December 23rd 2023.
Steven Gerrard is determined to bring in a lot of new players in January in order to turn around his team's fortunes. Al Ettifaq have gone eight matches without a win, with the latest defeat coming at Al Nassr on Friday night.
The English boss already has some star names at his disposal, such as Moussa Dembele, Gini Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson and Demarai Gray, but he believes they need a much better squad to compete higher up the table.
Speaking on Friday, Gerrard said: “We need to show in this window, and also the summer window, that we mean business and we want to be competitive at the top of the league, and not where we are at the moment. It’s a collective thing – the players here and now need to give more, and people need to step up and, at the right time, we will hopefully be able to make significant changes to the team and the squad.”
Gerrard is hoping that by the end of January, we will see a different, stronger and more competitive squad. He has already held important meetings with the club and has sent a clear message that they need to be aggressive and ruthless when it comes to making changes.
Al Ettifaq are back in action on 28 December at home to Al Hazm, the team currently propping up the Saudi Pro League. Gerrard will be confident that if he can get the right players in, then his team can start climbing the table and achieving their ambitions.
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