I also think that if all efforts by Movistar would have gone to Valverde, he could be in a much better position to win La Vuelta.
Soler and Quintana should have worked for Valverde, but maybe it was difficult to see it from the beginning.
Quintana is a very selfish rider and when the team director (Unzué) says that the road will place everyine in his place, he knows that, if he attacks early and gets himself agead in the GQ, he will be favoured by the team's tactics.
It is not the first time this happened.
Then after a few stages, he loses gas and cannot handle the position, but it is late/difficult for the team to position Valverde in a better position.
Everybody in Movistar is dying for the season to finish, see Quintana departure and start all over again making things with common sense, but that is also a big IF, as Unzué has already proven that he is a tool in making this team work together and planning things. Too big a thing for him. It is time for the team to go in another direction. But he is friends with most of the journalists and it is difficult for the owners of the team to reach a decision...