Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 158. (Read 119226 times)

Considering they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, this season has been underwhelming. You have to give Al Hilal credit for dominating the league. A few elements determine their success. They have a powerful defense led by Koulibaly. He's a beast who's improved their backline. Telles, who Al Nassr signed, is good but can't match Al Hilal's defensive strength. No doubt, Ronaldo is legendary. But even he can't carry a team against Al Hilal's well-rounded roster. I know there's been talk about him being selfish, but I think he's trying to work within the team's structure. Al Nassr can salvage something from this season in the King's Cup final, but Al Hilal will be challenging

I've heard this rumor but honestly it's nothing more than just a sensation. I still believe that Ederson will stay at Manchester City and Pep Guardiola still really needs him as the main goalkeeper. Maybe even if the Saudi league is really serious about bringing him in then it won't happen next summer and it might still take a long time to be able to recruit him.

Currently there is still no goalkeeper who can replace his role at Manchester City and even though he is still injured everything will be fine once he recovers. I believe the Saudi league is still very hungry to be able to bring in European players to boost its popularity but that is very difficult if there are no other veteran players who are approaching retirement.

Al Hilal works on their team which pay them good reward with their defense and attack, but sadly we have some issues in Al Nassr defense from the start of the season which were not coverable which give them setbacks, and they have to pay for this as well even their attack was also good and having good contribution into their success but their early loses which happen due to lack of good defense bring them down.
Now in this summer window we are expecting good changes which will make their life better, and we will have good fight at the top with Al Ahli is also having good performance which helps them for having third spot, but we are having Al Ittihad which is the worst performance and things are looking not positive for them in coming season as well.

The Al-Nassr club has not been as solid and strong as Al-Hilal this season. And all that is because Al-hilal has good balance in all lines in their squad. Al-hilal does not only strengthen the midfield and front line. Because Al-hilal also brought in a very good defender from Europe and is one of the star defenders in Europe, namely K. Koulibaly.

K.Koulibaly is one of the best defenders. He was at Napoli for quite a long time and then played at Chelsea for 1 season. So he has enough experience to help Al-Hilal's defense become very solid and strong.

Al-Nassr actually also has good defenders like Alex Telles, who has also played for big clubs in Europe. But bringing in Alex Telles doesn't seem to be enough to make Al-nassr's defense as strong as Al-hilal.

A goalkeeper who will be 31 years old in a few months and is still under contract for around two years at a big club like Manchester City, it would be impossible to accept an offer from one of the clubs in the Saudi pro league, he is still City's main goalkeeper and is not playing because of an injury, not because performance, City of course will not just let go of their main goalkeeper, there are many big clubs whose main goalkeeper stays for seasons, especially if there is no visible decline in performance then he will stay at the club.
I also read the news that Ittihad FC is eyeing this goalkeeper from Brazil along with Mohammad Salah, Salah might be possible for this club to get but Edersen doesn't seem like something that can happen this season.

I also know that Al Nassr has been one of the teams that is able to dominate in the competition for the SPL title and even Al Nassr was previously able to become champions, but this is not the same.
Now almost the whole team has perfect squad with the arrival of several European players, although some of them are not playing well according to expectations, but it shows stronger strength than the previous season.
Al Nassr also has great players but they still played badly at times and suffered 4 defeats this season and their competitor is Al Hilal who did not have single defeat.
Next season they should be able to do it and I hope to see Al Nassr really dominate by leading in points and come out as champions next season.

Last time Al Nassr was able to become champions was in the 2018/19 season and this was only very narrow difference of 1 point with Al Hilal as runners-up.

The transfer market is definitely waiting for big transfers in the next season. Saudi Arabian clubs must not sit on the front transfer market, they must buy quality star players from European clubs. I have already received many news where several clubs are going to terminate the contracts of their various players, in case those players do not get a place in a European club or if they do not like the offer of a European club, they can come to Saudi Arabia. Since Ronaldo's arrival, players from European clubs have started coming to Saudi Arabia and hopefully this season will be no exception. There are other clubs like Al Nasser, Al Hilal, Al Ittihad etc. They must sign quality stars from Europe to increase the strength of their club and increase the competition with other clubs.

I see that Cristiano Ronaldo is not as selfish as what you say, he also helps his teammates. Are you saying he is selfish because he is the top scorer now? In my opinion, he actually helped his colleagues, especially in improving their mentality. But actually I have heard this for a long time, that Ronaldo is a selfish player and so on. I also don't want to blame it, because we also definitely have different points of view, which gives rise to different opinions.

This season there is only one more chance for Al Nassr to win the title, namely by winning the King's Cup final against Al Hilal. But therein lies the problem, the team they will face is Al Hilal, which is difficult for them to beat. However, they also have quite good capital now, because they managed to hold Al Hilal to a draw in their last meeting, so that might give rise to hope of being able to beat Al Hilal.

Since we are getting to the summer and the transfer window there are more rumors about the new players coming to join the Saudi League and other than players like Salah we are sure about them the are some players linked to this League.
Ederson the goalkeeper of Manchester City is also linked to the Saudi League however this goalkeeper can even choose to stay in the top team for more years. He lost the game against West Ham recently because getting injured from his eye in the game they had against Tottenham.

Al Ittihad hasn't been good to Benzema. He hasn't found his groove there, it's obvious. Rumor has it that he's at odds with the club's administration and the atmosphere. You must change when unhappy. Home and familiar Lyon could be a nice move. Lyon must consider this through. Even when not at his best, Benzema will be expected to do well. Risks can pay off big time for them. Now, Karim wants to be happy. The conclusion. Now, Al Ittihad may win. He's a significant earner, so letting him go if he's not performing could be prudent. It's business. You have to let go sometimes. No personal animosity, only club interests.

The final match will take place in the next few days and it will be impossible for Al Nassr to catch up with Al Hilal's points, but I'm not sure whether next season Al Nassr will be able to be superior to Al Hilal because in every aspect, Al Hilal is far superior to Al Nassr, their game strategy is much better and there are no players who are too special in their team, while Al Nassr still has Cristiano who is quite selfish on the field, Al Nassr has spent a lot of money to buy Cristiano, so it's natural that they want a trophy.

Currently SPL only has one game left and all remaining matches will be played simultaneously on May 28 or precisely on Tuesday this week, currently Al Hillal is quite firmly at the top of the table and of course the league trophy is officially theirs, while Al Nassr who do have Ronaldo in their squad must settle for second place this season,  Ronaldo still shows his prowess as a world-class striker by becoming the top scorer of SPL this season, but unfortunately indeed all of Ronaldo's achievements this season have not been able to bring Al Nassr to win the SPL trophy or the Asian Champions League.

This season Al Nassr have one chance left to win the championship trophy but it will still be very difficult in my opinion because they have to face Al Hillal in the final, the Saudi Arabian King's Cup is the only chance Ronaldo and Al Nassr win the championship trophy this season, although it is difficult but I think Al Nassr and Ronaldo still have a great chance to get it,  Talking about the schedule of the final played, I think maybe you a little behind the information in that regard, from some sports media and also football websites such as Fotmob and Livescorer there has actually been a definite schedule that has been listed, the Saudi Arabian King Final between Al Hillal and Al Nassr will be played on Saturday, June 1.   

The fact that we still do not have a date for the kings cup final is a bit weird. We are at near the end of the season and it is going to be within the next 2 weeks for sure, probably within like a week, it is not like it is going to be all that complicated. They should have already known this, the fact that it is not official yet is still beyond bonkers. In the end, that will be the last game that Ronaldo could win a cup this season and they should probably look at that as a good game to probably get a win.

So, everyone is waiting to see when that will happen, it must be a very good game, I do not expect either team to play a bad game, it has to be something that will take a while and could be very good in the end for sure.

Still too early for predicting Karim Benzema future will return back to European team or not for next season, not any official confirmation yet from Karim Benzema will leaves Al Ittihad for next season after getting bad perform for the first season.
I think Karim Benzema still need time for adapting well with culture or weather of Saudi pro league competition, seems he can perform well for next season if still longer with Al Ittihad.
Having much salary I don't sure Karim Benzema will leave Al Ittihad for next season, difficult to get the same amount of salary payment if return to European team exactly Real Madrid have right replacement for attacking line and lack possibility will sign back Karim Benzema.

Al Nassr will have to push again next season because there's more to accomplish on their end. This season was probably nothing like the previous one, everything turning out to play out smooth but the current status of the club needs improvement. Although they've made crucial signings to the club, Cristiano Ronaldo who have been battling with the top rivals but happens they're always behind because their best is not good enough to match with Al Hilal.

These two teams have a very clear gap, both based on standings ranking and based on the depth of their respective teams' squads. Moreover, currently Al Hilal has the ambition to finish its match in the last week without defeat. As a coach, of course Jorge Jesus wants his team to achieve a perfect unbeaten record this season in the Saudi Pro League. referring to the match against Al Wehda this week, even though Al Hilal is playing away from home, it doesn't seem like a big problem for Jorge Jesus' team to finish this competition with a win. Apart from that, there appears to be a clear gap based on the odds provided by the betting exchange. which means, theoretically Al Hilal has a high probability of winning the last match to close their battle throughout this season.

If you bet on the 1×2 option, Al Hilal odds are @1.19. Do you think this is an ideal option to bet on? Maybe, but you have to budget a fairly large bankroll. anyway, for me it's not worth it. maybe you can choose another option, for example Handicap with -2 @1.87.  that means, Al Hilal must score a minimum of 3 goals. Likewise with the Under/Over option, 3.5 goals or under can be an option if you want to involve betting. but with the srayat, will there be 4 goals in this match. if you believe in something, you can vote for it. Regarding the team, it is clear that Al Hilal has a great chance of winning the match.

The Saudi Kings Cup will be the only trophy Al-Nassr team can win this season especially after they have lost out on the league. So I see them being able to give Al-Hilal some trouble and especially with the way they have improved in recent time, you can begin to get scared for Al-Hilal. ⁠Al-Hilal have been very dominant in this title as they have been able to win it over 10 times as compared to just 6 for Al-Nassr. Also the way Al-Hilal haven’t lost a game yet is a big sign that this final will be one very tough battle.

 The final will see both teams wanting to bring their games and for Al-Nassr they will be bidding to be able to end the unbeaten run of Al-Hilal this season. Al Hilal have been able to defeat Al-Nassr this season, you don’t expect the later to just take this match lightly going by this stat.

 Of course based on form and history Al-Hilal have the better chance and the betting odds will be to their favour. Al-Nassr will want to rewrite that and dish out a surprising match, so you can expect this match to be real tensed for both teams and I wish Al-Nassr will get the victory.

Kross? It's impossible to happen. He plans to retire from football following Euro 2024 and he will not continue to play in another club. I've heard that this has been planned by him for a few years ago. Kross is willing to retire when still at his peak performance and in real madrid, he has no plan to end his career when his perforance was declining. It will be a nice momentum to retire from professional football if Madrid wins the game against Dortmund, im hoping madrid to take the UCL for kross soon.
That will be some tasty trophies for Kroos before he retires from football and it will also add more achievmeents on his career. I appreciate what Krooss does. He is honoring his word if he intends to retire when the time comes. I'm really happy with his performance. He has been giving 22 trophies for real madrid since he came to the club. No doubt that he was a legend for madrid.

Kross was never interested in continuing to play in the absence of European competition. It is impossible for him to compete in the Saudi Pro League. He is usually constant in his statements; I remember him criticizing Ronaldo for playing in the Saudi Pro League.
Kross has possibly blacklisted the Saudi Professional League. It's too good to be true to expect him to go there. Kross was not a money whore.

If I'm not mistaken, Lyon was his first team before Real Madrid looked at him and if these rumors are true then he could return home again. He will return to the club that has made his name and this will also be Benzema's last adventure before finally deciding to retire.

However, I am quite sure that for now he is still quite at home with Al-Ittihad and even if he leaves he will definitely wait until his contract ends with Al-Ittihad. It would definitely be a shame if he broke his contract with Al-Ittihad considering his salary per season is so large and he can do it again with Lyon when everything is finished.

There's no need to expect that to happen next season, Al-Nassr has always been one of the challengers in the SPL title race for the past 4 seasons, so we don't need to worry about their performance. They're just unlucky this season because Al-Hilal has a performance that's above them. After all, Al-Hilal isn't a weak team, even before we knew about the SPL, Al-Hilal had already dominated this league.

I just hope that Al-Nassr can have a better performance than Al-Hilal next season, because it's quite unfortunate that they have various star players there but have never won the SPL since the 2019/2020 season until now.