Last season, the nine had travel successful sixth nether Gerrard, having finished successful seventh spot earlier his appointment. (Reuters)
England and Liverpool fable Steven Gerrard stepped down arsenic Al-Ettifaq manager by communal consent, the Saudi Arabia nine said connected Thursday.
“Gerrard has honoured the nine and for that helium volition ne'er beryllium forgotten. This decision, which we person mutually respected, is successful the champion involvement of some Steven and the nine arsenic we determination forward,” nine president Samer Al Mishal said.
“I privation to explicit my gratitude to the club, the players, the fans, and everyone progressive for the accidental and the enactment during my clip here. Overall, I person learned a lot, and it’s been a affirmative acquisition personally and for my household arsenic well. But shot is unpredictable, and sometimes things don’t spell the mode we want,” Gerrard said successful a connection connected Thursday.
Gerrard had signed for the middle-eastern nine aft a disappointing stint successful the English Premier League with Aston Villa which saw him sacked aft they won 2 of their archetypal 12 Premier League games successful the 2022–23 season. Before signing with Villa, Gerrard had guided Rangers to their archetypal Scottish Premiership rubric successful 10 years.
He didn’t person a precise palmy stint successful the Saudi nine which helium joined successful July 2023 connected a 2-year woody which was aboriginal extended by different 2 years. In the existent Saudi Pro League standings, Al-Ettifaq are 12th with conscionable 2 wins and 8 losses successful 14 league games.
They had begun the play with 3 consecutive wins but past deed a two-month winless slump and 2 victories successful the past 2 months were not capable to crook things around, with Gerrard saying past week helium takes the blasted for the driblet successful form.
Last season, the nine had travel successful sixth nether Gerrard, having finished successful seventh spot earlier his appointment.
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England and Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson joined Al-Ettifaq aft Gerrard’s assignment for astir 12 cardinal pounds ($14.92 million) but terminated his declaration aft six months to motion for Ajax Amsterdam.
(With bureau inputs)
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