Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 271. (Read 112182 times)

It is true that Benzema often get injury, he experienced a severe injury previously. That is probably one of the factor why he can't perform in his best form anymore. The injury problem is one of the obstacles for a professional player to play again with the best level. Honestly, Benzema dropped very much his performance. We know that how good he performed in Real Madrid before he moved to SPL.

Yes, Al Ittihad hired a new coach. They probably will let him to manage Al Ittihad until the end of the season. I really hope that this coach will apply tactics that is suitable for Benzema. If the new coach applied the wrong tactics, Benzema will be always difficult to show his best anymore.

There is a possibility that it will happen again, the reasons for injuries and other activities sound reasonable, there is no guarantee that this friendly match can bring Ronaldo and Messi together. of course, from the perspective of fans of the two mega stars, they hope to see the two of them compete again with their skills, this friendly match really attracts the attention of fans. In my opinion, the rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi has finished after they both left europe, and now they are each enjoying the rest of their careers before deciding to retire.

About Benzema i think he was failed to adapt with the atmosphere of Saudi Pro League so that's why the fans were starting to complaining to his performance although this season he has scores 9 goals but it didn't make the fans satisfied with his performance because they expect Benzema can scores more goals with Al Ittihad besides that Benzema also rumoured he has a conflict with Al Ittihad previous manager Nuno Espirito Santo and this also causes Espirito Santo have to sacked
Some of European players has starting not too comfortable to playing at Saudi Pro League including Benzema this because they failed to adapt with this league and some people predict those players had possibilities to leave Saudi Pro League this January and for Benzema too the recent rumour is this player maybe will leave Al Ittihad and he was linked to Manchester United

There seems to be no end to comparing these two GOATs and yes, it seems like Messi has finished football and he has also started to rest since the MLS season ended a few months ago and is just waiting for MLS to roll back in February. So his main focus now is only with the Argentinian national team.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo will still be active, including Al-Nassr because every season the Saudi league has a system adopted by most leagues in Europe or Asia so he will still compete until the end of the season. Well, regardless of the existing conditions of these two GOATs, of course they are both in different leagues and with teams on different continents, so this cannot be equated.

In my opinion, Liverpool will not bring these players back, it simply doesn't make any sense, they left Liverpool precisely because they no longer played as often and when they were at Liverpool, the Liverpool coach chose to go to the market to sign others players like Darwin Nunes and Cody Gakpo, and left Firmino sitting on the bench. So it doesn't make sense for Liverpool to bring back Firmino, who is already 32 years old, while Liverpool can sign another young player who performs well. Another point that must also be taken into consideration is that this Arab league is not strong and even so, Firmino has not been able to score many goals, so if he is not managing to score many goals in this league, then he will have difficulties in the premier league. the liverpool coach wouldn't take so much risk in bringing firmino back


If Messi really plays, then I believe that many people will watch this game because they are Ronaldo fans and want to see Messi's team lose, one thing for me is very clear, that Ronaldo's team is at a level far below many teams in the Saudi league For some time, I looked at the US league as being better than the Saudi league, but I changed my view. The reality is that the Saudi league is at a much higher level than the US league and in this game that will be between Messi's team against Ronaldo's team, if it is available for betting, I will bet that Ronaldo's team will win this game. comfortable way. Those guys on Messi's team don't play at all. They will suffer many goals, it will be a humiliating defeat for Messi's team. It would have been better if Messi had stayed at PSG and retired at PSG

To be honest, I don't really follow the rumors and developments regarding Henderson. if it is true as reported or rumored, it is a choice he has made. if it is uncomfortable, especially since there are many obstacles and pressures that he faces, including language being one of them. if forced, maybe it wouldn't be better for him or for the team. there is nothing wrong if he wants to leave his current club, but which European club will recruit him at his current age and how long will he have a career in football?  while he is currently almost 34 next June. and before he decided to join Al Ettifaq, his decision should have been very definite. I mean, he has to think about it from all aspects including language, culture and climatic conditions there.

Well, actually I don't know whether this news is true. or, just a rumor. however, speaking from a club and team perspective, it is very natural that Al Ettifaq has difficulty competing in this competition, let alone breaking into the top four of the standings. considering that other teams are more competitive in terms of team depth, I mean for clubs acquired by PIF. if Henderson wants his team to be at a level like Al Hilal, Al Nassr, then the club must be willing to spend quite a lot of money. because, most of the players who play with Al Ettifaq do not have big names and we don't even know how they perform. let's see, just as you said, what will happen in the next few weeks.

Messi is in rest mood from a few months ago, is like he is in an active retirement and he only play to keep the pace for the upcoming national team games, instead Cristiano Ronaldo keeps playing like no tomorrow in both teams Al Nasrr and in Portuguese national team.

But now I wonder whether it is guaranteed and had to be signed and promised by both clubs that Ronaldo and Messi are available for the game. I remember that there have been some friendlies in the past and it was promised that Messi is going to play and then he didn't despite contractual obligations. But of course they could just claim he is injured and that's all. So do you guys think that Messi will really play that game? I think it would be nice although it is nothing like the El Clasico used to be of course. But still it will draw a lot of attention to that game as people want to see how the two superstars behave towards each other. Ronaldo made some posts about Messi recently. The last time was when he won the Ballon d'Or.

is this serious? friendly match which I think was planned by the match promoter to bring Messi and Ronaldo together. This will attract a lot of attention from fans of both. however, the two stars have shared the incredible stage in Europe for several years. and at the end of their careers, they still play for their teams and finally meet again in a match.

I'm not so sure Inter Miami will dominate. Al Nassr cannot be said to be below them. I would also be quite confused about the result, but it looks like both of them will still score.

I did not realize that Inter Miami and Al-Nassr has a game against each other, that is a news to me. Obviously they did it for maybe a one last "messi vs ronaldo" situation, and I think that is a nice thing. However, this really doesn't feel like it counts, neither the players are that good anymore, nor the teams are good neither, it is not going to be fair, no matter which one wins, it is going to be a boring game without a doubt.

I would put a tiiiiny  bit more to Inter Miami to win, and maybe some would disagree, but they did bring in some great players, older now but they were stars of their era so they should not be all that trouble right now neither. I think it is going to be at least good to watch to say the least, that would be fun.

The Saudis visionized the benefit of Ronaldo in their league and ever since his arrival he's helped the league to be a focus for fans too. He was the first international signing for the league and other players have been seeing reasons why SPL should be considered in their next transfers.

 The league itself are eager to expand more as they have eyes on quality stats all around Europe. Ronaldo made wave at his first game in the league and he's been doing exceedingly well. Al Nassr recorded a huge increase in the normal of views they have on their social media handles at the instant his signing was complete. No doubt, there's what they call "the Ronaldo effect".
Ronaldo a world star helped SPL grow in recognition and SPL are playing their part in ensuring that they keep that track of recognition and focus.

Henderson is not a striker so you don't expect much goals from him, he is still new in the Saudi pro league, not like he is still young, he is in his 30s that's means there will be a decline in his performances , and it comes down to the form of the club, his team have not had the best of games lately and Hendo can not be blamed alone , his teammates should share in the blame too, buts his statistics so far might not be impressive but it's a long season let's see what happens in the coming weeks.

These statistics prove that Henderson is actually quite good even though he didn't score a single goal, but his enthusiasm is definitely different in a less fierce competition. I know what he is thinking and as someone who was previously at a big club he certainly really misses the heated competition in every game. Maybe the Saudi league is still not enough for him, especially since the defeat against Al-Ettifaq also made him bored so he started to feel uncomfortable.

For Firmino, he is also not as productive as a striker and this shows that maybe he doesn't really get along with his teammates so he rarely scores goals. I think the problem of feeling uncomfortable in less intense competitions is one of the reasons these European players leave and if that's the case, maybe the club will be disappointed with them.

No one predicted Al Hilal would lose, with all their strength, they were always the favorites. The only thing that allowed Al Raed to win was because they were very lucky and at the same time Al Hilal experienced very bad luck. It could be from many factors, one of which is because they got a red card for example.
But it's hard to believe it could happen even though we realize anything can happen in football. We will definitely look at statistics and advantages on paper which will then become the basis for analysis and say who will win. And so far I have found no reason why Al Raed was able to win, apart from luck which I said at the beginning. Al Raed will probably try to at least hold a draw, which is very difficult for them to do.

He has played 17 matches with Al-Ettifaq and has not scored single goal, so far he has only scored 4 assists.
From this, it can be said that Henderson cannot take part in the SPL and he also looks uninspired in his last few matches.
Meanwhile, Firmino himself was still quite lucky because he was able to get 3 goals with 2 assists with Al-Ahli even though he was in 17 matches.
From the rumors circulating, these two players seem to regret having decided to move to Saudi and there they only get big pay, not achievements or brilliant career.

For now, I sure Klopp will not be able to bring one or both of them back into the squad he trains.
Liverpool are in very good condition and when these two players come in it might make difference because of course Klopp changes all the strategies and line-ups which are already quite good.
But there is possibility that in the future Klopp will bring them in again, especially Firmino.

Just like many other top clubs in the Saudi Arabian League, Al Ittihad also signed some big European players including former World Cup winner Ngolo Kante and former Balon D'ior & five times UEFA Champions League winner Karim Benzema.  But unlike the other clubs who also signed European based players, Al Ittihad have not been impressive and competitive this season. Their big striker Karim Benzema have failed to live up to expectations this season with his new club and that's giving the club fans so much concerns

They're currently sitting in the seventh position of the league table and 28 points behind league leaders Al Hilal which makes it almost impossible for them to win the league title this season but they must significantly improve their performance to finish the season in a better position than their current position

Yes, Ronaldo's arrival in Saudi Arabia has opened the eyes of everyone around the world and has had a big influence on the popularity of the name of the Saudi pro league becoming greater. In fact, the big influence on Ronaldo's arrival at this time is giving confidence to other European players who have joined several clubs in The Saudi Pro League currently includes Neymar and Benzema and in the future there will definitely be more skilled players from Europe joining clubs in the Saudi Pro League.
Even though currently Ronaldo has not been able to help Al Nassr win the title in the Saudi pro league, at least he can score in large numbers and have a big influence on the future of his club.
Actually, what I see is Al Nassr's failure to catch Al Hilal's points because Al Nassr's defensive strength still looks weak and very different from the very strong attack line and if only Al Nassr had a defense like Al Hilal it would definitely be very easy to take first place in the Saudi pro league to get a degree.

Hendo is not feeling happy anymore to stay in the ettifaq since it was performing so badly and i knew that if he was really frustrated to play in ettifaq. Firmino was also feeling the same thing like him and these players are thinking to make their comeback to the EPL again.

The press has been asking klopp regarding the chance of re signing hendo from ettifaq but he has denied it. This is what he was saying regarding it.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/jordan-henderson-back-to-liverpool-jurgen-klopp-england-al-ettifaq-premier-league-transfer/bltb86973f280ac561e#csdc6fd4ba3654f9ef

It seems that klopp was making everything clear by give a short answer regarding the chance of hendo to go back again and join in liverpool. I can't really sure the next destination of hendo but yeah he can still have a chance to join in the EPL club which has been placing below liverpool.

It's quite the same like firmino may be back to the EPL through join in the fulham but it was really contradicted with his statement said that if he would never join in liverpool's rival in EPL.

Any opponent in EPL was a rival for liverpool. This can be another dilemma for him.

Al Ittihad worries me right now. Benzema, for example. He was a powerhouse in Europe, but here he's lost his mojo. I think coaching is to blame. Instability there is hurting players, notably Benzema. Its frustrating to see talent wasted.

I've heard of the club's internal tensions, which fuels the fire. This must be resolved by the owner. I think a new coach, preferably European, could fix problems. But it must be done properly without producing further disruption. The situation is difficult and will take time to resolve. Something must change or they will keep getting poor results.

Al-Raed really pulled up surprises in this competition and they seem to be getting the victory currently. Now they go head to head with Al-Hilal who are league leaders, and yes they wouldn’t have a chance of standing in their way, they're fighting really hard to secure the league trophy and I believe they wouldn't want to take chances against Al-Raed.

 Al-Hilal have been pretty good this season and they must be commended. Al-Nassr would be having some crazy work trying to overthrow them off top spot. The points are wide but that doesn’t mean it can’t be reduced, it’ll take consistency from the Al-Nassr side and luck for Al Hilal to lose about 2 matches and they’ll already be catching up. well football is a game and it’s 90 mins let’s see what happens at the end of the season then.