Under-fire Valencia coach expects fans to back team

Valencia coach Nuno, under pressure after a poor start to the season, believes the club's disgruntled fans will get behind the players in Friday's La Liga game at home to Granada despite Tuesday's defeat at Espanyol. Last year's takeover by Singapore billionaire Peter Lim raised hopes Valencia would put years of underachievement and financial problems behind them and they qualified for this season's Champions League after finishing fourth last term. The reverse at Espanyol left Valencia with jus