Well from watching them now, they are just lacking a little self belief to get back to where they were and a little luck could help.  That was the only real difference between them and Athletico Madrid on Sunday as far as I could see.  Initially they seemed to want to siltently or passively protest against Koeman's changes, but I think they realise that they actually need to play and refrain from complaining.   After that, he would be able to reuse Abelda etc.  Canizares days were over a few seasons ago, age and comfort started to affect his performances.

Banega should inject some freshness.  Van de Vaart or Diego would further spice it up and kick start their season.  They never really bought outstanding players you know...Baraja and company were a group of average players when Valencia started to rise to prominence.  It was their tactics, awareness, teamwork and overall coaching that improved the outlook of the players.