The Al-ettifaq Club is seeking to implement an ambitious strategy, led by English coach Steven Gerrard, who is spending his second season with the football team.
The club continues its project based on real-world deals, smart signings from the Saudi League, and smooth replacement and renewal within the team.
As confidence in his English coach grows, the al-ettifaq appears to be moving towards building a strong team and competing for tournaments in the coming years.
After their strong deals last summer, the club’s winter deals were realistic, and the “good eye” in signing players from the Saudi League, where the replacement and renovation process went smoothly in the ranks of the team with rationing in the conclusion of deals and focus on quality.
The al-ettifaq returns to continental competitions, after an absence, as he takes part in the new season of the Gulf Club Cup, so he wishes to strengthen his ranks to register a strong continental return.
The Club of Accord has a busy history at the Gulf Club Cup, having previously been crowned on 3 occasions in 1984, 1988 and 2006.
The al-ettifaq club in last season’s winter transfer window was marked by successful deals, most notably including Seko Fofana, Alvaro Midran, Carl Toko Ekambi, Abdullah Maddow and Harun Kamara.
These engagements have contributed to enhancing the team’s composition and enhancing its performance, reflecting Gerrard’s well-chosen selection of players suited to his style and football philosophy.
Gerrard achieved his initial goal with the agreement to be among the teams presented in his first season.
The agreement succeeded in finishing sixth, reinforcing the club’s and coach’s ambitions to continue building to deliver a more successful second season.
Gerrard took bold steps by abandoning some players who did not fit his technical style, and Mohammed al-Kaikbi was one of those players.
This decision gave the team a better opportunity to restructure its ranks in line with Gerrard’s new vision
