They make fun of Steven Gerrard’s Arabic speech

Al-Ittifak, one of Saudi Arabia’s Major League Soccer teams, has appointed Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard as manager. Steven Gerrard, who spoke Arabic in the video shared by the club on his social media account, has been the subject of waves in England.

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جيرارد يوجه رسالة خاصة لجماهير #الاتفاق #جيرارد_اتفاقي pic.twitter.com/ZcNunj4EtS

– نادي الاتفاق (@Ettifaq) July 3, 2023

The pronunciation of Steven Gerrard, who said “Hello… I’m Steven Gerrard… Now I’m in Al-Ittifak… See you soon” in Arabic in the posted video, became a hot topic on social media. . Mocking the legendary former soccer player’s speech, English fans commented: “The attraction to Saudi money is really different”, “This pronunciation is killing me”, “Liverpool’s Arabic is killing me”, “The first player from Liverpool in speaking Arabic”, “He took the Arabic language test”.

REMINDER OF ANCIENT WORDS

Social media users also remembered Steven Gerrard’s statement when he first received an offer from Saudi Arabia.

The legendary name told Channel 4: “I was invited there to consider a possible offer and I went. I have analyzed this in the last few days. But at the moment, the situation is such that I will not accept this offer.”

Remembering these words, Steven Gerrard’s acceptance of the Saudi Arabian copyright two weeks later was met with surprise by social media users.