Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 198. (Read 111994 times)

I'm thinking about the key to success in Al Hilal and how they won the games during this season and had much better performances even than a team like Al Nassr with all the superstars they had in this team.
To be honest, when Al Hilal lost Neymarbeacuse of getting injured while playing for Brazil, I was thinking Al Hilal couldn't have a good performance anymore after this player but I think Al Hilal was not even counting on Neymar because even without Neymar, Al Hilal had perfect performance in the games we saw from them.
However since they have a good financial situation, I think Al Hilal will think about seeking another player to fill the place of Neymar at the end of this season.

I can agree that the defense of Al Nassr is still weak. Among the top 8 of Saudi League, Al Nassr becomes the team that got biggest conceded goals (33 goals). It is very different with Al Hilal which only got 12 conceded goals. According to the number of conceded goals, it is very clear that Al Nassr has very weak defenders. I don't know if it is related to the quality of the defenders or it is the impact of the tactic/strategy used in the match.

Sure, Al Nassr must focus to buy strong defenders in the next transfer season. To win the title, they don't only need strong attackers but they also need to have tough defenders, too. You are right that having great attackers will be useless if they don't have strong defenders. The coach of Al Nassr must know how to build a strong defense, it is also a crucial thing for the team.

Well, he's saying that he is happy. But we all know that he would have been more happy if he was playing in a club that is taking part in bigger competitions. Don't get me wrong, if through him, Al Nassr can actually go forward and Play in the Champions League, it is going to be incredible. But they will have to show incredible performance for that as well. But one thing I will say is that he is definitely more happy than he was at Manchester United.

I honestly believe that Saudi league didn't really expected something like this to happen, when they offered players a lot of money they assumed that people would worship them, and the money would be the reason. They have never imagined that they would pay people a lot of money, and still be disliked by those same people, after all if you are paying them a lot, they should love you right?

Well, life isn't that simple, you can pay as much as you want, and they will just take your money and laugh at your face and not play well or say they are injured or just leave whenever they want to. If you do not want players like that, find players like Ronaldo who would be glad to take the money and glad to see love, and will fight for you, find those players, not Benzema type of players.

Al Itithad is doing what they can, because is really complicated for the manager and the rest of the team the feel of having a magnificent star like Benzema and instead of this being a plus he is making all to being a counterweight for the team, so having their in the 4º position is a lot in this conditions.

Al Hilal will host Damac FC next week, I predict Al Hilal will win this match again. Even though their opponents are quite good opponents, they have just won again after losing many times in the previous 4 matches. Everyone knows that Al Hilal this season is undefeated, they are the most productive club and also they are a club that has a very solid defense. Maybe Damac will just try to hold them off, so at least they can get 1 point in this difficult match. But I personally don't believe they will be able to do that.

Meanwhile, the other match will be very interesting, because in that match, Al Ahli, who is in 3rd place, will meet Al Nassr, who is in 2nd place. There is not much difference between the two clubs that will compete, especially since Al Nassr has just had to suffer defeat in their last match. Al Ahli will act as hosts, which is a big advantage for them. I believe this match will be interesting. However, it is quite difficult to determine who can win this match considering that the two clubs that will meet are not much different.

In my opinion, it is impossible for Al Nassr to win a trophy this season, even though Ronaldo and his colleagues are consistent in the remaining matches this season, it is not certain that Al Hilal will experience a decline in performance in the future. 23 weeks have passed, Al Hilal has not been touched by defeat, with the point difference already established and not many matches remaining, it is reasonable to say that Al Hilal will win the SPL trophy this season.

Al Nassr best hope is to win the Asian Champions League trophy, but they must be able to turn things around in the second leg against Al Ain in the quarter finals. Even though they are not really favored there, that is the opportunity available which they have to fight to achieve. Al Hilal presence in the Asian Champions League also poses a threat to Al Nassr, if both of them are able to qualify for the semi finals.

According to my personal assumption, this season Al Nasr still has hope of winning the Saudi Arabian domestic league. However, the current problem is that Al Nasr cannot maintain maximum consistency in every match he plays. A big example, a few days ago Al Nasr was made to submit to a club like Al Raed. So to be honest, if you look at Al Nasr's current condition, I have very little doubt that Al Nasr can win the Saudi Arabian domestic league this season.

Because of the factors that make it a little difficult for Al Nasr to penetrate the top ranking in the Saudi Arabian League. Apart from that, there are several other factors that make it difficult for Al Nasr to reach the top of the SPL. And these factors are

• As we know, currently Al Nasr is very far behind Al Hilal. Whether it's in terms of points or in terms of wins. Because if you look at the difference in terms of points, Al Nasr has a 12 point difference with Al Hilal and this will of course be very difficult for Al Nasr to catch up with.
• Then the second factor, currently there are only 7 matches remaining for Al Nasr in the SPL. So it will definitely be very difficult for Al Nasr to unseat Al Hilal even though in every match Al Nasr continues to win. Because if Al Nasr can win the remaining matches, it is certain that Al Hilal will definitely be the same.
• Then the third factor, in the remaining matches this season, Al Nasr will also face Al Hilal again. So this match will definitely be very difficult for Al Nasr. Because in the last meeting Al Nasr lost to Al Hilal.

So if you look at these factors, in my personal opinion the possibility that Al Nasr will win the Saudi Arabian domestic league (SPL), is very small.

You accurately contrasted Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal's defense. Even with great offense, a club can only go so far without a solid defense. With all its attacking talent, Al-Nassr still loses matches owing to this gap. Al-Hilal's excellent defense and efficient goal-scoring distinguih them.

I feel Al-Nassr must rebuild its defense to fight for the title next season. They need good defenders and defensive cooperation. Its not only about individual talent but how well the unit repels attacks. Once they correct this, they should be able to challenge Al-Hilal for the league crown.

This is no longer an open secret and most people already know about the current problems. Benzema was repeatedly exposed to pressure from Al-Ittihad fans and honestly that was not a good thing for a great player like Benzema. But on the other hand, we also cannot defend Benzema, who is experiencing a decline in performance and he seems more courageous in facing existing problems. In fact, even if he is criticized, it is natural and he just needs to stand up to prove it.

Coach Marcelo Gallardo should also be more familiar with Benzema considering that Al-Ittihad spent a lot of money to recruit Benzema. He is a big asset for the club and they should often discuss it during training or after the match if there is something that is bothering him. What is clear is that I hope that all parties will have the courage to face existing problems and find solutions together.

At the moment Al Nassr should forget about the SPL and focus all their attention on the Asian Champions League, trailing 1-0 does not seem to be the aggregate that makes Al Nassr's chances closed, with the current squad and of course having great motivation to revive the hope of getting a trophy will make Al Nassr play all out in the second leg match later,  I think one goal on aggregate is not a difficult thing for Al Nassr to chase him, especially the second leg they will play at home.

I think we are too far away to talk about the final and meet Al Hillal because so far I see maybe one of the Arab teams will be eliminated by an Asian team like Yokohama or Ulsan Hd who are playing quite impressive in the Asian Champions League at the moment, I personally might be a little doubtful if Al Nassr and Al Hillal will be able to meet arab other team in the final , because possible against other teams who are also very consistent and have a performance Good until now, especially the team from Japan and Korean.

agreed with this analysis as much as people rooting for al nassr to win just because RONALDO but he is OLD can't carry entire team.
al nassr just lost their opportunity to win the trophy because there is team that is just better and consistent as you said, even though we all know how goated ronaldo is but we all know he is not in his prime.
arguably al hilal has expected to win the trophy the team simply made up of good players if neymar consistently presence it will definitely break the league stomping any team out there.
but well feel free to surprise me al nassr maybe im wrong but im sure as heck im not.

I'm sorry I misunderstood your previous opinion.
Yes, it is true that the biggest problem and the difference between Al Hilal and Al Nassr is only in the strength of the two clubs, like Al Hilal which is very solid, almost all the players have chemistry with each other, while Al Nassr is still in a very strong state in the attack line but the defense line is not. strong enough to withstand attacks in every match so it is natural that now we will always see Al Hilal always superior and guaranteed to lift the trophy because Al Hilal has quite perfect players compared to other clubs even though Al Nassr has Ronaldo and Sadio Mane but that's only regarding the attack line and Al Nassr still needs a lot of quality players to add to the defense line.

Maybe next season we will see how Al Nassr will make changes and if next season Al Nssr makes big changes to the defense line, we will definitely see improvements that are good enough to get the Saudi pro league title and be able to compete with Al Hilal.
If there are no changes to the defense it looks like next season will just end the same as this season.

Al Nassr no longer has any hope of being able to catch Al Hilal in the title competition, they can be said to have lost their chance this season because their arch rival Al Hilal plays more consistently than themselves. So Al Nassr is only able to be in second place this season because it is impossible to catch Al Hilal with the distance getting longer, but Al Nassr also has to be more careful because if he is not able to maintain his consistency then Al Ahli could overtake him because the difference in points with Al Ahli which was originally 9 points has become 6 points now.
Without Talisca, Al Nassr's performance is not optimal because basically these three players are really needed by Al Nassr in every match they face without the presence of one of them, of course it affects their balance.

To win this trophy is not an easy thing for Al Nassr even though they also appear strong there because there are still Al Ittihad and Al Hilal, their big rivals in the Saudi League. But if in the end Al Ittihad is eliminated first when facing Al Hilal then they will be quite tough competitors for Al Nassr it is Al Hilal because this club is the most consistent, even though they did not meet at the start but if Al Nassr's opponent in the final is Al Hilal I am not sure Al Nassr will be able to beat him because we have seen Al Hilal's extraordinary performance when they beat Al Nassr this season in several meetings.

these two teams have almost equal performance, only Al Fateh is luckier in being in a better position than Al Khaleej.
In the first half Al Fateh was unable to score and when entering the second half Al Khaleej actually got 1 additional score so the position became 0-2 for Al Khaleej.
and when Al Khaleej was able to score from the contributions of Ezequiel Lopez and Khaled Narey surprisingly Al Fateh managed to score 1 score but it was very bad to see the score being scored when approaching the final minutes so it was difficulty to share the score in the end.
Al Fateh made a lot of mistake, not being able to controls the ball well, so he often failed to shoot the ball towards Al Khaleej goals.
bad result at home Al Fateh are not able to get achievement that looks impressive and if Al Fateh continue to performed like this I am not sure I can get a safe position in the standing.

Its wrong argument with Al Nassr's players not motivate for playing the domestic league matches although with their possibilities for winning domestic almost close. Al Nassr need to win for all matches left to secure their 2nd standings position and get qualify to AFC Champion League next season, how bad happening if loss on all matches left and their standings drop from the AFC Champion League spot place? Actually difficult to catch up Al Hilal current points behind 12 points left, but SPL left 11 matches and there are have many points can take by Al Nassr exactly both team will face each other on matchday 32.
There are not impossible for Al Nassr if can consistent their performance on matches left and wish the other SPL team can stop the three points from Al Hilal.

It's pretty obvious that Ronaldo had a good season despite not winning a trophy, but he can still win the Saudi Pro League's top scorer award. His club played so poorly against Al Hilal that I assumed Hilal would win everything. It starts with the SPL and the AFC Champions League. Ronaldo's personality is rather temperamental, and he disliked this moment so much when his club will not be able to get a single trophy this season. He will despise it if he finishes the season without a trophy, as that would be his lowest achievement this season with al nassr.

Adding Neymar to the club basically gives Al Hilal more problems because we all know how bad Neymar's behavior is. I strongly disagree with al Hilal's decision to spend a lot of money to recruit him from PSG. Al Hilal is enough to win everything with Mitrovic and Savic, who were key players from Lazio and Fulham.
They improved a lot after joining the Saudi Pro League. Al nassr needs to buy several defenders players next season to ensure they will have satisfied performance compared to the current season.

Al Hilal is the only team that has no weak spot.

I think we can say that Al Nassr has buried their dream to win the trophy of Saudi League this season. They seem have no more motivation to play in SPL matches because it is impossible to catch Al Hilal in the top of the standings. Without Talisca, Ronaldo and Mane can't contribute a lot in the match. Ronaldo and Mane failed scoring a single goal until the match ended. I see their a decrease in the performance of Al Nassr players as the whole. Now, I think we can stop to talk about the chance for Al Nassr winning the trophy.

Yep, the only hope to win the trophy is in AFC champion league. Unfortunately, it won't be easy because Al Nassr is 1 goal behind in the aggregate. But I'm sure there is still a chance for Al Nassr to continue until the final round. I just expect that Al Nassr won't meet Al Hilal before the final round. If it happens, Al Nassr may be eliminated by Al Hilal in semi-final.

Sometimes in the bad performance a player needs a reason to cover it but we must not forget that the fact is Benzema is an old player and cannot be compared with Ronaldo even though both are old players but have different abilities, the team must have realized that there is a risk of injury when recruiting old players and we also know that they have other reasons when bringing old players one of them is to promote the Saudi Pro League to the outside world, so don't be surprised if the club owner will retain players like Benzema at the club.

Benzema may still stay in the Saudi Pro League for the next 1-2 seasons his presence is still needed even though he is not a mainstay player but as an attraction from outside Saudi Arabia we know Benzema has fans, so this is what the Saudi pro League needs and align with their plans for promotion.

Since Benzema joined Al Ittihad, he couldn't really have a good relationship with the fans and they are angry to see his performance because Benzema was mostly injured or was not in the good form and this made Al Ittihad fans to even think about being against Benzema.
Also, the poor performance of Al Ittihad made their coach Marcelo Gallardo to think about stopping working with this French player but recently in the conference after the last game, Marcelo Gallardo said he doesn't have any problem with Marcelo Gallardo and they had a normal relationship.