Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 205. (Read 119362 times)

It was the last chance Al Nassr had this season, they had been knocked out of the hunt for the Saudi Pro League trophy, and they had been knocked out of the Asian Champions League. Al Hilal are clearly more favorites in the Saudi Super Cup semi final match, they will also act as hosts, that will give them a bigger advantage. This season, Al Nassr has not been able to beat Al Hilal, which in my opinion means that Al Nassr chances of winning this match are somewhat lower.

But there is no guarantee that Al Hilal will be able to win the match, all predictions could be wrong, they are all just personal assumptions. However, in my opinion Al Hilal is worthy of being a favorite, they have quite good consistency and squad depth. Players like Ronaldo still have to be watched closely, because he can make a difference to the outcome of the match.

This match can be very interesting. First, because there are many superstar players in the team especially Ronaldo and this player can have a perfect performance against Al Hilal.
Second, because we saw Al Hilal having perfect performances in the Saudi League and no team could ever stand against them, even Al Nassr with Ronaldo couldn't do anything and they failed.
Al Hilal played against Al Nassr during this season in the Saudi league but every time they beat Al Nassr, but maybe the Saudi Super Cup can be a good chance for Ronaldo and his teammates to take revenge for the previous games they had before.
 

That's right, the average age of Al Hilal players is the key to their success this season, apart from that they also don't depend on just one star player, without Neymar Al Hilal has been able to progress smoothly this far. No wonder they are at the top of the standings so far, and I predict Al Hilal can maintain their unbeaten record until the end of the season. Al Nassr as the closest competitor was unable to hold back Al Hilal progress this season, and no Saudi Pro League contestant was able to beat Al Hilal this season. Three more wins for Al Hilal will lock up the trophy, and that is an extraordinary achievement because it was achieved with a perfect record.

Tomorrow Al Hilal will face Al Nassr in the Saudi Super Cup. On paper, Al Hilal chances are certainly higher, so they are very favorites to reach the final. Meanwhile, after this match Al Hilal will return to play in the Asian Champions League, they will face Al Ain in the semi finals. Overall, this season Al Hilal has the opportunity to achieve great success, they just need to maintain stable performance in the three competitions.

Al-Ettifaq vs Al-Riyad In today's match between two teams, Al-Ettifaq team won the match by scoring 1 goal. Al-Riyad team did not score any goal but Al-Riyad team scored some good goals for which Al-Riyad team won today's match.  Couldn't. Al-Ettifaq team player K. Toko Ekambi scored 1 goal in 11 minutes to win the match. Al-Ettifaq team is at number 6 in the points table. On the other hand, Al-Riyad team is at number 14.

Yes, they are preparing their main players to be fitter when they face Al Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup, because this season their hope of winning the title is in the Saudi Super Cup, because in other competitions they can no longer fight for the title. Their target is none other than victory in this match, the problem is when they have to face Al Hilal, a team that has beaten them several times this season.

This is a challenge in itself for Al Nassr to win this match. In my opinion, they have to prepare their defense better, because their defense is the main problem. How Al Hilal was able to score so many goals in the last match, it proves that they are indeed very fragile when faced with a team that has a sharp attack line like Al Hilal. If they are not able to prepare their defense better, then I am sure they will lose again to Al Hilal for the umpteenth time. However, if they can improve their defense, it will open up opportunities for them to conquer Al Hilal.

Al Ittihad failed to take advantage of every opportunity available to be able to compete to reach the Asian champhions zone, a draw I think is quite detrimental for Al Ittihad at the moment, because after all in terms of squad quality of course Al Ittihad has players who are much more qualified compared to Al Taawoun, but unfortunately Benzema and Hamdallah failed to take advantage of the opportunities that existed throughout the match,  and even I think al Ittihad would have won a lot in that game if they saw the number of chances they created, it was quite painful to see the chances of creating goals happen but failed to be used properly, yes in that match hamdallah failed to score from penalties and made the game end 0-0 for both teams.


What you are saying is true, so far Al Tawoun are a team that is quite strong in competing at the top of the SPL table even without a top European star in their squad, and if they also do the same as Al Nassr, Al Ittihad and other teams that sign European players of course they will probably be able to compete in the SPL championship competition next season,  But I think there is no guarantee that a team containing European players can compete in the championship competition, just as Al Hillal without European star players in their squad can be at the top of the table at the moment without defeat, in contrast to Al Ittihad and Al Nassr who actually have to get out of the championship competition this season.

Benzema made a good point about teamwork. Football isn't just about the starting 11; it's about the whole team collaborating. A player's performance can be influenced by various factors like team chemistry and tactics. However, his statement may come off as disrespectful to his teammates. You can take example as Cristiano Ronaldo. He adjusts seamlessly wherever he plays. Even at 39, he's still a major contributor with goals and assists. Benzema could take a page from Ronaldo's book and try to improve things.

If only Al-Ittihad had managed to win against Al-Taawoun, they might now be several points ahead in the standings. However, as we know, both of them only shared 1 point after playing in a draw with no goals. It is not easy for Al-Ittihad to beat Al-Taawoun because this team has proven to be quite a serious threat since last season and until now they have still proven that they can match the elite Saudi league clubs.

I think it would be much better if Al-Taawoun invested in some European players in the summer and that would make the depth of their squad more important. But unlike the elite clubs in the Saudi League in general, they are not included in the large investment funds in the Saudi League and they have to prove that with the depth of their current squad they will still be able to make it difficult for tough opponents.

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Ittihad showed very awful gameplay against taawoun but it can still tolerate it since taawoun is also a strong club this time. Things have been moving even tougher for ittihad to go to the top place again. Al ahli was not also able winning its game too which was making the situation even more complicated.

The performance from ahli was as bad as al ittihad.

Yes, we also have to be clear about something, they are also taking care of CR7, they know that he is their secret weapon in Al Nassr, of course things don't look good, because we all hope to see CR7 starting the game and finishing it, That is something that we know, but particularly in this case I sense that that is only what they are doing, of course it is my assumptions, also for now Al Nassr is in a somewhat difficult position, it is not that Al-Hilal is invincible , but I consider that they have done a great job for now, this is something that is noticeable, I could say that CR7 is a Complete player who will always make a difference, in any case I know that everything can be done for the team, such Maybe it's a strategy, as long as they are comfortable with the scoreboard they think it will do the Team good.





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Here the failure of a coach who gave up a legend to an Arab soccer team that does recognize its stars is evident.

Al Hilal team has performed very strongly this season. Already occupying the last place in the points table only because of their good performances, their performance can propel Al Hilal team to the root of further improvement. Therefore, it is easy to hold the last place in the current performance point table information which is very easy for Al Hilal team.

Yeah is the main reason and strategy to prepare for this important match, we know this is the only opportunity for Al-Nassr to win the trophy after that opportunity disappeared in other competitions including in the Asian Champions League so Al-Nassr must prepare everything as best as possible especially their opponents are the strongest team in Pro Saudi League, of course they don't want to miss it just like that. Fortunately Al-Nassr was able to win the match despite scored goals in the last minute.

Al-Hilal also did the same thing, the coach did not bring Aleksandar Mitrovic in the last match and we know the coach has the same reasons and strategies, this means we will see an interesting match there. This season Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2 times in Saudi Pro League, so will Al-Hilal do it for the 3rd time? not sure, because this fight will be played outside of Saudi Arabia, precisely at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

People say In Saudi Arabia they spent a huge amount of money to hiring the players they wanted to hire and some players really helped their teams while other players like Neymar was completely failed and they could not help the team at all. But I don't think if Saudi Arabia was really spending money but they were investing money for their country.
Now it seems we are going to see the Saudi Super Cup in Abu Dhabi the capital of the United Arab Emirates. There are many companies that want to start advertising in this tournament because there are many famous superstars there like Ronaldo.
First, they can show each advertisement for ten seconds and ten times (100 seconds) and they will pay 500K Saudi Rial for it, or SMC can show each advertisement twenty times for ten seconds (200 seconds) and will pay 800K Saudi Rial for it which is a huge amount of money

Victory is certain for essential teams that have taken the bold steps. Mere watching the game, It was filled with suspense and more actions comes from both sides as they become eager for winning points. Al Nassr was without their key players and they have taken the bold step to win the game. It was challenging to them but anyhow, they didn't relent but reciprocated to their opponents with triump results. Former Manchester City defender, Laporte was the comfort towards the difference and given his side winning.

Al Hilal can maintain their good performance because they have great players. Most of the players are in their prime ages, it is one of the reasons. Al Hilal also has a smart coach that they really understand how to motivate the whole players. It is not easy to keep the motivation of the players in the whole season. Now, Al Hilal almost ends the season with 0 lose, it will be an amazing record.

Yes, Al Hilal players can have a good team work. It is different with Al Nassr and other teams that some of star players prefer to play individually sometimes. Playing with a good team work will always give better results. Al Hilal already proves it for this season.

This match was actually kind of one-sided. Al Hilal has been playing really well throughout the whole season and in this match, it was no different. They had started the scoring pretty early. Even though  Al Khaleej was able to score a goal two minutes after that, they were unable to do anything much after that as well. Easy win for Al Hilal in the end. Don’t think anyone else is going to win the league title except for Al Hilal in this season. By winning yesterday's match they were able to make a solid 12 point gap to Al Nassr. so yes there is no doubt Hilal is superior.

I do not understand how Al Hilal manages to be THIS good, don't get me wrong there aren't that many teams that are great like these top three four teams, so winning against team makes sense but Al Nassr is also a great team and they are 12 points behind, it is not that easy and feels like sometimes it could feel a little different.

I think it is only fair to consider the fact that we are seeing people who are not doing all that well together, because as individuals Al Nassr players are definitely great and on the other side we are seeing the opposite, people who are not this amazing individually but working great together. All in all I think this season has been over for many months now and teams are just playing for fun at this point.

Aye this stage of the league,  clubs are careful on the ways theor features most of their star players and I think AI Nassrr is following same step with not featuring Crhistaina Ronaldo from the very start of the game.

But then we saw how the game ended and ad a matter of fact the first position will definitely come to AI Nassr because of they current standing and how those other clubs are performing right now

Yes, they missed several opportunities because they couldn't end with a goal, but once again they were lucky enough because in the final minute they were finally able to shake Damac's goal so they could win this match.
As for the title, I see that is impossible now, they are too far from Al Hilal who can comfortably be at the top of the standings. However, this is not entirely their fault, because Al Hilal themselves have played extraordinary this season. It is very difficult for other teams to beat them and it can be seen from their record that they have never been defeated. Even when Al Nassr faced them, in fact it was Al Nassr who lost. In fact, one opportunity to get closer to Al Hilal is to beat them when AL Nassr meets Al Hilal.
Maybe next season they can try again, and I hope they can be even better, especially in defense, because their defense line also has many shortcomings this season.

It could be that Luis Castro deliberately didn't field some of his core players for the match against Al Hilal in the Super Cup, that's why almost all of Al Nassr's core players played in the second half. different from Brozovic, he was played in the 15th minute replacing one of the players due to injury. Mane came on in the 46th minute, but still no goals were scored. Ronaldo was finally sent off in the 66th minute, but his position remained unchanged. Until the time came in the 90+1 minute, Brozovic was able to provide an assist for Aymeric Laporte which led Al Nassr to victory. the only goal, making Al Nassr avoid a draw.
Meanwhile Al Hilal, achieved a big win to ensure their progress towards confirming the Saudi Pro League trophy this season.

IMO, that's why it seems like the Al Nassr coach chose not to field his main players in the main line-up for the match they will play against Al Hilal. because on April 9, Al Nassr will be reunited with Al Hilal in the semifinal match in the Super Cup. It seems that Luis Castro hopes that his team will be very ready and fit when playing the match against their rival, namely Al Hilal.