Parfitt Defiant

Levante manager Parfitt has today had a question mark placed over his future with the Spanish club. The same paper that saw Zenit manager Stephen Beddows back controversial Russian leader and all round nutcase Vladimir Putin also ran a front page headline suggesting that Parfitt should step aside.

When questioned, Parfitt held firm and said that although things were indeed tough, he has no intention of stepping aside for anybody else. The club are already three points adrift of the relegation zone after only six games, they are out of the Top 100 cup following a 1 – 0 defeat to fellow Spaniards Celta Vigo, and have the worst goal difference in the division (-12) by quite some distance.

Parfitt has attempted to address this by bringing in new defenders and a goal keeper, and another new defender, Jean Armel Kana-Biyik was in the stands last night following his move from Toulouse. The Cameroon defender is expected to line up alongside compatriot Sebastian Bassong on Sunday when the club travel to Greece for another difficult looking fixture against Olympiacos.

The manager doesn’t expect to see many other changes of personnel in the first XI, but has hinted at a change of formation. Whether or not this will be enough, only time will tell, but for now there appears to be no chance of a managerial change.