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Expectations are high at Valencia after finishing fourth last season, with los Che having won, drawn and then lost in Neville's first three games in charge to leave them eighth in La Liga
But Neville says he will not turn to the market for a quick fix and instead placed his faith in his young team, backing them to deliver in their next league outing against Getafe.
"Obviously in football you always have to be adaptable," the former television pundit told reporters. "You always have to be ready for anything.
"But my point of view, my focus is on the players that are here and getting the player that are injured back. Because I think when they do come back we have two players for every position.
"This obsession with players who are not at the club in football is something I find very hard to get used to. Maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I believe you can improve what you have, work with what you have.
"I have this big thing in football, this not just something in the past week; we've become obsessed with who we're going to sign, who we would like to sign, who we do not have.
"It's something I do not like. I don't like it about modern football at all."
Neville, a product of Manchester United's youth academy, said he would rather have a team of players brought up or signed young through the club than build an expensive team.
"We have three young boys training with us today, travelling with us, what about them? They've come up from the academy, shall I just forget them? Just sign some new players?" Neville added.
"I want it to be a hungry, young Valencia team who can stay together for two, three, four years and build themselves into being one of the best teams in this country and Europe.
"We've got the youngest squad in the league and I think that young players, more than any other set of players need a medal around their neck.
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