Steven Gerrard tried to stop his Al-Ettifaq players from getting too carried away as they celebrated winning two straight games. The Saudi Arabian club posted a video on social media of the vibes i…
Al-Ettifaq's players were in a jubilant mood after the win that sees a team that finished seventh in the league last season currently up in second place."Two games, it's only two games," declared the Liverpool icon as he strolled into the dressing room, holding up two fingers to help make his point.
But the Al-Ettifaq stars either didn't understand their boss, ignored him, or just couldn't hear him over the noise, as they happily chanted, clapped and danced as they celebrated their win.But the Al-Ettifaq then joined in the celebrations after another victoryManager Gerrard eventually ditched his serious face and danced a merry jig of his own, with a big grin across his face as he then left his players to do their thing.
Gerrrad has a right to be happy after his team's solid start to his first season in charge in Saudi Arabia. The former Liverpool captain took charge earlier this summer in a career move that was questioned by many - including talkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan who remarked that itGerrard also earned some early ridicule through a series of training videos where he appeared to struggle to communicate with his players, while Al-Ettifaq failed to win any of their opening four pre-season friendlies.
But the signing of Henderson, fellow English-speaker Jack Hendry and experienced striker Dembele have given the team a boost and they have made it count when it mattered.
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