Gerrard took over the job of coaching Al-Etifaq at the start of the current season
Al-Etifaq’s technical director, Steven Gerrard, allegedly took a shot at Saad Al-Ladis, vice president of the Saudi Professional League.
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Al-Ladis conducted an interview with the “Qora” program in which he made several sensational and controversial statements that provoked great reactions in the media and in the Saudi football street, especially what he said about Cristiano Ronaldo and the Al-Nasr deal. Karim Benzema’s involvement in the sacking of Nuno Santo and the prospect of signing replacements for Neymar and Mohamed Salah in January.
A key official of the Saudi recruitment program, responsible for the contracts of major stars, was asked during the conversation why he favored Al-Etifaq Club in financial support at the expense of other clubs such as Al-Shabaab and Al-Dawoon. , Al-Raed and Al-Fateh, and he responded by pointing out that the presence of the English coach played a key role in that.
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He said, “The presence of a coach of Gerrard’s character and history certainly played a part in that. We didn’t interfere in the contract agreement with the English coach, but the officials there worked hard and the club should be rewarded. By giving the coach financial support to help him succeed, but the differences between the clubs are not that great. .” “.
The report sparked a firestorm of tweets, with one saying the youth deserved financial support rather than the deal’s excellent history, while another said the key official was contradicting himself, which he stressed during the conversation. The financial support provided to all clubs was equal.
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