Steven Gerrard will perpetually be assured of legend standing at Liverpool for his unimaginable exploits as a participant in his 17 seasons at Anfield, however his status is relatively much less glowing at his present membership Al-Ettifaq.
Now into his second marketing campaign with the Saudi Professional League outfit, they completed a good sixth final time period however are presently caught in a sorry rut, having now gone six video games with out a win and been dumped out of the nationwide cup by a staff from a decrease division in that sequence.
The 44-year-old infuriated supporters when he not too long ago admitted that he schedules coaching periods round Reds matches, and his tenure hit a brand new low on the weekend.
Gerrard booed by his personal staff’s followers
Al-Ettifaq have been crushed 0-2 at dwelling by Al-Qadsiah on Saturday to depart them languishing in eleventh place, and the supporters who caught round for the complete match made their emotions recognized on the full-time whistle.
Gerrard respectfully applauded the followers who have been nonetheless within the stadium however that goodwill wasn’t reciprocated, with loud boos ringing aroung the bottom in response because the Dammam devoted vented their fury, with some within the sands gesticulating angrily.
Gerrard struggling whereas Alonso shines
The Liverpudlian shaped a wide ranging midfield axis with Xabi Alonso once they have been teammates at Anfield within the 2000s, however their respective fortunes within the dugout have taken relatively contrasting instructions.
Gerrard gained an unbeaten Premiership title at Rangers in 2020/21 however his subsequent spells at Aston Villa and Al-Ettifaq have seen his inventory plummet from these Ibrox heights.
Alonso additionally went a complete league season with out defeat, attaining that exceptional feat with Bayer Leverkusen within the Bundesliga earlier this 12 months, and he discovered himself broadly touted to take over from Jurgen Klopp within the spring earlier than he reiterated his dedication to the reigning German champions.
Whereas the Spaniard will pit his wits towards Liverpool within the Champions League on Tuesday evening, his former teammate at present appears mild years away from managing in Europe’s premier membership competitors.
It’s disagreeable to see Gerrard having such a tricky time of it in Saudi Arabia, and hopefully he can revive his managerial profession wherever he finally ends up subsequent.
You possibly can view the footage of Gerrard being booed beneath, through @Az97ii on X:
Steven Gerrard mercilessly booed by AI-Ettifaq followers #Alettifaq_Alqadsiah #SPL #LFC pic.twitter.com/iCxfIhq5RE
— الرڡىٯ عىدالله (@Az97ii) November 2, 2024
