As a player heading from Liverpool to Arabia, he leaves with Jordan Henderson.
The Al Ettifaq coach, Steven Gerrard, made fun of the Chilean referee for his handling of the match against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr. A referee like Piero Maza receives criticism from both sides he officiates in a game, which is uncommon in football. This occurred during the Saudi Arabian King’s Champions Cup round of 16. International judges oversee these duels at this point, as is customary in that nation. This was the case for the national match in which Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr defeated Al Ettifaq, a squad captained by former English football player Steven Gerrard, 1-0.
The Comandante became enraged with Piero Maza’s performance and requested him to leave the field. The former Liverpool star also voiced an indignant complaint after the game. Neither players nor coaches garnered as much attention as Maza’s. “We didn’t lose to Al Nassr, we lost to the referee, unfortunately,” Gerrard remarked following Al Ettifaq’s defeat. He was enraged with the Chilean referee, particularly for sending Ali Hazazi off in the 89th minute.
“I had never seen a decision as awful as that before I got professional in 1997. The former midfield player remarked, “If that’s the case, the referee said he had sent off my player because of the reaction of the Al Nassr players.”
Another Liverpool man is taken by Gerrard.
It was confirmed during this time that Gerrard had convinced a new Liverpool man to move from Anfield to Saudi Arabia. Jonathan Robinson, the U21 assistant, is departing to join the coaching staff of Al Ettifaq. Along with Jordan Henderson and Giggi Wijnaldum, he joins Gerrard.
