Saudi Gazette report

JEDDAH — Steven Gerrard, the English coach of Al-Ettifaq group, expressed his views on the progress of the Saudi Skilled League, saying: “With time, extra signings, distinctive coaches, and gifted gamers, the league will develop additional. Saudi Arabia is a superb nation with lovely folks.”

Throughout a press convention following his group’s match towards Al-Ahli in Jeddah, Gerrard remarked on the standard of the league.

Reflecting on the match, Gerrard mentioned: “It was a troublesome recreation away from dwelling towards a robust opponent with high-quality gamers.

“We dominated many moments of the match and created two harmful possibilities, so I feel we deserved to win tonight.”

Discussing the defensive group, he mentioned: “We needed to regain our defensive group after the latest lapses within the final rounds. Our defensive group was glorious, and I admire my group’s nice effort.”

Responding to questions in regards to the completely different position of Georginio Wijnaldum in comparison with his time at Liverpool, Gerrard talked about: “The position of Wijnaldum with us just isn’t considerably completely different.

“The first objective of bringing in a participant of his caliber is to profit from his huge expertise, alongside Henderson and Ali Hazzazi. We now have a implausible midfield.”

Relating to Faisal Al-Ghamdi, who joined Al-Ittihad, Gerrard mentioned: “I didn’t need to lose Faisal, and we fought for him to remain as a result of I all the time need the most effective to stay.”

Gerrard concluded: “Any group that performs towards Al-Ahli and doesn’t Defend Properly will endure. We confronted an ideal group with Firmino, Mahrez, and Allan Saint-Maximin. It is pure that if we don’t defend properly, we might endure.”