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Valencia assistant coach Phil Neville says he will find
out next week if he still has a future at Mestalla. The
former Manchester United defender moved to the La Liga
club last summer to become then manager Nuno Espirito
Santos right-hand man, before the latter was sacked and
replaced by Phils brother Gary.However, despite Gary
Neville also leaving Los Che less than four months after
joining the Spaniards, his younger brother remained to
assist interim boss Pako Ayestaran. And after helping to
guide Valencia to a 12th-place finish in the table, the
Englishman says he is keen to stay in his role next
season.We are still in training until Friday and Pakos
contract finishes on May 30, but no decision has yet been
made by the club, Neville told Sky Sports.After what we
have been through this season, the club is taking its
time. Phil Neville says he expects to find out if he
still has a job as Valencia assistant coach within the
next week They have got to find the right man - whether
that is Pako or somebody else - but a new manager brings
in his own staff, so my position will not be found out
for another week.Neville claimed his older brother left
Valencia in good shape structurally after his brief stint
at the helm.The one-time England international was also
realistic enough though to understand why Gary had to be
replaced by Ayestaran after a series of disappointing
league results.When Gary came he knew a lot about the
club anyway, said Neville. Gary Neville (left) took
charge of Valencia earlier this season, before being
relieved of his duties The results were not good, you
cant hide away from that fact, but when you look back -
and it has probably taken a month to digest what actually
happened - Gary actually left the inside of the club in
better shape than when he first came in.It was more
professional, he introduced certain things that needed to
be done. But the thing with football is its all about
results and we just could not get the results that meant
he could continue until the end of the season.It was
always going to be for the short term, but it was just
shorter than the short-term level it was going to be
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reserve.TORONTO – Under the strain of a no. 1 gig in the
NHL for the very first time, Jonathan Bernier has learned
that its best to do little with off-nights from the
grueling schedule, condensed as it is in an Olympic year.
"I go home and watch TV and just rest," he said with a
smile. "But thats what you need to do to be successful.
Thats what Im going to do." And thats precisely what the
Maple Leafs need him to do. Outside of the incomparable
Phil Kessel, no player means more to Torontos fortunes
down the stretch and into a hopeful postseason run than
the 25-year-old between the pipes. Freed from the shadows
of Jonathan Quick, Bernier has shined brilliantly in his
first go-around as an NHL starter, minding the fort on
most nights in front of a poor defensive team. The Laval,
Quebec native ranks sixth in save percentage amongst
goaltenders with at least 30 starts, this despite facing
more shots than anyone but Mike Smith – Smith, of
course, making nine more starts. Whether Bernier has the
juice to maintain such a performance down the stretch
could very well determine his teams fate. Though theyve
scored in droves all year, the Leafs have also struggled
badly to defend, requiring Bernier to fend off a barrage
of 35, 40 and sometimes 50 shots against on many nights.
His efforts have rarely wavered in spite of the workload.
Berniers best month in terms of save percentage was
October when he posted a sterling .933 mark, his worst
coming more recently in January with a still respectable
.916 showing. The Leafs – who allow a league-high of
more than 36 shots per game – would not be on the firm
ground of a playoff spot currently without such feats. "I
knew my biggest challenge this year was going to be
consistency," he told the Leaf Report, "to be good every
night and hopefully, once in a while, be great and steal
a few games for your team. Thats my main goal, to be good
every night and give a chance to my team to win. But
thats hard. When you havent played that much (as a
starter) you feel tired a lot more than you are usually
so its more like a grind mentally to push yourself to be
better every day and work hard in practice. "Why (Henrik)
Lundqvist is known as the best is hes going to be good
every night and hes going to be great once in a while.
Thats how you become the best is consistency. You can
have one good year and then youre not going to be the
best because youve got to prove it over and over. Thats
what makes you a great player." Not since the 2009-10
season has Bernier played anywhere near thhis many games
(40 starts) and that was when he was a Manchester Monarch
in the AHL.dddddddddddd His performance then was eye-
catching. Then just 21, he posted a league-leading .936
save percentage during the regular season – Nathan
Lawson was second at .922 – raising his level even
higher in the playoffs with a .939 mark that again topped
every one of his Calder Cup counterparts. All of which
makes his performance this season if not surprising then
reaffirming of the promise he showed early and often as a
highly-touted prospect in the Kings organization. The
question lingering now is whether he can continue to
perform down the stretch or whether the strain of a
sometimes painstaking load in Toronto will prove too much
to bear. It will be worthwhile testing ground for the
11th pick in the 06 draft and could ultimately decide the
Leafs fate this season. They remain a bad defensive team
even with his heroics, ranking fifth to last in goals
against. If he falters theres every chance they too
falter as well (James Reimer lurks in the background in
that case as a proven, if not unused, alternative).
Bernier was on point in the final lead-up to the 18-day
Olympic stoppage, but was scuffed up in his first two
starts afterward, yielding nine goals combined in
overtime losses to the Islanders and Canadiens. Off-
nights like that will challenge the Leafs playoff push.
Theyve required great goaltending to get to this point
and will need more of the same in the final 20 games, the
bulk of which Bernier is in line to start. Bernier for
his part is doing what he can to remain sharp in the
final leg of the regular season race. Earlier this season
he noted that perhaps the greatest challenge of
reassuming control of no. 1 duties is the mental focus
required each and every night through an exhausting
schedule, not simply the physical wear and tear
associated with the job. "Its all about rest and feeling
good about yourself and making sure you eat properly, you
rest, you sleep good," he said. "Those are the things
that are going to get you through a full season to be
mentally sharp." Ambition is certainly high for Bernier.
He wants to be great and the Leafs, at this stage, need
him to be great, gambled when they acquired him that he
could be great. "I dont want to look too far ahead," he
said, "but my goal is to be the best I can be. Its going
to take a few years to get that name (for myself) … but
right now Im going day by day and enjoying to play games.
Thats what Ive been waiting for and it feels good."
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