Steven Gerrard is ready to be sacked by Al Ettifaq. Picture by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Photographs
Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard, is going through the sack from Al Ettifaq after a poor run of kind and an admittance of watching his outdated membership as a substitute of coaching.
The 44-year-old’s popularity as a coach and supervisor had already been tarnished after his disastrous spell in control of Aston Villa.
Regardless of that tumultuous few months at Villa Park, Harry Redknapp nonetheless thought it was a good suggestion to place Gerrard ahead as a contender for the England job.
Steven Gerrard set to be sacked by Al Ettifaq
Thankfully for anybody that holds the way forward for the Three Lions pricey, Thomas Tuchel was ultimately appointed by the Soccer Affiliation.
Whether or not Gerrard was one of many 10 folks interviewed for the place isn’t clear, however Tuchel’s rent meant the previous Liverpool ace and membership legend can be staying put in Saudi Arabia.
It’s honest to say that Gerrard hasn’t actually fared any higher within the Saudi Professional League – the 72nd worst on this planet (TeamForm) – than he did within the English top-flight as a supervisor.
Final season, per TNT Sports activities, Al Ettifaq completed in sixth on 48 factors, precisely half of the factors accrued by unbeaten champions, Al Hilal.
To this point this season, Gerrard’s facet have gained three of their eight video games, are positioned tenth on 11 factors and are already a exceptional 13 factors behind Al Hilal, having not gained any of their final 5 video games.
The Solar report that the entire lack of kind has put Gerrard getting ready to the sack, although an interview with RedmenTV, by which he admitted structuring coaching classes round Liverpool matches, is sort of sure to be the ultimate straw for membership bosses.
That will imply the lack of a mammoth £15.2m a yr contract, and with it, any credibility that Gerrard had left that he could possibly be thought of as an honest soccer supervisor.