However, his chance finally came at the end of October against Getafe, thanks to the move to a three-man defense. His performance was generally positive, but it was because of him that Getafe obtained and converted a penalty in the last minutes to snatch the tie (1-1). “I knew he was a player who could bring us things. He was energetic when he needed to be and only this action penalized him. But I think he worked well based on what we could give him ask, what the match required We had to give opportunities and see performances from players who can help us.still positive his trainer.
A Belgian player from Valencia helps flood victims: “It’s very important for me to be there”
And then everything changed. In three stages. First there were the terrible floods which hit the city of Valencia and forced the team to postpone two of their matches, just after the one in Getafe. Then when a new opportunity to play arrived three weeks later, the former Waasland-Beveren and Sint-Truiden found himself ill, then injured the sole of his right foot. Forcing him to miss five games, including two in the Copa del Rey against more modest opponents and during which he would undoubtedly have received minutes.
New coach and reinforcements
The friendly defender then ended the year 2024 on the bench, seeing his coach Ruben Baraja get fired because of poor results (19th in La Liga). Good news for Caufriez? Not really, if we are to believe the Valencia sports daily, supersport, which reports that the Belgian is one of the players from whom the club wishes to part ways to reduce the payroll with a view to recruitment this winter.
New coach Carlos Corberan, who arrived on Christmas Day, explained that he was able to “analyze the workforce” these last days and want “work with the players who are there”. But the Valencia native is also aware that his club must strengthen itself to avoid relegation. “I know that Valencia will look for reinforcements and that there is preliminary work carried out before my arrival”he commented, while sports director Miguel Angel Coron wants “try to improve the team with all the means at your disposal”.
It therefore remains to be seen whether the termination of Caufriez’s loan will be part of this plan. In which case he will perhaps participate in one of his last matches for Valencia this Friday evening against the Real Madrid of Thibaut Courtois and Kylian Mbappé, whom he defended last season with Clermont in Ligue 1.
