The harsh reality is that they are now level on points with Al Hilal in the table and one more slip-up on their part will see Al Hilal move ahead and then it will be very difficult for them to overcome Al Hilal. The next games will be very important for both teams. If either team loses any of the next games and on February 22nd wins the clash involving both teams, then they will be champions. For example, if Al Hilal wins all the next games and Al Ittihad has a defeat and on February 22nd when these two teams play each other Al Hilal wins, then Al Hilal will be champions again.
It is possible that before the two teams face each other in week 21, they will both stumble and lose points. However, it is possible that the competition map will take place as you said, and basically Al Hilal is indeed more reliable in the competition for the trophy. In fact, we can hope that this fierce competition can continue until the end of the season, making the Saudi Pro League look more competitive than the previous season. Al Hilal and Al Ittihad may continue to exchange positions, but it is certain that they will not get significant pressure from other teams below them.
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The competition is the Saudi pro league has grown intense since Ronaldo’s signing because other top clubs and competitors also made big signings so as to be able to compete with Al Nassr. Winning the SPL title wouldn’t come easy certainly even with the presence of Ronaldo and Sadio Mane, the club needs to recruit and strengthen as well as improve in their on field performances to make it happen.
Mmmm yes and no at the same time, more than grown i can say it have more lights seeing on them, and some other players follow thei way but no so much for Cristiano Ronaldo, more for the route of money.
Competition remains the same for me, with a few good teams full of starts and other being a pure stuffed.
With many quality players moving to the Arab league, of course this makes the competition even tighter, and even for Al Nassr themselves, after the arrival of CR7 and other quality players, they still have not been able to win the title.
The competition is the Saudi pro league has grown intense since Ronaldo’s signing because other top clubs and competitors also made big signings so as to be able to compete with Al Nassr. Winning the SPL title wouldn’t come easy certainly even with the presence of Ronaldo and Sadio Mane, the club needs to recruit and strengthen as well as improve in their on field performances to make it happen.
Mmmm yes and no at the same time, more than grown i can say it have more lights seeing on them, and some other players follow thei way but no so much for Cristiano Ronaldo, more for the route of money.
Competition remains the same for me, with a few good teams full of starts and other being a pure stuffed.
With many quality players moving to the Arab league, of course this makes the competition even tighter, and even for Al Nassr themselves, after the arrival of CR7 and other quality players, they still have not been able to win the title.
Football is not about individuals but about teams because football is played by 11 players who all have to be compact and play well. In addition, both coaches and players must be at a good level. Even if one person plays well but if the others are mediocre they will not be champions. But kudos to Ronaldo, he plays in various clubs and countries but remains productive in scoring goals and age is not a problem for him.
Yep. It is football, a team can't win the match if it only relies on a single player. All the players must have a good teamwork to win the match. Even sometimes certain players can give bigger contribution over other players, but it still requires the teamwork or compactness of all the players in the field. Ronaldo has proven that he can't win SPL trophy himself. Even if he is the best player in the world, he can't win the trophy without a good teamwork from all Al Nassr players. He can score many goals, but Al Nassr still can get bad results if there are too many conceded goals.So, actually the problem with Al Nassr from season to season so that it is difficult to get a trophy because the problem is that Al Nassr's back line and midfield are lacking in strength. Because it's useless if they score goals if they are easy to concede, because the result will be a draw and lose.
True. Al Nassr midfield line and defense line aren't quite strong. That's why they are easy conceded goals, especially when they are against strong teams. To win the trophy, Al Nassr must deal with this problem first. They need few stronger players to strengthen these lines. However it won't be easy because it requires a lot of money.Al Nassr's chances are still there to be champions this season, but it's tough, they have to shop for defenders and midfielders to close the gap that has been Al Nassr's weakness.
Even they sign few big players, it seems very difficult to catch Al Hilal and Al Ittihad. Al Nassr missed too many points, I think Al Nassr will finish in the 3rd place only for this season.
It is possible that before the two teams face each other in week 21, they will both stumble and lose points. However, it is possible that the competition map will take place as you said, and basically Al Hilal is indeed more reliable in the competition for the trophy. In fact, we can hope that this fierce competition can continue until the end of the season, making the Saudi Pro League look more competitive than the previous season. Al Hilal and Al Ittihad may continue to exchange positions, but it is certain that they will not get significant pressure from other teams below them.
I'm still hopeful for other oppositions to track down Al Hilal that happens to be the best competitive team in the league. They will do their best to meet points with the very best team. The Fierce competition is among tough oppositions. We fully understand how these teams because they've targets to win titles. Al Hilal and Al Nassr have been in good shape this season, none of these teams are relenting and giving up is never an option for them. The SPL title race is competitive and have become a regular space for elite teams. We know how difficult it's been for most of these elite teams to reach the very top. Significant pressure is applied for teams that are ambitious for accomplishment. The competition is the Saudi pro league has grown intense since Ronaldo’s signing because other top clubs and competitors also made big signings so as to be able to compete with Al Nassr. Winning the SPL title wouldn’t come easy certainly even with the presence of Ronaldo and Sadio Mane, the club needs to recruit and strengthen as well as improve in their on field performances to make it happen.
Mmmm yes and no at the same time, more than grown i can say it have more lights seeing on them, and some other players follow thei way but no so much for Cristiano Ronaldo, more for the route of money.
Competition remains the same for me, with a few good teams full of starts and other being a pure stuffed.
Hmm, maybe what is meant is winning the Saudi professional league, not the English Premier League, because Al Nassr does not play in the English league.
With the arrival of CR7 to the Arab league, it does provide its own appeal that makes this league even better and increasingly eyed by the world. And even in an instant this league became the best league in Asia. In addition, Arab clubs also offer quite high salaries, and this is the main thing that makes many top European players choose to move to the Arab league.
With many quality players moving to the Arab league, of course this makes the competition even tighter, and even for Al Nassr themselves, after the arrival of CR7 and other quality players, they still have not been able to win the title.
The harsh reality is that they are now level on points with Al Hilal in the table and one more slip-up on their part will see Al Hilal move ahead and then it will be very difficult for them to overcome Al Hilal. The next games will be very important for both teams. If either team loses any of the next games and on February 22nd wins the clash involving both teams, then they will be champions. For example, if Al Hilal wins all the next games and Al Ittihad has a defeat and on February 22nd when these two teams play each other Al Hilal wins, then Al Hilal will be champions again.
It is possible that before the two teams face each other in week 21, they will both stumble and lose points. However, it is possible that the competition map will take place as you said, and basically Al Hilal is indeed more reliable in the competition for the trophy. In fact, we can hope that this fierce competition can continue until the end of the season, making the Saudi Pro League look more competitive than the previous season. Al Hilal and Al Ittihad may continue to exchange positions, but it is certain that they will not get significant pressure from other teams below them. 
Yes, I think Al Nassr team is quite strong in the attack department, because Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane are two experienced players and they can design any attack at any time and succeed in it. But I think the biggest weakness of Al Nassr team is revealed in the defenders, because relying on only one or two players can never guarantee a team's victory.
The responsibility falls on the whole team, but if Al Nassr defenders change the weakness very quickly, then the most needed experienced defender will be Al Nassr team will be able to give good results to the fans at any moment.
Although Al Nassr has Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane in the attacking line, the team lacks quality midfielders. The responsibility falls on the whole team, but if Al Nassr defenders change the weakness very quickly, then the most needed experienced defender will be Al Nassr team will be able to give good results to the fans at any moment.
In your eyes the defender's weakness is in my eyes the midfielder's weakness they need to improve considerably in these two positions. Strikers don't score goals because of midfielders' failures, teams don't win because of defenders' failures. As this club has enough money, if this club focuses more on their midfield position and strengthens this position as well as recruiting good quality players in defense then I believe this team will definitely be at the top next season.
So, actually the problem with Al Nassr from season to season so that it is difficult to get a trophy because the problem is that Al Nassr's back line and midfield are lacking in strength. Because it's useless if they score goals if they are easy to concede, because the result will be a draw and lose. So far Al Nassr with 14 matches in the SPL they have only managed to get 8 wins. 4 draws, 2 draws and managed to get 28 points. This is very different from Al Hilal and Ittihad who have balanced squads so that currently both are competing tightly because they have collected 37 points, both teams have only lost once, drawn once and won 12 times.
Al Nassr's chances are still there to be champions this season, but it's tough, they have to shop for defenders and midfielders to close the gap that has been Al Nassr's weakness. If this gap is closed, it is likely that Nassr can play consistently so that they can reduce the points gap with the first and second ranks.
The competition is the Saudi pro league has grown intense since Ronaldo’s signing because other top clubs and competitors also made big signings so as to be able to compete with Al Nassr. Winning the SPL title wouldn’t come easy certainly even with the presence of Ronaldo and Sadio Mane, the club needs to recruit and strengthen as well as improve in their on field performances to make it happen.
Mmmm yes and no at the same time, more than grown i can say it have more lights seeing on them, and some other players follow thei way but no so much for Cristiano Ronaldo, more for the route of money.
Competition remains the same for me, with a few good teams full of starts and other being a pure stuffed.
I'm wondering how Al Nassr would play if they didn't have Mane and Ronaldo on this team. Checking the history of Al Nassr they had a strong team that even before Ronaldo and they won the Saudi League title but now I'm sure without players like Ronaldo and Mane they are nothing and they can't have good performances. We saw in the game against Al Akhdoud that these two players scored goals for this team.
I can't understand if Al Nassr won the title of Saudi Arabia without Ronaldo in this team before and how they can't win the title again with Ronaldo and many other players in the team like Mane.
Without Ronaldo and Mane, I'm sure Al Nassr will be difficult to compete for the top 5 in SPL. Sure, they were strong but they need stronger now. It is because all big teams in SPL already became stronger, too. Nowadays, Ronaldo and Mane become the mainstay players of this team. I even think Al Nassr too relies on them. This is actually not good, Al Nassr will suddenly be a weak team if Ronaldo and Mane are injured. Or when Ronaldo and Mane can't perform with their best shape. Anyway, winning SPL title isn't easy. Even Ronaldo and Mane joins Al Nassr, they still can't win the title. It is a team game, the whole team must be stronger (not only the attacking line).I can't understand if Al Nassr won the title of Saudi Arabia without Ronaldo in this team before and how they can't win the title again with Ronaldo and many other players in the team like Mane.
However, Ronaldo and Mane has contributed a lot for Al Nassr. It simply can be seen from their stats.
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Yesterday Al Ittihad was unable to get the full 3 points against Al Feiha. In fact, Al Ittihad almost lost this match, because in the final minutes of the match Al Ittihad actually conceded. Maybe if after that the Al Ittihad players had not made a quick counterattack and scored an equalizer, it is certain that in that match Al Ittihad would have lost to Al Feiha. In this match, Benzema and his teammates were unable to take full advantage of the opportunities they created. Even though Al Ittihad had a lot of opportunities in this match. Because in the 90 minutes of the match Al Ittihad really dominated the game very well. But because Al Ittihad's front line did not play well in this match, in the end the opportunity created was wasted.
Maybe one of the reasons Al Ittihad's front line was a little dull in this match was due to Mousa Diaby who did not play due to injury. Because usually Mousa Diaby is always able to provide very accurate crosses into the opponent's defense area and this is always a golden opportunity for Al Ittihad. But in this match there was no player who could replace his role. For this reason, for next week's match, Al Ittihad is really in big trouble. Because currently not only Mousa Diaby is injured, but Steven Bergwijn, who plays on the left wing, is also injured at the moment. So with this, it is very likely that Al Ittihad will have difficulty winning the match again.
Maybe one of the reasons Al Ittihad's front line was a little dull in this match was due to Mousa Diaby who did not play due to injury. Because usually Mousa Diaby is always able to provide very accurate crosses into the opponent's defense area and this is always a golden opportunity for Al Ittihad. But in this match there was no player who could replace his role. For this reason, for next week's match, Al Ittihad is really in big trouble. Because currently not only Mousa Diaby is injured, but Steven Bergwijn, who plays on the left wing, is also injured at the moment. So with this, it is very likely that Al Ittihad will have difficulty winning the match again.
The harsh reality is that they are now level on points with Al Hilal in the table and one more slip-up on their part will see Al Hilal move ahead and then it will be very difficult for them to overcome Al Hilal. The next games will be very important for both teams. If either team loses any of the next games and on February 22nd wins the clash involving both teams, then they will be champions. For example, if Al Hilal wins all the next games and Al Ittihad has a defeat and on February 22nd when these two teams play each other Al Hilal wins, then Al Hilal will be champions again.
And this week was an annoying week for Al Ittihad because they had to get a draw when facing one of the teams in the relegation zone, Al Feiha. They could only play with a score of 1-1 and that made their position shifted by Al Hilal, even though their number of points is the same, but Al Hilal is more productive. I don't know if this can be said to be lucky or not, because they also created an equalizer in the final minutes of the second half. I thought they would lose after Al Feiha created a goal in the 90th minute+, but they were able to equalize it 2 minutes later.
Yup Al-Ittihad match was drawn with Al-Fayha two days before and it was a disappointing finish for Al-Ittihad. Also, it was strange the both teams scored late in the game after the 90 minutes. Al-Ittihad dominated the match with 70% of the possession but that doesn't help them to improve the scoreline.
Al Feiha is one of the weakest teams as they only won a single match out of 14 played. For such a team to level with Al-Ittihad is a big achievement for them. Even Al Feiha scored first and if they had conceded the late goal they could have done the upset too.
Winning is mainstay for most of these players, they're only here to win games and lift trophies based on their topnotch profile in football. Al Nassr can actually survive without the heavy presence of keyplayers but in either ways, their presence is very compulsory and becomes valuable when the appropriate spots is hits. Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mané have contributed heavily to the growth of Al Nassr all these years playing for the club. These are the best representatives of the Knights of Najd, they're outstanding in performance and will always come out ranking top base on their impressive stats. Al Nassr are lucky enough to have these players in their club. Only Ronaldo who's always ambitious, he nets goals and everyone knows how his goals tally have upgraded the level competitive performance of the club.
True. All players must expect to win in every match. However, it is not easy for Al Nassr, they still missed points in some matches. Although Al Nassr has some top players in the world, they still can't perform consistently and win the SPL trophy. Sure, they are lucky to have Mane and Ronaldo in the attacking line. But it is not enough if Al Nassr can't improve their defense line. Ronaldo and Mane may score many goals, but they still can be defeated if Al Nassr is conceded many goals as well.Yes, in essence the balance of players that Al currently has is not good. Because if we look at the front line, Al Nasr currently has quite good players like Ronaldo and Mane. But in the midfield and at the back, Al Nasr really doesn't have players they can rely on. For this reason, this season Al Nasr was unable to get maximum results in every match. This was the main trigger because the defense and midfield were not good. So Al Nasr really has to carry out changes on a fairly large scale to make his team even better.
You're right. Al Nassr has a strong attacking line but they have bad defense line. In the defense line, they have not much strong players. Especially for the left and right backs. The only strong defender is Laporte, he can't cover all the defense line if Al Nassr relies on him only. There should be strong players for right and left backs, too. Since each Saudi club only can have limited European players, I think it is better for Al Nassr to find our strong left and right backs from local players.Regarding the midfield line, I think they have 2 good players (Brozovic and Otavio). Sure, they need 1 strong player again, it is a strong defensive midfielder. I heard a rumor that Al Nassr will sign Casemiro. Casemiro is a perfect player for the position. I hope it is not only a rumor but Casemiro really comes to Al Nassr squad.
And this week was an annoying week for Al Ittihad because they had to get a draw when facing one of the teams in the relegation zone, Al Feiha. They could only play with a score of 1-1 and that made their position shifted by Al Hilal, even though their number of points is the same, but Al Hilal is more productive. I don't know if this can be said to be lucky or not, because they also created an equalizer in the final minutes of the second half. I thought they would lose after Al Feiha created a goal in the 90th minute+, but they were able to equalize it 2 minutes later.
Previous match Al Ittihad always performed very impressively and they also managed to beat Al Hilal to get the King Cup trophy while today Al Ittihad looked very difficult against Al Feiha and were only able to equalize to 1 - 1 after Al Feiha managed to score goal first.Without goal scored, it was clear that it could be Al Ittihad defeat with the lower team but draw although better was still result that was really beyond expectations and not as everyone had predicted.
Actually, I think players cannot be a benchmark that they can get a title, because this is a team game which means all players must be able to make a big contribution or they can have solid strength in all positions. Speaking of Al Nassr, their front line is good, but if we look at the previous seasons they had problems in the back line which was quite easy to penetrate. So once again this can not only be done by a few players, but all players as a whole and if we relate it to these 2 players, then these 2 players cannot immediately give a title, because once again this is a team.
Ronaldo and Mané have played in Europe and they totally understand the pressure and knows how to handle them. Al Nassr are not in the best form to compete with Al Hilal that happen to be the best team in Saudi Arabia Pro League. They've similar comparison because both clubs have been in touch for upgrade. Al Nassr suffered from weaknesses which can be openly spotted out by oppositions. Al Nassr are fixed at the moment and we know the desiring motions of exploring these atmosphere with winnings. Al Nassr have outstanding players, players that carries the team's burden on their shoulders. We're referring to patriotic players, they've ambition to accomplish and that alone seized them up to opportunities of bettering the club.
Yes, I think Al Nassr team is quite strong in the attack department, because Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane are two experienced players and they can design any attack at any time and succeed in it. But I think the biggest weakness of Al Nassr team is revealed in the defenders, because relying on only one or two players can never guarantee a team's victory.
The responsibility falls on the whole team, but if Al Nassr defenders change the weakness very quickly, then the most needed experienced defender will be Al Nassr team will be able to give good results to the fans at any moment.
Although Al Nassr has Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane in the attacking line, the team lacks quality midfielders. The responsibility falls on the whole team, but if Al Nassr defenders change the weakness very quickly, then the most needed experienced defender will be Al Nassr team will be able to give good results to the fans at any moment.
In your eyes the defender's weakness is in my eyes the midfielder's weakness they need to improve considerably in these two positions. Strikers don't score goals because of midfielders' failures, teams don't win because of defenders' failures. As this club has enough money, if this club focuses more on their midfield position and strengthens this position as well as recruiting good quality players in defense then I believe this team will definitely be at the top next season.
I can't imagine Al Nassr having players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane and yet still can't win the league title. Well having individual brilliant players in a team is good but what wins trophy for a team is team work not individual brilliance. This same Al Nassr has won the league title when they were not as strong as they are presently. The question is what has gone wrong? I would suggest if Al Nassr wants to win titles they need to come together as one unit because other teams in the league are also getting stronger and buying top players from Europe.
This is one mistake common with most sports discussants, we tend to believe because there are some star players in certain team, the team automatically have to win the league title as their default performance should earn them such, actually it's normal to want to think that way but it's not sacrosanct that it happens that way and that's why Liverpool couldn't win the europa Last season even when having salah and other stars in the team, PSG did same seasons ago when they had messi, neymar and mbappe, so the trend goes on and so I'm not going to be surprised seeing such at Al Nassr. Beyond having star players they need a mentality that aligns with a productive winning strategy while they have good synergy between the coach and the team. I'm wondering how Al Nassr would play if they didn't have Mane and Ronaldo on this team. Checking the history of Al Nassr they had a strong team that even before Ronaldo and they won the Saudi League title but now I'm sure without players like Ronaldo and Mane they are nothing and they can't have good performances. We saw in the game against Al Akhdoud that these two players scored goals for this team.
I can't understand if Al Nassr won the title of Saudi Arabia without Ronaldo in this team before and how they can't win the title again with Ronaldo and many other players in the team like Mane.
I can't imagine Al Nassr having players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane and yet still can't win the league title. Well having individual brilliant players in a team is good but what wins trophy for a team is team work not individual brilliance. This same Al Nassr has won the league title when they were not as strong as they are presently. The question is what has gone wrong? I would suggest if Al Nassr wants to win titles they need to come together as one unit because other teams in the league are also getting stronger and buying top players from Europe.
And this week was an annoying week for Al Ittihad because they had to get a draw when facing one of the teams in the relegation zone, Al Feiha. They could only play with a score of 1-1 and that made their position shifted by Al Hilal, even though their number of points is the same, but Al Hilal is more productive. I don't know if this can be said to be lucky or not, because they also created an equalizer in the final minutes of the second half. I thought they would lose after Al Feiha created a goal in the 90th minute+, but they were able to equalize it 2 minutes later.
Previous match Al Ittihad always performed very impressively and they also managed to beat Al Hilal to get the King Cup trophy while today Al Ittihad looked very difficult against Al Feiha and were only able to equalize to 1 - 1 after Al Feiha managed to score goal first.Without goal scored, it was clear that it could be Al Ittihad defeat with the lower team but draw although better was still result that was really beyond expectations and not as everyone had predicted.
Yes, I think Al Nassr team is quite strong in the attack department, because Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane are two experienced players and they can design any attack at any time and succeed in it. But I think the biggest weakness of Al Nassr team is revealed in the defenders, because relying on only one or two players can never guarantee a team's victory.
The responsibility falls on the whole team, but if Al Nassr defenders change the weakness very quickly, then the most needed experienced defender will be Al Nassr team will be able to give good results to the fans at any moment.
Although Al Nassr has Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane in the attacking line, the team lacks quality midfielders. The responsibility falls on the whole team, but if Al Nassr defenders change the weakness very quickly, then the most needed experienced defender will be Al Nassr team will be able to give good results to the fans at any moment.
In your eyes the defender's weakness is in my eyes the midfielder's weakness they need to improve considerably in these two positions. Strikers don't score goals because of midfielders' failures, teams don't win because of defenders' failures. As this club has enough money, if this club focuses more on their midfield position and strengthens this position as well as recruiting good quality players in defense then I believe this team will definitely be at the top next season.
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