Steven Gerrard coach of Al Ettifaq appears on throughout the Saudi Professional League match in opposition to Al Wehda at King Abdualaziz Sport Metropolis Stadium on January 25, 2025 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Picture by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Pictures)
He stays for a lot of one among Liverpool’s biggest ever gamers, however Steven Gerrard has left loads to be desired as a supervisor.
After doing an excellent job at Rangers, the place he led the Scottish giants to an unbeaten league title win in 2021, it’s all gone downhill.
Arguably, his expertise north of the border is what tempted Aston Villa to supply him his first managerial place within the Premier League.
Steven Gerrard’s managerial profession has left loads to be desired
He lasted lower than a 12 months after a sequence of poor outcomes left the Villa board with no possibility however to sack him.
With no provides in England forthcoming, he took up a put up at Al Ettifaq within the Saudi Professional League.
When Gareth Southgate left the England job, Gerrard was touted for the nationwide crew position, however that was subsequently handed to Thomas Tuchel.
As just lately as a fortnight in the past, Gerrard was linked with a transfer for Mo Salah, which might’ve actually upset the Anfield trustworthy and his former employers.
That’s not now an possibility after all, because the 44-year-old has since been relieved of his duties in Saudi.
Al Ettifaq presently sit method down in eleventh place on 22 factors, already 24 factors behind leaders Al Hilal after solely 18 video games.
It’s a reasonably abysmal managerial file, the sojourn to Rangers however, and his fall from grace is arguably full after the newest managerial hyperlink.
Carlisle need Steven Gerrard
In response to the Every day Mail, Carlisle, the crew who’re presently backside of League Two, eight factors from security and in peril of going out of the Soccer League solely, are getting ready an strategy for Gerrard.
It’s an audacious try by the membership’s American homeowners to lift the profile Carlisle, however determined instances name for determined measures.
The query that must be requested now’s how determined Gerrard is to get again into English soccer.
