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Gary Neville has claimed he felt 'massively inferior' to rival managers during his time as Valencia boss - admitting he had 'no idea what was going on' on the touchline.
Neville lasted less than four months in charge at the LaLiga side after accepting an offer to coach the team from owner and close friend Peter Lim, with the Sky Sports pundit winning just three of his 16 league games in charge.
His disastrous tenure saw his side beaten 7-0 by Barcelona as he lost 11 of his 28 games in total before being beaten 2-0 at home to Celta Vigo in his final match in charge.
Neville, who has a UEFA Pro Licence, claimed his achilles heel during his time at the club was an inability to manage the game from the touchline and lacking the ability to change things up tactically during a game.
He said he struggled going up against top level coaches like Ernesto Valverde and Diego Simeone, who made him feeling like he was being 'beaten up' mentally.
Gary Neville opened up on feeling 'inferior' to rival LaLiga bosses during his time at Valencia
He said he felt intimidated and mentally 'beaten up' by Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Neville said: 'After a couple months into the job at Valencia, I remember looking at myself in the mirror one morning and thinking that I looked ill.
'I remember we played three times against Athletic Bilbao, in the Europa League quarter-final and in a league game, and Ernesto Valverde was the coach – he played a different system that I thought he would and then he changed during the game, and I remember thinking that I was nowhere near that level.
'I felt massively inferior to him because I struggled to manage and watch the game from pitch level, especially compared to how I see the game in the gantry.
'You put yourself on the touchline and you're watching a game where all you can see is legs, and how you think of the game tactically or how managers spot things, I have no idea because I remember thinking that I had no idea what was going on.
'Seeing Valverde was the first time that I felt that I was miles off and then I coached against
