose Castillo Jersey . George Hill had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who stayed atop the overall NBA standings despite losing twice on their West Coast trip. Los Angeles kept it close into the second half before the Pacers finished an easy win over the injury-riddled Lakers, who have lost five straight.FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Levine Toilolo was at the front of the line of Falcons tight ends taking turns at a blocking sled on Sunday. Toilolo (6-foot-8, 265) appeared to have no difficulty as he shoved the sled a few yards. If only it were as easy for Toilolo to push aside the big question that shadows his every step through Atlantas training camp: Can the second-year tight end from Stanford replace Tony Gonzalez, a certain future Hall of Famer? The Falcons have tried to take pressure off Toilolo. Quarterback Matt Ryan said no one player can replace Gonzalez. "Certainly he had a unique skill set really in the history of the NFL," Ryan said of Gonzalez. "Hes one of the tight ends who really revolutionized the position to come from basketball and use that skill set to be a receiver. "I think well have a combination of guys fill in for the skill set he had and certainly schematically youve got to change some of the things that you do because some of the things Tony was good at dont necessarily fit in with some of the guys that we have. Well make some adjustments and some new wrinkles for some of the new guys, to play to their strengths. But we need to find some production that were going to miss that Tony provided." Gonzalez caught 83 passes for 859 yards and a team-leading eight touchdowns in 2013. Toilolo had 11 catches for 55 yards in his backup role as a rookie. In a possibly promising preview of Toilolos potential as a red-zone target, two of his catches were for touchdowns. The Falcons added some veteran help in the off-season including Bear Pascoe, who made six starts for the New York Giants last season. Another newcomer is Mickey Shuler, who started two games for Miami in 2010. Rookies Brian Wozniak and Jacob Pedersen, each from Wisconsin, also are competing for spots. Toilolo remains the favourite to start. He said he never forgets the player hes following and acknowledged some pressure accompanies that challenge. "I think at the back of your mind youu know its there but at the same time everybody is doing a great job of picking up the slack," Toilolo said. Padres Dinelson Lamet Jersey. "Theyre not really placing it on one person. You cant really do that with a guy like Tony and the career hes had and the production hes had." Ryan said he sees Toilolo making an impact close to the goal line, as a receiver and a blocker with his improved strength. "Weve started to install some of our red zone stuff and I think thats an area where he can be successful," Ryan said. "Hes a big guy with long arms. I think we can use him in a matchup. I think hes improved strength-wise a lot in the off-season. Ive been watching him block a little bit and play the position and hes improved from last year. I think hes handled things the right way." Smith said more players than just the tight ends much help in replacing Gonzalez. "Tony has been a very productive player his entire career and especially here in Atlanta, so there might be multiple tight ends that might get touches and also we might distribute the ball to other players," Smith said. "So other players, not necessarily tight ends, might have more opportunities to get touches." NOTES: The Falcons had no immediate update on OT Terren Jones, who was carted off the practice field and taken to an area hospital with an unknown injury. Jones was placed in a neck brace. ... DE RaShede Hageman left practice with an apparent hand or wrist injury following a fight with C Joe Hawley. Smith said hell stress ending the trend of fights in this years training camp. ... S Tyrell Johnson had his first practice after signing with the team earlier in the day. The team needed more depth at the position after S Dwight Lowery left Friday nights scrimmage with a concussion. Lowery missed most of the 2013 season with Jacksonville with a concussion. Johnson, a second-round pick by Minnesota in 2008, played four seasons with the Vikings. He played four games with Detroit in 2012. 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