Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 203. (Read 112019 times)

When crucial players that impacts a club doesn't fall in shape, the weaknesses of a particular club failed to enchanced and led open to defeats. A perfect illustration for Al Nassr and their crucial players. Ronaldo and Talisca are the main pillars for the winnings of Al Nassr this season and if both of them are not available or in good shape, only then we can start witnessing the poor performance of the club. I know they will rise back to accumulate winning scores because they're the promising club to end second position on SPL table following the footsteps of Al Hilal.


Long before now, I foresaw these critical setbacks since they were beginning to reveal imperfections in matches; the only traits Al Hilal is employing to outperform Al Nassr are streak wins and an unstoppable run. I understand how difficult it is for the Knights of Najd to put together an attempt, but it is absolutely out of the league. Have you been shocked because Al Nassr lost a game? It is natural for a top squad to drop points to a middling team this season.

I think they have lost the title pretty early into the season. Ronaldo did well and he scored all the goals the team needed, but you could see again and again that they were not able to get along with two goals in a game because they still lost or tied the matches. It's a proof that having an attacking line that is superior to all of the attacking lines of other teams is not enough to win the title.

In my opinion Al-Hilal is on a higher level at the moment because they can get the job done with just one or two goals scored as they don't concede so many goals themselves. That seems to be the key to success.

Well Al Ain is considered as a top team in the Emirates Pro League. They used to finish in the top four and sometimes win the league. Definitely Al-Nassr squad look more expensive and interesting but that doesn't mean that having the best players is always equal to victories.
Anyway, that defeat might be useful for Al-Nassr to wake them and push them to win their next games and don't make the gap even bigger between them and Al-Hilal..

They surely have no hope in Saudi league, they are missing to many points. It was sad to see Al Nassr getting a draw against Al Hazm at home. Al Hazm is the weakest team in Saudi league, it was very disappointed that Al Nassr couldn't beat them. It is like Al Nassr to lose their motivation to win in the last few matches. I don't know what's happening with Al Nassr, they must win against Al Hazm although they have no Ronaldo in the lineup.

In AFC, they also got a defeat against Al Ain, it was surprising for me. I think Al Ain isn't a big team, Al Nassr has a much stronger squad. Al Nassr also very dominated the match but they have bad accuracy in shooting. Al Nassr also seems not playing as a solid team anymore, there is something changed with this team. I guess it is about the tactic applied by the coach. I hope Al Nassr can play better in Leg 2 of AFC quarter final. Al Nassr must score more than 2 goals in the next match.

Al Nassr defeat against Al Ain was not a surprising result at all because after all, as far as I am aware that Al Nassr is also not always able to win easily in this AFC Champions League. Also, although if for example Al Nassr was able to win but yes, the fact that Al Nassr also only won with a thin score. Moreover, in this leg Al Nassr played away and thus, of course, I personally do not believe at all Al Nassr is able to win, although there is Ronaldo in the Al Nassr squad but that is not a guarantee for an easy victory for Al Nassr. Therefore, on that occasion I personally only chose the option under 3.5 goals although indeed, before the match started I also considered about under 2.5 goals and also considered choosing a win for Al Ain. But, because I think those options have a bigger risk so yes, I choose with a lower risk like under 3.5 goals but still get decent odds.

If you question why Al-Nasr is not able to show its best performance, many people think that there is a problem with their coach, we know that Al-Nasr is a strong team, especially since they have CR7 in it, but without qualified management and coaches, they will only Stay where you are, football is a team game, if it only relies on a few players, they will be easily overthrown.

Al Nassr's top scorer in AFC Champion League Talisca have confirmed will absent until the end of this season, its bad news because loss on first leg match and Al Nassr have fight to make keep close points with Al Hilal on domestic league have got losses with their attacking line player. I think prefer Cristiano Ronaldo only is not enough depend how consistency Talisca performace with Al Nassr by scoring 16 goals in domestic league and 8 goals in AFC Champion League.
Seems Al Nassr manager Luis Castro will move Cristiano Ronaldo position from winger to be central forward for replacing Talisca position, will effective for Cristiano Ronaldo will play as central forward?

At some level, we have to appreciate the performance of some of the teams in the Arab league this season regardless of their current performance and positions, because for some obvious fact that some or all the teams are getting tired currently and that is why some may feel that the league is boring.
Anyway in the next season, we can expect alot of improvement in clubs' performance as some of them have the best world-class players that can change the face of things for them in the coming season, and also when clubs get new players that will complement the current shortfalls also we have a few matches to go in the current season and clubs like Al Nasarr that have CR7 on the team will really put up a lot exciting performance to top the league.

If we are talking about SPL and the clubs other than al hilal has no chance to get the title but it will be different if we are talking about AFC champion league. I do agree with you if there will be no change to the current standing probably till the last match of this season.
Al Hilal is winning this season, and no other club can do anything to prevent it. The gap is too big, and the match becomes even less. Thing could not change and it will remain the same till the end of season.

There will be massive transfers again from various Saudi Pro League clubs. As long as there are a lot of changes to the Al Nassr, it may probably win the competition, but that will be so different if nothing changes. I have heard that some SPL clubs have started to hunt for new players in preparation for the upcoming season.
I'm still waiting for Al Hilal to celebrate its win in the SPL this season. I never predicted how Al Hilal built a perfect league that can fully dominate the competition, transferring fewer players and getting huge success with it.

Since we know what's gonna be the outcome, and yeah, the league looks boring, but it's not for me since I was actively betting on all Hilal. 

In general, nothing will change and that is an undeniable reality. How Al-Hilal dominated this season was so impressive that other big teams such as Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli or even defending champions Al-Ittihad were unable to catch up with them. Defeat is something that Al-Hilal cannot touch this season and it is all because the depth of their squad is so even. They also often win by a landslide against other teams and can hardly make the margin narrower when they are in control of the game.

Next season we can only hope that there will be significant changes and of course all of this will be so that the league will run more competitively. There is no longer a point gap that is so wide that every week we will see each team shift towards each other on the standings board. Al-Nassr since Ronaldo's arrival has not been able to win this title and Ronaldo also has a dream of bringing his team to win the Saudi league for the first time since he joined.

The first leg did not go well for Al Nassr when it had to face Al Ain in the Asian Champions League, but the defeat obtained by Al Nassr in the match was certainly not the end of Al Nassr's journey at this time, throughout the first leg match, Al Nassr played quite dominating even though at home Al Ain and even Al Nassr had more shots in the match than Al Ain but unfortunately there were many opportunities that Al Nassr was unable to optimize forcing they had to accept a 1-0 defeat.

When Al Nassr lost 1-0 in the first leg, it is possible that the second leg will be an opportunity for Al Nassr to change the situation, so far the 1-0 aggregate when facing a strong team is not a safe position because after the second leg can change everything, I think Ronaldo who performed less optimally in the first leg will of course try his best to turn things around and later give victory to Al Nassr,  At the moment the Champions League is the only hope for Al Nassr to get a trophy and I'm pretty sure if the Al Nassr squad won't let those chances go to waste, I personally saw the first game between Al Ain and Al Nassr and at that time actually Al Ain didn't play too well and they were only left and right defence while the midfield looked too fragile but luckily for them then Ronaldo and some Al Nassr players  performed less than optimally.

I feel like it is not really about the title anymore, but just waiting for the season to end and at that point it becomes a boring season. Looking at the league right now, it is already boring, first 10-15 weeks were fun because there was a potential but looking at it right now, what could even change?

I think next season will be more important, last year it was a different team, this year another one, lets see if next season there will be a new winner, maybe this time around Al-Nassr could achieve it, we really don't know. This is why I believe that we are going to end up with some troubles that would not be all that easy to handle. I hope that the season ends quickly for their sake because it is not going to be fun watching others win.

Your first statement contradicted each other. As Al Hilal fans, we thank you for this. It's opening the way for Al Hilal to win several trophies this season. Don't forget, Al Hilal won the game against Al Ittihad in the AFC Champions League. The way for Al Nassr to win the AFC Champions League is getting even tougher.
FYI, Mitrovic is back again in the squad. We have a full squad to destroy al Nassr in the final. Despite losing against Al Ain in the first leg, Al Hilal still has the second leg to do revenge. Ronaldo can do nothing in the first leg against al ain.

I'm sure Al Hilal will face Al Nassr in the semi-final if Nassr is able to beat Al Ain, which is leading by one goal on aggregate. Glad to see talisca injured. It makes the way for al hilal to win AFC champion league become much easier.

In the last two matches played by Al Nasr (in the league and ACL), the results obtained were less than optimal. I don't know what the main factors are that influence this, but what is certain is that Al Nasr's front line and back line must really be improved or rotated. Because after I saw Al Nasr's match against Al Ain, Al Nasr actually did not lack very good opportunities. However, the mistake is that sometimes Al Nasr wingers often make wrong decisions. Al The results of all the opportunities created are always wasted. Then in the back line, what I saw was that the guarding carried out by the Al Nasr defenders always provided open space for the opposing players, which ultimately gave the opposing players the freedom to carry out their tactics. So in essence, this is a mistake that coach Al Nasr must correct so that he can be even better.

But even though we are disappointed with the performance and results given by Al Nasr against Al Ain. Maybe in the second leg coach Al Nasr will change his strategy so he can maximize the opportunities available. Because currently Al Nasr lost 1-0 on aggregate to Al Ain. Even though the score difference could be said to be still light. But Al Nasr essentially must be able to chase victory with a score of at least 2-0.

And apart from that, in two days Al Nasr will face Al Raed in the Saudi Arabian domestic league. I hope that in this match Al Nasr can bring home the full 3 points.

It's disappointing to see Al-Nassr losing their credibility in the league. However, it's not over yet. They still have a chance to turn things around and avoid ending the season without a trophy. So, good luck to Al-Nassr in their next match. Despite losing against Al-Ain, there's hope for them in the return leg. It's important for them to regroup, analyze their mistakes, and come back stronger.

Well, Al-Hilal is slowly getting further away from Al-Nassr's reach at this time. And yes Al-Nassr can no longer get a draw. But they must continue to get full points in the remaining matches while waiting for Al-hilal to lose points. But yes, I also realize that Al-Hilal even has the potential to end this season without defeat. Just look now, they haven't seen the slightest decline. In fact, their attack and defense look increasingly solid. I think it's all thanks to their coach, Jorge Jesus, who can utilize every player in the Al-Hilal squad very well. This is also due to the experience that Jorge Jesus has no doubt.

Al Hilal appeared consistent by beating Al Ittihad with a score of 2-0, in the AFC Champions league. previously, Al Ittihad weighed in with a score of 3-1 in the Saudi Pro League competition. thus, Al Hilal has defeated Al Ittihad in three meetings this season. Al Hilal lost two meetings in the Saudi Pro League, and one match in the AFC Champions League. only one match after Al Hilal visited Al Riyadh in this competition, the two teams will meet again in the second leg at Al Ittihad's home ground. It seems, it will be difficult for Al Ittihad to turn things around even though they play at King Abdullah Sport City, Al Ittihad's headquarters. moreover, I don't know any information regarding Benzema. for some reason, it wasn't played. however, it will be difficult for Al Ittihad to overthrow Al Hilal. Jorge Jesus, as Al Hilal boss, only needs a draw to advance to the next round. however, it seems that Al Hilal's strong motivation to win match after match is very large, so in the second leg it is very likely that Jorge Jesus' team will continue to show their maximum performance. unfortunately, one of Jorge Jesus' mainstay players seems to have suffered an injury. yeah, I haven't received any information about Salem Al Dawsari regarding his injury. however, I am sure that Jorge Jesus will prepare his strategy to overcome if Salem Al Dawsari has to be absent due to his injury. yeah, Al Hilal is getting closer to the Prosaudi League trophy, AFC Champions League and also the Saudi Super Cup. but, let's just follow how far Al Hilal progresses match after match.

So basically, Al Hilal is winning and they have outperformed all the other clubs by a considerable margin. Al Nassr, the only probable challenger for the title, is now out of the race as Al Hilal defeated its two biggest contenders, Al Hilal and Ittihad. Al Nassr can now focus on the AFC Champions League, but they will still have to face Al Hilal again. Meanwhile, Al Hilal will play against Ittihad, which should be another easy game for them.

Even though Mitrovic was not playing in their last game against Al Ittihad, Al Hilal still won by a large margin, showing their strength. I'm still wondering how Al Hilal is pulling this off since they don't have many European players in their squad. But hey, gotta give credit to Al Hilal's scouting team. They did a great job finding players that fit in well with the squad, like Savic and Mitrovic. These guys were already successful in their previous clubs.

There is no good challenger in SPL to al nassr. Hilal is totally owning the league this season without any worthy competitor.

I'm not really sure that Ittihad FC will be a fairly balanced opponent for Al-Hilal in the Asian Champions League in the second match, because Al-Hilal has proven to be the best team this season and their meeting in the Saudi Pro League last week proved that Al-Hilal Hilal was difficult to stop and they beat their opponents with a convincing score of 3-1.
Moreover, in the second match of the Asian Champions League, Al-Hilal lead with two goals from Ittihad FC, which will be even more burdensome for Ittihad FC because they have to win with a difference of three goals.
Scoring three goals without conceding against a team with a tight defense like Al-Hilal is not easy and Ittihad FC will face a very good attack from Al-Hilal so this will not be easy at all for Ittihad.

Al-Hilal is certainly very motivated to get more than one title and currently they have the opportunity to get three titles, the Saudi pro league, Saudi Super Cup and also the Asian champions league.

Maybe it will be story from the past that repeats itself but I am really not sure that Neymar will go to Inter Miami and play well there, just look at the conditions and whether it is possible for Inter Miami to bring in players with less favorable conditions.
Messi, who is player without any injury problems cannot play well, so what about Neymar, who suffers injuries quite often and is always absent from every match.

For Messi and Suarez, they might be able to make a big contribution even though they can't do it optimally, but for Neymar, are you also sure that he can play well in his current condition.
This is ridiculous, just imagine if Neymar was player who was able to play well and could make big contribution then it would be impossible for Al Hilal to sell him and of course Neymar would always be part of the core players.
He sits on the bench too much and this may be one of the reasons why Al Hilal sells Neymar.