Nelson Valdez's arrival at Hercules at the end of August was overshadowed by the signing of former France and Juventus striker David Trezeguet. While the addition of Trezeguet represents something of a coup in terms of increasing the global profile of the promoted Alicante club, let us not forget that the Frenchman has not played for his country since being left out of Raymond Domenech's EURO 2008 squad and only scored eleven goals in his last two injury-ravaged seasons in Turin. Nelson Valdez, on the other hand, appeared in all (and started all but one) of Paraguay's World Cup games in South Africa, despite competing for striking berths with more recognised European club stars Roque Santa Cruz, Oscar Cardozo and Lucas Barrios. It should come as no surprise, then, that Valdez looked sharp on his debut at the Camp Nou in Saturday's 0-2 win, while David Trezeguet fluffed his lines and pretty much missed an open goal towards the end. Former Borussia Dortmund forward Valdez seems to have an innate positional sense and he used that strength to score twice against Spanish giants Barcelona, helping Hercules on their way to a famous victory at the Camp Nou.
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