{"id":299269,"date":"2023-11-13T21:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T21:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299269"},"modified":"2023-11-13T21:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T21:24:32","slug":"gerrard-hits-out-at-his-own-al-ettifaq-player-after-going-awol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/gerrard-hits-out-at-his-own-al-ettifaq-player-after-going-awol\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerrard hits out at his OWN Al Ettifaq player after going AWOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Steven Gerrard hits out at his OWN Al Ettifaq player in a damning blast after he went AWOL before a Saudi Pro League match despite doctors declaring him fit to play<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Steven Gerrard has lashed out at an Al Ettifaq player after he went missing\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The winger claimed he was too tired to play in a match and instead drove home\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s baffling why Guardiola sold Palmer to a rival club &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Steven Gerrard has taken aim at one of his Al Ettifaq players after they went AWOL.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool and England legend Gerrard took charge of the Saudi Pro League side in July, his first role since his dismissal at Aston Villa, but has endured a rocky start.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His situation was worsened by Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi disappearing before a game without permission despite being cleared to play, infuriating his manager.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The winger sat out of his side&#8217;s goalless draw with Al-Feiha at the weekend, instead choosing to climb into his car and drive back home against Gerrard&#8217;s wishes.<\/p>\n<p>After claiming he was too tired to feature, he was assessed by the medical team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/20\/77755729-0-image-a-77_1699907940668.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Steven Gerrard took aim at one of his Al Ettifaq players after they went AWOL before a game<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/21\/77757335-12744899-Mohammed_Al_Kuwaykibi_R_ruled_himself_out_of_contention_for_a_ma-m-102_1699910161677.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi (R) ruled himself out of contention for a match before driving home<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/20\/77755727-0-image-a-79_1699907958407.jpg\" height=\"483\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Boss Gerrard criticised the winger after he disappeared despite being cleared to feature<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He got in his car and went home without permission,&#8217; Gerrard told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was analysed by the doctor, the doctor said he was good to train but he got in his car and said he was tired and went home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am still looking for reasons and answers as to why he wasn&#8217;t here to help us today.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Issuing a statement on the bizarre situation, the club backed their manager.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;We refuse to criticise the team&#8217;s coach, as this is not the first time that Muhammad Al-Kuwaykibi has taken the same position,&#8217; the release read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In Al-Nasr&#8217;s first league match, he missed the main exercises with the same excuse.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Al-Kuwaykibi has played 11 league games this season but is yet to score.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His club are seventh in the Pro League table but 13 points adrift of leaders Al-Hilal.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12744899\/Steven-Gerrard-Al-Ettifaq-player-AWOL-Saudi-Pro-League-match-doctors-fit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Gerrard hits out at his OWN Al Ettifaq player in a damning blast after he went AWOL before a <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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