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Fans joke ‘it’s Tony Adams in Spain all over again’ as Steven Gerrard seen leading Al-Ettifaq training after Saudi move


FANS are all saying the same thing after footage of Steven Gerrard’s first training session as Al-Ettifaq manager emerged.

The former Aston Villa and Rangers manager appeared to be suffering communication problems as he ran his players through a training drill.

Gerrard struggled to make himself understood as Al-Ettifaq managerCredit: twitter @football__tweet
His confusion has been compared with Tony Adams so-called ‘dance routine’Credit: twitter @manxpie86
Adams lost seven out of seven during his time as Granada managerCredit: twitter @manxpie86
He would go on to recreate the ‘dance’ on StrictlyCredit: twitter @manxpie86

This coming despite the gaffer showing off his Arabic in his announcement video for the club.

Gerrard is shown putting the ball down as part of the drill and saying to a player out of shot: “You want it? You want it?

“Tell me then!”

A communication breakdown ensues with Gerrard not passing the ball to the player while a confused second player comes over to ask for a pass.

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Gerrard then laments the breakdown of the drill and shouts “communication!”

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Fans were quick to draw comparisons with Tony Adams’ disastrous stint in charge of Granada where he similarly failed to make himself understood.

Adams was seen struggling to get his message across to his players in training and performing a “dance” to make himself understood.

One fan said: “He’s giving Tony Adams vibes.”

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Another said: “It’s Tony Adams all over again.”

A third fan said: “Tony Adams breathes a sigh of relief.”

Gerrard agreed to take the reins at Al-Ettifaq after initially rejecting an offer from the Saudi side.

And outside of bringing Gerrard in as manager, the club have not been splashing the clash like other Saudi sides.

The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) only took over the top four sides in the league, namely Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli, Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.

But it appears Ettifaq are prepared to back Gerrard after making him their statement signing.

The club are nearing an agreement to bring in Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.

Henderson has reportedly already agreed personal terms on a deal that would see him earn £700,000-a-week and told Klopp he would like to leave.

It is now up to Liverpool and Ettifaq to come to an agreement on a transfer fee.


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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