Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 245. (Read 112109 times)

It appears that Al-Shabab will have to be patient as Miguel Almirón will remain with Newcastle this half-season. Al-Shabab have offered just £17 million which is a far cry from Newcastle's £30 million asking price. Al-Shabab may not have much money as they are finalizing the transfer of Ivan Rakitić from Sevilla. Of course this condition makes the Al Sabei coach have to think hard, because until now they are only at number 11 of the provisional class.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/29/miguel-almiron-set-to-stay-at-newcastle-as-al-shabab-fail-to-meet-30m-price-tag

Commercial effort only in the friendly match between Al Hilal vs Inter Miami although the match started with most interested both teams high intention before Al Hilal won over 4-3. Its moment for Saudi Pro League team on the break out moment due AFC Asian Cup for one month and get benefit how to earn much money when getting friendly match with Lionel Messi team. After facing Al Hilal, Inter Miami have one friendly match against Al Nassr and this most excited match waiting for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo fans.
I don't sure with Inter Miami vs Al Nassr match Lionel Messi will play on the first minutes, he played 88 minutes against Al Hilal and three days later will have another match facing with Cristiano Ronaldo team. Have bad impact if Inter Miami not play Lionel Messi on the first minutes because many fans expected to see again between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi which one have better performance for that match,  will Ronaldo can beat Messi in this match although as friendly match only?

New signings and putting the team in a dilemma of evicting and retaining one out of two options. When the situation happened with Ronaldo, it was said that it's cos of his influence, money and capacity. Now it's Benzema's turn, what will be said. For me I'd blame Saudi league because the teams are trying all their possible best to be recognized. Al Nassr before Ronaldo joined weren't heard about. All of a sudden, they're talked about occasionally.

 It's rumoured that the league wants to secure a spot in the UEFA champions league and they shouldn't be blamed for doing all it takes to make meaning.They'd rather do away with those that doesn't really matter and retain those that actually do matter. It's kind of life's lifestyle. No doubt every team there, if in that situation will do the same as Al Nassr had done or even worse. It's all for a purpose. I don't know but likely in the coming months, we should expect to see more of these occurrences.

I don't really care about friendly matches because this is not a match that will put pressure on both teams and is only a way to earn money and also as a warm-up considering that the Saudi pro league took a break for more than a month because of the Asian Cup.
Al Hilal managed to win but that doesn't show anything because Inter Miami, even though Lionel Messi is there, is just an ordinary team and looks good because of the presence of the captain of the Argentinian national team, and if you look at the score, there are seven goals scored, at least the spectators will be entertained because the goals in a football match are what the spectators is most waiting for.


If it's just a minor injury, it's very possible that Ronaldo will still play in the friendly match because the chances of him recovering are very big considering that the league hasn't been running for several weeks so he can rest completely, also because he's one of the ones who will be waiting to play so there's no reason for him not to play even if it's just just a moment.

I would say Benzema situation definitely hurts it, but what hurts it even more are players like Modric and Kroos. Sure they are playing at Real Madrid, but they didn't accepted x10 more money than they could get at Real, Benzema did.

So, what happened here is that two players who got ten times more salary offer rejected, and the one who accepted decided not to, which made Modric and Kroos look like they were right not accepting. So when other players get the offer, they will see that these two were right not to go. That may cause some players not to go there. Look at De Gea as well, you think he didn't get any offer here? Of course he did, still rejected. More and more players may do that, so SPL needs to figure this issue out quickly.

Can we now say that the SPL is better than MLS? Moreover, the defeat received by Inter Miami was also filled by former Barcelona stars. Al-Hilal destroyed Inter Miami from the start and it seemed that Leo Messi and his colleagues were very overwhelmed by the attack led by Mitrovic. In the first half, Inter Miami conceded 3 goals and managed to shorten it with 1 goal scored by Luis Suarez.

The second half became even more intense because Inter Miami couldn't just accept defeat and as a result Leo Messi contributed with 1 goal from the penalty spot and also 1 assist for David Ruiz's goal. It didn't stop there and indeed the score made it a 3-3 draw but Malcom here proved his quality as one of Al-Hilal's best recruits and he scored the 4th goal in the 88th minute and at the same time closed the victory with a score of 4-3.

In this pre-season match, Inter Miami has never won and I think there is something wrong with this club even though they have brought in star players who have a lot of experience, but perhaps the age of these players is not a lie and they are still unable to compete with other young players. Next, I can't wait to see another friendly match between Al-Nassr vs Inter Miami in early February.

Although Al Hilal team managed to win this match but there is not much difference. The gap was just before half time when Al Hilal team scored three goals. The goals were leveled after halftime and both teams started to put on massive performances. After a long period of play, Al Hilal managed to score another goal at the end of the match. But if Neymar was present in this match, we could have enjoyed the match by a huge margin. With Neymar Jr. in the team, the team would have regained strength and more attacking potential. But Al Helal team is currently the best performing team this season.

As I said before, it is true that Saudi's efforts to bring in the best players from Europe in order to make La Liga Saudi Pro successful in climbing the top ranking of the most prestigious football event in the world does take quite a long time and is not instantaneous. and fast. However, by looking at these efforts and if in the future there are no unexpected problems or obstacles, it is very likely that the Saudi football event will continue to be brilliant.
Yes, if Banzema decides to join Ronaldo at the Saudi club then this will be good news, especially in Saudi, because we know that the two of them have recorded achievements together while playing for Real Madrid in 2009, both of them won many titles and champions. four. won the Champions League trophy twice and even won La Liga twice, and this is proof that if it is true that Banzema and Ronaldo are joining forces again, this is a big opportunity and a big advantage for Saudi in the future.

Al Hilal performed well enough as they were on the attack for most of the match. Even when Lionel Messi was in the Inter Miami team, they could not give in this match. Al Hilal had 63% of the ball for most of the match and Intermiami had the remaining 37%. However, Al Hilal's attack was the most difficult in this match and they succeeded through counter attacks.

Even though this was just a friendly match, Al Hilal still performed optimally and won the match. To be honest, I didn't expect Al Hilal to be able to put a lot of pressure on Inter Miami which has a legendary player in it (Lionel Messi) but because basically it seems like Inter Miami is not a big club difficult to beat because their position in the league is also at the bottom while Al Hilal is in good form in whatever competition they are in so they still maintain the club's excellent reputation.

Lionel Messi is still a legendary player but it seems because of his age he doesn't appear as aggressive as when he was young but in this match Inter Miami has proven their ability even though they didn't win but they were able to break through Al Hilal's defense with 3 goals. We all know that Al Hilal's defense is very strong. . After this we will watch the friendly match that we have been waiting for, namely Al Nassr vs Inter Miami. In my opinion, this will definitely be a very interesting match to see Lionel Messi and Ronaldo meet again on the field and fight to show their best.

Losing Messi and Suarez's team in a friendly against Al Hilal vs Inter Miami. Al Hilal team played so well that they attacked until the last moment and left the field with victory and Al Hilal attacked more time. In comparison we know that Inter miami had a chance to win against Al Hilal but it was not possible instead they lost and Al Hilal successfully hosted the match. Al Hilal had 63% of the ball from start to finish which led to most of their attacks and their shots on target were excellent. Messi's team has not been playing very well in the major league this year and they are losing badly in every match due to which they are not playing very well in the tour matches and losing to the Saudi league teams. But we have seen that every club in Saudi League is playing great this season and they are in a very good position now so they have the potential to go even better in the future. However, Al Hilal won 4-3 with Inter Milan, but Inter Milan could have won if they had performed a little better.

It is for pure marketing even it will create more physical pressure on players by taking long flights for the match. Anyway players who receive high salary from those clubs have to accept it because it is part of their responsibility to serve their clubs. I don't expect to see too good quality from those friendly matches but in marketing, surely it will help a lot for Inter Miami, Al Hilal and two leagues.

It was postponed and re-scheduled because of Cristiano Ronaldo and purpose of the match is similar to a match between Al Hilal and Inter Miami. It is even more important in marketing because two clubs have two legendary players, Messi and Ronaldo.

It's a friendly game out like you rightly put reputation is at stake in this game , Messi is a big name in the inter Miami team but then he's not the only player there and dependency on him may not be a healthy one for the team because their opponents are aware of his prowess in football which isn't new to anyone so they are very likely to attack him.

They will want to build a mechanism around him to stop him from performing so we'll that they will win easily so that alone can limit how much he can perform well against his opponent but then I believe Messi is a good player to always ha e his way around the team to know what to do at every point in time he could act as a distraction to others in that he will be the center of attention by the opposing team the he uses that opportunity to make good assist and others will make the goal happen for him.

The SPL's reputation has suffered from the Benzema saga's rollercoaster. We were excited when he arrived, expecting the league to grow in popularity and quality. We're seeing him play average. Disappointing.

With reports of him being loaned to a European team, it feels like a cop-out. If he doesnt fit the SPL, great, but this indecision? This is dragging everyone down. After investing so much in him, the league wonders why he'll return to Europe. It questions the investment's value.

Well, apart from increasing popularity, competition is very important both for the club and perhaps for Bemzema who has a big name. As for Benzema's performance, he never showed his best game, it is very natural because the style of the coaching system that previously handled Al Ittihad was not ideal for Karim Benzema's typical game. apart from that, Nuno Santo tends to prefer counterattacking rather than playing offensively in crucial matches. It is normal for Al Ittihad to experience problems if they only rely on Karim Benzema, Fabinho and Ngolo Kante. while other players are not as reliable. most importantly, players who are able to support Benzema in the attack line. like Al Nassr, in the first season Al Nassr was mediocre. however, this season, Ronaldo is supported by players who are truly competent in their respective positions. whether it's wing, midfielder and pivot.

Regardless of what you say, I just read the news. Chelsea, Arsenal absent from Karim Benzema race and it looks like Benzema will stay in Saudi Pro League. the thing is, it looks like neither Arsenal nor Chelsea have any way of getting past the massive £2m-a-week wages and TEAMtalk can confirm that they won't be able to bring Benzema to Stanford Bridge this season. likewise with Arsenal, TEAMtalk has been told that Arsenal will not sign Benzema and leave the competition early after having conversations with Benzema's agent. Meanwhile Lyon, tried their best to try and sign Benzema this month but it was very difficult to achieve or make it happen. well, Benzema's future is currently uncertain. So, ideally Benzema will stay with AL Ittihad and the club must improve its team with several newcomers who can help Benzema on the front lines.

Maybe this match will be very interesting to prove who is the strongest even though it is only a friendly match but this is about reputation that must be maintained so Al Hilal certainly does not want to lose easily and also Inter Miami, one of the clubs that has a reliable player, Messi also has to survive so as not to lose. lose their reputation so that both clubs will perform optimally.
Actually, it's not Al Hilal that I'm looking forward to, but Al Nassr who will play against Inter Miami, waiting for the two star players who will compete to meet on the field, but I think I saw a small drama regarding Ronaldo, who seems to be absent, but there is no confirmation of the clarity of this news, but I really hope that if Ronaldo will still appear against Messi in the upcoming match.
Even though this match is not too serious, most of the world will be looking forward to this match because as fans they will definitely wait to support their favorite players to win.

I also think the same.Many players have moved to such league and the quality of such league has increased dramatically since these players moved here.I think Mourinho would love to add to his career some Asian or African type of Champions League and signing for a good team there with talented players from Europe can give him such chance to try and win such title to add to his brilliant career so far in this context.

Jose Mourinho even had offered in the last season to join the Saudi teams and work in this league because of this reputation there is still the chance for him to get many offers from these teams but rejected the offers because of his work at Roma, now when they got Mourinho fired from Roma and he is sad about it, I think Mourinho is thinking more about working the Saudi team for earning for money.

I thought there would only be an Al-Nassr vs Inter Miami match, but Al-Hilal will also have a friendly match with Inter Miami. I am very enthusiastic to hear this news and definitely want to see the match between the star players from both teams. But unfortunately, even though this match was held today, we also couldn't see Neymar on the field and strengthening Al-Hilal because he was still injured.

Regarding Cristiano Ronaldo, he was previously reported to have suffered an injury and it does not appear to be a serious injury. I saw his Instagram story upload, he is currently recovering at home and it seems like he is also really looking forward to the friendly match against Inter Miami because of course he wants to reminisce about Lionel Messi in the match. Let's hope for the best for Ronaldo so he can face Lionel Messi again and this will be the most anticipated match.

I agree with you that in fact Lukaku is a physical striker and is very suitable if he joins the Saudi Arabian team and of course with his big physique he is able to easily break through the opponent's defense because with his big physique the defenders will definitely have difficulty blocking him.
I haven't been following this news but can you tell me which team will sign Lukaku?