Alex Ferguson gave Gary Neville’s Valencia job the

When you are coaching Valencia, the most important thing is you focus on the squad and try to do the best you can because it is the only way.

Both Nevilles are well known to Valencia’s Singaporean owner, Peter Lim, due to their shared investment in nonleague English side Salford City along with other Manchester United legends Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt. I want stability at the club.

His first game in charge of Valencia will be the Champions League meeting with Lyon.

“Roy (Hodgson) was incredibly supportive, positive and enthusiastic for me”. “We’ve all seen inexperienced coaches succeed, and all seen experienced coaches fail”. There is no magic formula.

England coach Gary Neville will make his first foray into management at Valencia – a surprise appointment that Roy Hodgson believes will help rather than hinder the national team. “The only way to approach a football job is to think of it as permanent, it’s the only way I can think”.

“My family will move over to Valencia. I will take classes every day but I have a small problem as I will need to get hold of a Spanish teacher who will be prepared to get up at 6AM every day”.

“Spanish is my biggest challenge, I don’t speak the language, it wasn’t in the plan”, he said.

The growing discontent with the club by the Valencia fans this season has largely been down to Lim’s ownership and relationship with super-agent Jorge Mendes.

On using wingers – “I wasn’t expecting that question”. He offered support and advice and encouragement. I’d be stupid not to take that on board. That would be ignorant. I have confidence in myself and my understanding of the game.

“I understand that here I have to prove to Valencia fans that I’m capable of doing this job”. “I am looking forward to starting to work with a group of talented footballers”. Yet while icons such as Ferguson and former England manager Terry Venables had a major influence on Neville during his formative years, the former right back feels his time working in business outside the sport will play a significant role in shaping his coaching philosophy. As far as winning the league goes, pretty much zilch as he finds his new club marooned in 9 in La Liga.

Valencia and Espirito Santo split “by mutual agreement” following its 1-0 loss at Sevilla last weekend that left the team in ninth place in the league standings.

Neville, who won eight Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies and three FA Cups as United, admitted that as a neutral, he would be sceptical over his appointment, yet is confident in his abilities. When they bring in a new coach they want to know the experience and the life of the coach, before they came to Valencia.