Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 143. (Read 119171 times)

Based on its popularity, there is no doubt that the Saudi Pro League is now increasingly known throughout the world but based on the quality it has not been fully proven because none of the clubs from the Saudi Pro League have reached the final of the Asian Champions League they are unable to compete with other Asian teams. Al-Nassr lost in the quarter finals and Al-Hilal lost in the semi-finals, this is proof that they have not been able to dominate the competition in the Asian region. There may be many reasons to answer this question but let's see in the next season when the Saudi Pro League teams brought in more top European players.

Al Hilal and Al Nassr have become the representative clubs to be proven elite when we talk about Saudi Pro League clubs. They're capable of facing European clubs and even go as far as matching stats and stellar performance with them. I've never for a day underestimate the performance of SPL clubs because they've grown their squad by adding European players that are big names and made football easy. We can mentioning their names, we talk about Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr and among others.

If I'm not mistaken, the Saudi Pro League transfer window opens in early July and closes in mid-September, which means there are currently no signings. However, I think every club will try to establish communication with the players they are targeting, especially with star players in the top five European leagues. Financially, it seems like Saudi Pro League clubs won't have any problems, especially those under PIF, they could even spend a lot of money to break unreasonable transfer records. The image of the Saudi Pro League is getting better now, but with Al Hilal undefeated throughout the season, competitive competition has not yet fully occurred.

It must be admitted that Al Nassr has many shortcomings this season, they have to improve the depth of their squad, especially the defense line, it would be useless if can Ronaldo scored 100 goals in one season. If Al Nassr does not change manager, at least they have to buy quality players in the transfer window, so that next season they can appear more consistent and be ready to compete closely with Al Hilal. Meanwhile, transfer movements may become more intense towards the end of this month, while currently there are not many rumors circulating regarding European stars who are planning to be recruited for next season.

More precisely, Neymar started twice in his three matches. After that, he suffered a long injury for almost a season. Now, several rumors report that Neymar will leave Al Hilal. Whether it's true or not, I haven't read the report carefully. Moreover, I have not heard any official news issued by either party. Speaking of Al Hilal, the team coached by Jorge Jesus can be said to be in its glory phase without being defeated until the end of this season. some of the newcomers they brought in, fit in very well and played with their best performance. Apart from that, the combination of old players and newcomers finds a strong bond so that they always almost achieve a very good match. several midfielders, pivots, also contributed greatly, as did the Al Hilal defense line who played with great discipline. Plus, Bono as a goalkeeper appeared with his best performance, especially in the King's Cup Final match against Al Nassr.

In the Al Nassr camp, they are actually a strong team. On the front line there is Ronaldo who is still strong, apart from that, Mane can also replace Ronaldo's role apart from playing on the wing. Unfortunately, Talisca suffered an injury which affected their performance in attack. one thing I don't know, why Al Nassr loaned Seko Fotana. In fact, Fotana would be ideal as a partner with Brozovic. Apart from that, Al Nassr needs a defender who is strong enough to help the two existing European players. Next season, Luis Casto must carefully bring in new arrivals and let go of players who don't contribute. that way, maybe the competition between these two teams will be more exciting than before.

Yes, in fact what happens is that wherever CR7 is they always put a lot of emphasis on him because he is a very emblematic player and he always makes the difference, or what happens is that there should be a team that is also something like Madrid was in his time when he played, of course it is an older team but it lacks many things from European football, however I have seen that Arab football is getting stronger and stronger, and that is something that I like, therefore I see that they can make a difference if they bring in players like Modric, De Bruyne, who there is a lot of speculation that they could go to Saudi football, also MARCELO, it would really be crazy.

It is very strange that the Saudi clubs are not very active in this transfer window, I don't know why the Saudi clubs are not making big signings, perhaps they think that with the current foreign players who are playing in the Saudi clubs it is already enough to give the Saudi league a good image or are the Saudis saving money and no longer want to spend the same amount of money as in the past? Or is the Saudi market still not opening? There are many questions I have. but I'm sure of one thing about these questions: if Al Nassr doesn't hire another coach who is a coach with great achievements in the European leagues, then next season Al Nassr won't be able to achieve anything, especially if Al Hilal keeps the same squad and the same coach

It is clear that what Neymar shows is no longer the same as when he was at Barcelona, ​​in fact I saw that the decline had already occurred when he was at Paris Saint Germain. And now when he is in the Saudi Pro League even he can only watch his teammates play because he has been suffering from injuries all season. I don't know if it's just me or what, and I also don't mean to discredit the Brazilian player. However, I see that they have a lifestyle that ultimately influences their game.

Once again I don't mean to discredit them, but we can see how many Brazilian players have ended up in unpleasant situations. Again, this is related to their lifestyle outside, which in my opinion lacks control. True, I have no right to control their lives, or anything else. But as professional athletes, they should be able to control that more.

I think Neymar is now totally different than his performance in PSG or even in Barcelona, and i agree that he is not really care about his career anymore. His wealth is already enough for him. So i the way he play now is showing that he is only play for his passion and spending time before decided to end his career, or maybe the reason he is still playing soccer is keep getting sponsorship for his resources.

If i was him, maybe i'm not want going to move, it is so comfort zone that maybe not only for me, but everyone wants it too, doesn't it?

Of course, we also hope that Neymar can return to playing next season. because it will further enliven the tight competition in the SPL. And to be honest, I always hope that these European stars can meet and face each other on the field. Because it would be very interesting if C.Ronaldo could reminisce about fighting Neymar on the field. It will be an atmosphere like when C.Ronaldo was at Real Madrid and against Neymar when he was still at Barcelona. And I hope next season they meet again.

Neymar's condition is definitely getting better now. And he will definitely be better prepared next season. And well, hopefully he doesn't get injured again. Because if that happens, many people will definitely be disappointed. Even Neymar himself would definitely be disappointed if that happened. Reportedly, Neymar should be ready to return to playing on the field around August. But of course he will need more training to get his body used to returning to its best condition on the field.

Signing Neymar is a gamble because of his injury-prone nature. For the past three seasons, the Brazilian has been inconsistent on the pitch because of injury. And Al-Hilal certainly knew that buying him was a risk and decided to take it. For now, he is giving the club the media attention and other off-the-pitch benefits until he recovers fully.


The Brazilian striker is a gifted and exceptional player who can singlehandedly make some difference on the pitch. So the club will be very happy to have him back in the team. I also hope that with the few games in the Saudi Arabia league, he will not be prone to injuries anymore. There have been speculations that the major reason why players get injured in some top European leagues is due to too many games. Some of them don't have enough rest to relax their muscles and nerves. Others are administered painkillers even when they are injured just for them to feature in games. Al-hilal will keep dominating the SPL until other clubs develop their squad.

Yes, Al-Hilal is unlucky because Neymar can only play for 5 matches, but of course we can't blame anyone and I agree with you because Neymar definitely doesn't want to get injured, but yes, of course Neymar also definitely wants to play for Al-Hilal, but Yes, because of the injury he suffered while playing for Brazil, he ended up having to rest for a long time.

 but yes, fortunately Jorge Jesus' team performed well and won many titles even without Neymar. Yes, next season of course Neymar has the potential to play and of course he will definitely be excited, but yes, what I'm most afraid of is that he will get it again injured but yes I personally also hope he doesn't get injured again and to be honest Fans Al-Hilal definitely misses Neymar returning to play for Al-hilal because Al-hilal has signed him with a large salary and he is a star player so his appearance is definitely eagerly awaited.

It looks like the Al-Hilal squad will be even stronger if Neymar returns to defend Al-Hilal. Of course, Al-Nassr in the coming season must prepare strong players, especially in defense, so that they can compete fiercely with Al-Hilal again.

I think it's a bit impossible if, for example, Al Hilal sells Neymar when his injury has recovered. The reason is, the injury suffered by Neymar was quite detrimental to Al Hilal. The reason is that this season Neymar only appeared for a few weeks. But we need to remember, the reason Al Hilal brought in Neymar was not just so that Al Hilal could become a great team. However, another reason Al Hilal brought in Neymar was because they wanted to make the team's reputation and name even more famous in the world. So in my personal opinion, it would be impossible if, for example, Neymar was sold Al Hilal even though he could play again.

Because if Al Hilal immediately sells Neymar when his injury has recovered, it could be said that Al Hilal will suffer even greater losses. Because, of course, Al Hilal was said to only be Neymar's shelter when he was injured. So once Neymar recovers from his injury, I'm sure he will return to being a first team player for Al Hilal. Because of course Al Hilal will not waste the expensive contract it gave Neymar, so that when Neymar can play again, Al Hilal will definitely make good use of it.

And talking about Al Hilal's performance which is still good even though Neymar is not there. This is true, because Al Hilal's currently contains quite strong players. Even before players from Europe like Mitrovic entered, Al Hilal was already the greatest team in the Saudi Arabian league. So it is not surprising that even now Al Hilal is still the greatest team in the Saudi Arabian league. For this reason, if for example Neymar has recovered from his injury, he can play again with Al Hilal. And surely Al Hilal will be stronger and unbeatable in the Saudi Arabian League.

Al Hilal team has been performing well in these seasons since past times.  But only a few matches Neymar participated in the competition, but until now, Al Hilal team has performed well without Neymar. 
Al Hilal's opposite side Al Naser is the only strong side in the Saudi pro-league, but Al Hilal's team has performed well. The attack department of Al Hilal team is much stronger nowadays than in the past, and the defense departments perform much better which is why they are occupying the points table till now.

I think what is happening to Neymar right now is not meant to deceive Al Hilal because any player definitely doesn't want to get injured and not contribute to the club. Bad luck is not on the calendar and what Neymar experienced at the start of the season is a disaster for himself. It's natural that he was bought at a high price because he was a PSG star player whose market value was quite high at that time and Al Hilal bought him with a transfer fee which was quite fantastic. Even though Al Hilal had not had the chance to feel Neymar's contribution in its entirety but Al Hilal was still able to perform well with the players he had and was able to win prestigious titles and achieve treble winners, an extraordinary achievement.

But it wouldn't be fair if Al Hilal's success this season had anything to do with Neymar even though Neymar himself didn't contribute, although in fact it doesn't rule out the possibility that Neymar is still included in Al Hilal's player list, at least Al Hilal still thinks Neymar exists and Neymar must return the favor by proving his performance. Next season, it is likely that he will soon return to the squad because he was absent for a full season. Hopefully his injury doesn't happen again because he is one of the players who is prone to injury even since he was at PSG.

Neymar will come back. He is really committing with his contract. He will not leave from the club. Neymar has fully explained that. It was really disappointed how he was only playing fewer games last season but this time will be very different compared to the last season. Neymar is coming back again at this time. He has promised al hilal to win more trophies for the club. Al  hilal is not seriously need neymar at this moment but he can be additional attackers to destroy hilal's opponent next season. It can be seen from how al hilal is really comitting to keep neymar instead of cut his contract.

https://www.goal.com/lists/injured-neymar-makes-trophy-vow-after-al-hilal-win-king-s-cup-against-cristiano-ronaldo-s-al-nassr/bltac7abf0b13c85a91#cs8eb4f8a53e816366

Look at neymar's statement a few days ago. He has cleared everything related to the his future. Meymar is staying for another season. Keep in your mind that neymar will not be leaving from the club. He stays for another season this time. He will be stupid enough to miss a big payment from al hilal.
Neymar will not leave from the club.

Jorge Jesus' squad is really great this season, he really won a lot of titles. His performance in the SPL was indeed strong and he had never lost once, but Al-Nassr in the semifinal round of the Al-nassr super cup was also thwarted by Al-hilal who ultimately Al-nassr did not advance to the final and in the end Al-hilal became the super cup champion because they managed to beat Ittihad in the final.

Honestly, I was moved when I saw Al-Nassr's final match against Al-Hilal in the King's Cup because at that time it was a good moment for Al-Nassr to win the title. and to be honest, the match was fierce because both teams were equally strong, which ultimately resulted in it having to end in a penalty shootout. but unfortunately Al-nassr had to swallow the bitter pill again because they lost in the penalty shootout and of course Al-nassr was again thwarted by Al-hilal.

and I was very sad when I saw Cristiano Ronaldo crying because Al-nassr failed to win the title again. Are you all also sad when you saw Ronaldo crying? but of course my  hope Cristiano Ronaldo can bring Al-nassr to become champions in the coming season.

Source: https://bola.okezone.com/amp/2024/06/01/51/3015887/cristiano-ronaldo-menangis-tersedu-sedu-al-nassr-puasa-gelar-lagi-usai-ditumbangkan-al-hilal-di-final-piala-raja-arab-saudi-2023-2024?page=2

This season has really been season without any titles for Ronaldo with Al Nassr and all he got was the golden boot trophy for his achievements as the SPL top scorer, maybe this title is not very important but it can give Ronaldo sense of satisfaction.
It is possible that they will optimize their performance in next season competition considering that next season will be Ronaldo last season if there is no extension.
Moreover, Al Nassr also looks like they will bring in top European players again who can help them fight for the title.
At least this season experience of only being runner-up and losing several times to Al Hilal, who have SPL champion status, can provide important lessons for preparation for next season so that it can be much stronger.

Al Nassr opportunity this season was lost because Al Hilal never once lose and were always able to save points from every match they played, this is what makes Al Nassr find it quite difficult to beat Al Hilal.

When is Neymar going to be fit again to play?

I heard that he might even miss almost the first half of the next season because of his knee injury. The way he is going about it, I think he actually might not be able to play in the World Cup. Mind you, during the next 2026 World Cup, he is going to be only 34 years old. I guess he is just earning too much money by sitting on his ass to actually care about his career anymore. He has not done anything for his team in the Saudi Pro League and still has been able to win the Saudi title and also the King Cup of Champions trophy. When you are getting paid like him and also winning silverware by absolutely doing nothing, you are not going to want to move, would you? There was a time when I said that Neymar was a prince who was never able to wear his crown. But now I will say that Neymar is a prince who never actually wanted to wear his crown.

Why Al Hilal needs to loan him? If Neymar is not needed in the club, Al Hilal should sell him.
Al Hilal already has great attackers, they don't need to add another attacker. If Neymar played, it even makes the team playing not a very solid as a team. Neymar played quite individual, it is not suitable with the nature of Al Hilal team. The coach must consider many things if he wants to put Neymar in the starting lineup.

Yes, Neymar also very often gets injured. It is not good for his career, he can't contribute consistently in Al Hilal. Neymar is no longer a young player, it is better to sell him if there is an offer from other teams. If in 1 season he only played 5 matches, it is detrimental for Al Hilal. Neymar has a high salary in Al Hilal, Neymar just burden the financial of Al Hilal.

History of Neymar injuries



Source: transfermarkt

Years ago when they couldn't spend this huge amount of money, no one could even imagine seeing one day this country can even host the players like Ronaldo and this could be a joke to say this player started playing in this league but now they are getting developed fast as you said while the only reason for this development is mostly the more money they can spend for their teams.
However the goal for them is higher than just winning the Saudi League title or the AFC Champions League title, they want to attract more attention to their country and this can be some kind of investment for them to hire this player as you say they are now hosting the World Cup.