The goal in the final

"Hopefully this new goal in Paterna after so long is a signal for the end of April 16th in Madrid", had passed through his head. It is impossible not dream at that goal and in that celebration. For a striker who leads a complete turn without playing in the League because of injuries, score a goal, albeit in a friendly match, becomes a stimulus unmatched and almost always at a turning point.

A. Garcia
And that is precisely what happened yesterday to Fernando Morientes. The fate of Valencia's #9 has changed. The injured fell from Cilleros in the last encounter against the Mestalla. Now, two months later, everything is different. Finishes with a goal, without physical problems, with confidence through the roof and with the feeling that he is destined to return to the starting eleven. Or in other words, to rescue this VCF before the injury of Villa.

Nobody needs more reasons. He has regained with the goal albeit unofficially, has a significant progression of minutes on his back, he knows, he has the confidence of Koeman, for more physical prepars will endorse and, most importantly, he is willing to work with its partner 'Guaje' Villa in the front. Yesterday Moro began to greet teeth and trying to score against Real Murcia, Racing Santander and, especially in the Vicente Calderon, to win for the first time in his career the Copa del Rey. Pim, pam, pum! What a shot. The hour of truth has arrived.

And yesterday he began to prove it. Morientes opened the scoring in the friendly match scheduled yesterday by the coaching staff at training. In the second half. After a rejection. A goal of intuition, by a centre forward, like many of those he scored before going into this downturn from which he has already found the exit. He made his debut against Seville, progressed in minutes in the second half against Real Madrid and got better in the game against Mallorca. Everything is ready to make the jump into the starting eleven as noticed the responsible people of the physical preparation of VCF.

The blanquinegro striker is ready to take the witness of Guaje in spearheading and equipment, according to the plans of the coaching staff, he will become very strong in this final of the season. Last Sunday he was not expected to play 65 minutes, but Koeman was forced to give input because of the injury of Maduro. Despite this, the sensations after the game have been the best and the cargo muscle has only needed two last workouts. Yesterday, after playing a nice part of the friendly, he went to one of the annexes to the Mini Estadi to run alongside Raul Albiol also finalized its tuning process after the virus which prevented him from playing on Sunday.

But not only the physical part endorse him. So the technique is also at his favour. Koeman is expecting the best form of his '9' in the final weeks to overcome the lack of scoring. The intention of the Dutch coach was to put Morientes and Villa into one starting eleven, but the absence of the Spaniard force Moro to play alone and postpones the connecting of both at least until the game against Getafe. To make matters worse, Moro has an incentive. We still do not know what it is to win the Copa del Rey in his career. Champions League, Intercontinental, European Super Cup, League, Spanish Supercups and even the English FA Cup, but never the Spanish KO competition. He has only played a final as Real Madrid footballer and lost in the Santiago Bernabeu in the famous night of 'Centenariazo' from Deportivo la Coruña. Morientes has an outstanding debt with the World Cup and this is the best time to balance. Ask fate.

Meanwhile, Guaje completed his third double recovery setion in the gym. Villa, who is progressing well, underwent a day of electrotherapy and massage with the club physio. A meeting that repeated throughout this week until the next to give a further step in his recovery and start to re-educate his muscle with gym work. The best thing is that, while all this happens, his partner will be trying to be the extremeño as ever. The one, who is always in for a goal. The one from yesterday at the Mini Estadi.