Steven Gerrard will ceaselessly be assured of legend standing at Liverpool for his unbelievable exploits as a participant in his 17 seasons at Anfield, however his fame is moderately much less glowing at his present membership Al-Ettifaq.
Now into his second marketing campaign with the Saudi Professional League outfit, they completed a decent sixth final time period however are presently caught in a sorry rut, having now gone six video games with no win and been dumped out of the nationwide cup by a group from a decrease division in that sequence.
The 44-year-old infuriated supporters when he lately admitted that he schedules coaching classes round Reds matches, and his tenure hit a brand new low on the weekend.
Gerrard booed by his personal group’s followers
Al-Ettifaq have been overwhelmed 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 panoramic midfield axis with Xabi Alonso once they have been teammates at Anfield within the 2000s, however their respective fortunes within the dugout have taken moderately 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 whole league season with out defeat, attaining that outstanding feat with Bayer Leverkusen within the Bundesliga earlier this yr, 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 in opposition to Liverpool within the Champions League on Tuesday evening, his former teammate presently appears gentle years away from managing in Europe’s premier membership competitors.
It’s disagreeable to see Gerrard having such a troublesome time of it in Saudi Arabia, and hopefully he can revive his managerial profession wherever he finally ends up subsequent.
You’ll be able to view the footage of Gerrard being booed under, by way of @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
