2023-10-14 23:37:45
After he came as a trainee “with the aim of maintaining his fitness,” English star Jesse Lingard found himself among the options of his English compatriot Steven Gerrard, the coach of the Saudi Al-Ittifaq Club.
Last September, “Faris Al-Dahna” agreed to accept the player’s request, saying: “The management of Al-Ittifaq Club, headed by Samer Al-Meshal, agreed to the Football Committee’s recommendation to accept the request of the English player Jesse Lingard to join the training of the first football team at Al-Ittifaq Club, for a period of time.” Month”.
He added: “Lingard’s selection for the agreement comes because of his history and heritage, in addition to the stardom of the team’s players and the professionalism of the administrative and technical work within the corridors of the club.”
Lingard is close to signing for Al-Sharqawi Club at the request of coach Gerrard, but he will not be able to participate until the beginning of the next winter transfer period, according to Sky News sources.
Lingard played in a friendly match and scored against Al-Khalidiya of Bahrain, as talks continue about the contract that will be offered.
The English star previously partnered with Ronaldo when they represented Man United (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The first football team of Al-Ettifaq Club tied with its counterpart, the Bahraini team Al-Khalidiya, with a score of 2-2, in the friendly match that brought them together last Wednesday evening at Al-Ittifaq Club Stadium.
This comes as part of “Fares Al-Dahna’s” preparation program for the period of the league’s suspension for the “FIFA” days.
The goals of “Fares Al-Dahna” were scored by Englishman Jesse Lingard in the fourth minute and Mohammed Al-Kuwaikbi (2:90) from a penalty kick.
English coach Steven Gerrard entered the match with a formation consisting of Amin Bukhari, Mohammed Abdel-Rahman, Marcel Tisserand, Saad Al-Mousa, Mishaal Al-Alaili, Hamed Al-Ghamdi, Georginio Wijnaldum, Jesse Lingard, Muhannad Al-Saad, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, and Mohammed Al-Kuwaibi, and the agreement began. The match was scored by Englishman Jesse Lingard, who scored his first goal after an assist from Mohammed Al-Kuwaikbi, in the fourth minute. Then Al-Khalidiya equalized in the 10th minute, and Al-Khalidiya ended the first half with a second goal.
In the second half, Gerrard made 3 changes by bringing in Abdullah Khatib, Radhi Al-Otaibi, and Abdullah Khalifa in place of Saad Al Musa, Muhammad Abdul Rahman, and Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, and before the end of the match, Al-Ettifaq managed to equalize after player Muhammad Al-Kwaikbi scored the second goal from a penalty kick.
According to Asharq Al-Awsat sources, the Al-Ettifaq club’s technical staff was impressed by the player Lingard’s physical readiness, which was a source of concern at first.
It is expected that the technical staff, led by coach Gerrard, will submit the full report on Lingard at the end of the experiment to the Board of Directors, as requested by the Board.
Lingard trained for 3 months with English West Ham and now completes a month with Al-Ettifaq Club, with participation in many friendly matches with the two teams.
Gerrard finally came to the conclusion of the necessity of including his compatriot Lingard in his football battalion (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Steven Gerrard wants to add a new attacking option during the month of January and dispense with the unconvincing Swede Robin Quaison for the English coach.
Lingard is a junior at Manchester United, where he was first called up to the first team for the Red Devils in the 2011-2012 season, before he was loaned more than once to Leicester City, Birmingham City, Brighton, and Derby County. Over the years, he played 232 matches for Man United, scoring 35 goals and winning 4 titles.
At the international level, Lingard represented the Three Lions in 32 matches between 2016 and 2021, in which he scored 6 goals and contributed to third place in the 2019 European Nations League, while he was not present in the England squad that won runner-up in the European Nations Cup (Euro). 2020) which was held in 2021.
It is noteworthy that the parties have been awaiting the first appearance of the developed stadium for several months, as the first of November will be the date for their appearance in the new club stadium, which is now ready to host and receive the matches of the first football team in the Saudi Professional League and the rest of the competitions.
The Saudi Professional League announced the scheduling of league matches for eight rounds, from the twelfth to the nineteenth round.
According to the new announcements of the Competitions Department in the Saudi Professional League, Al-Ittifaq’s match against Al-Raed in the sixteenth round will be the first appearance of the new facility.
Asharq Al-Awsat published special photos of the new “Fares Al-Dahna” stadium, whose stands can accommodate 15,000 spectators, and will be without an Olympic track. Which makes viewing for the public better than other stadiums.
For many years, Al-Ettifaq has been playing its matches at Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam, and if the stadium is busy, it will go to play its matches at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium in Al-Rakah in Al-Khobar.
Al-Ittifaq Club Stadium is the third of the new facilities developed by the Ministry of Sports to host special matches. The coming days will witness Al-Shabab Club playing its first matches at its new stadium in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and Al-Fateh Club in Al-Ahsa will also be ready to host its matches at its new stadium.
The team led by Englishman Steven Gerrard is experiencing ideal days in terms of football competitions. The team occupies seventh place with 17 points after achieving 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
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