CalumHH
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This has been doing the rounds on twitter since Sunday's game between Sevco and Dundee in amongst a torrent of other non-racist yet incredibly foul abuse
And now Gerrard is saying that Ejaria is struggling up in Scotland and is going to go back to Liverpool;
“Sitting here right now, it’s a concern we might lose Ovie.
“I need to have an honest conversation and see where his head’s at and where he sees his future and I also plan to speak to Liverpool.
“At times Ovie has looked fantastic but I think his form has dipped slightly.
“He is a very quiet kid and doesn’t give you much so I might have to dig deep to try and find out what’s going on.
“He’s a young kid, living away from his family. There might be other stuff going on in his life I’m not aware of yet.
“The reality is he’s a Liverpool player and they have almost got to take charge of this. Yes, we’ve got a loan situation with Ovie but we wouldn’t keep a kid who was unhappy.
“I wouldn’t stand in any kid’s way whether he was signed with us or on loan. I want players here who are committed and want to help and want to play here.”
Asked how much of Ejaria’s issues were personal and professional, Gerrard added: “Right now, sitting here? To be honest, I don’t know.”
If he was homesick, struggling to cope with the Scottish game, was ill or had any other reason to leave he would have obviously said so to his manager when they sat down to talk about this. These problems only appeared after Sunday when he was then sent home from training and told not to travel to Vienna. (or did he not want to go?)
The fact that Slippy can't, or rather won't, admit what a lot of people now know is truly pathetic. These players are constantly on social media and a quick search for his name brings up the above racist abuse so i find it incredibly hard to believe that Ejaria hasn't either found it himself or has been sent it by someone else.
I have very little doubt in my mind that this poor guy is now leaving Scotland due to his own clubs fans racially abusing him and as i said above, the incredible volume of other non-racist abuse aimed at him out there.
Shameless bastards.
And now Gerrard is saying that Ejaria is struggling up in Scotland and is going to go back to Liverpool;
“Sitting here right now, it’s a concern we might lose Ovie.
“I need to have an honest conversation and see where his head’s at and where he sees his future and I also plan to speak to Liverpool.
“At times Ovie has looked fantastic but I think his form has dipped slightly.
“He is a very quiet kid and doesn’t give you much so I might have to dig deep to try and find out what’s going on.
“He’s a young kid, living away from his family. There might be other stuff going on in his life I’m not aware of yet.
“The reality is he’s a Liverpool player and they have almost got to take charge of this. Yes, we’ve got a loan situation with Ovie but we wouldn’t keep a kid who was unhappy.
“I wouldn’t stand in any kid’s way whether he was signed with us or on loan. I want players here who are committed and want to help and want to play here.”
Asked how much of Ejaria’s issues were personal and professional, Gerrard added: “Right now, sitting here? To be honest, I don’t know.”
If he was homesick, struggling to cope with the Scottish game, was ill or had any other reason to leave he would have obviously said so to his manager when they sat down to talk about this. These problems only appeared after Sunday when he was then sent home from training and told not to travel to Vienna. (or did he not want to go?)
The fact that Slippy can't, or rather won't, admit what a lot of people now know is truly pathetic. These players are constantly on social media and a quick search for his name brings up the above racist abuse so i find it incredibly hard to believe that Ejaria hasn't either found it himself or has been sent it by someone else.
I have very little doubt in my mind that this poor guy is now leaving Scotland due to his own clubs fans racially abusing him and as i said above, the incredible volume of other non-racist abuse aimed at him out there.
Shameless bastards.