England’s Steven Gerrard, head coach of the al-ettifaq team, made a request to the al-ettifaq club’s management, in preparation for the new sports season 2024-2025.
According to the Saudi Sports newspaper, the al-ettifaq’s management began external contacts to meet Gerrard’s demand to play high-level test matches during the pre-season period.
The newspaper said that the coach steven Gerrard urged his club, to secure experimental meetings with strong European teams, to make the most technical use of the pre-season
The English gerrard manager specifically proposed Premier League teams, especially those who finished last season in the top half of the table.
The al-ettifaq club will run its summer training camp, which will begin in July on Spanish and Portuguese soil.
Under the coach steven Gerrard’s leadership in his first season, he finished sixth, with 48 points, and was early out of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup.
In his first season under Gerrard, the al-ettifaq club finished sixth place in saudi professional league, with 48 points, and he made an early exit from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup.
The Oriental team is steven Gerrard’s third first-team training experience, after Rangers Scotland and English side Aston Villa.
