Valencia have lost their momentum LaLiga - Valencia Have lost six of their past nine

After such an incredibly positive start to the season, the wheels have well and truly come off Valencia's title charge, with Los Che having lost all momentum since the winter break.

Marcelino's side are living through a crisis at this moment and their results illustrate this perfectly, with the club having lost six of their last nine LaLiga matches.

This run has been marked by five successive defeats in their last five matches in all competitions.

The team has hit a slide, lost players to injury and faced a collection of talented teams along the aforementioned run.

It's difficult to pinpoint the exact reason for such a slump; Marcelino's team had shown minor faults in their early matches but the Spanish coach quickly corrected them.

Unfortunately, in the wake of some poor results, the former Villarreal coach's calm demeanour has deserted him.

At the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday, Valencia didn't have a single shot on goal, although they didn't in the return fixture earlier in the season either and still picked up a 0-0 draw.

Valencia have been impressive in attack this season, however the recent trend has seen them struggle to find the back of the net.

In the first 13 matches of the league season, Valencia didn't lose a single match and they showed a fantastic balance between defence and attack, yet this balance has deserted them.

Whilst Marcelino was unhappy with the amount of goals his team conceded early on, an issue that has now been rectified, he has seen his team's production dry up at the opposite end of the pitch.

With Champions League qualification not yet secure, this is something that he will once again have to address before too long.