Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 310. (Read 129012 times)

It's been a long time since I saw Al-Ettifaq win and this away win is so special when half the season has just started. Al-Ettifaq should win and considering that their squad is dominated by European players, it would be a shame if they again suffer less than optimal results. Wijnaldum and Gray have been their signings since last summer and at least if they continue to improve then Al-Ettifaq can return to their rightful place.

Steven Gerrard was given more responsibility to handle this team and he also extended his contract with Al-Ettifaq some time ago so he must provide commensurate results for the team he is currently managing. This season Al-Ettifaq started very badly but at least they can slowly recover from the existing situation. I'm looking forward to the next win and it doesn't just end with this match.

Even though they won, I don't see Al Ettipaq as that great, in fact this was their first win in the last 5 matches (including this one). This proves that they are not a club that is fully prepared. But apart from all that, this victory is indeed something good for them, they can show that they can recover after previously it was very difficult to win the match.
Al Khalej played under pressure, they couldn't develop the game, in fact they could only record 1 attempt on target. There is still a lot that needs to be improved by these two clubs, because they are currently only able to compete in the middle of the standings, if they want to be in a better place the only way is to improve their performance.

At first I didn't think that Al-Ettifaq could win because their poor performance made me hesitate and decided to bet on a draw, but surprisingly Al-Ettifaq was able to perform optimally with speed when dribbling the ball in front of the goal, making me surprised that Al-Ettifaq had improved their performance again.
Wijnaldum and Demarai Gray are 2 new players from Europe who were brought in by Al-Ettifaq and have made a very good contribution, scoring 2 scores with great cooperation.

For Al-Taawon it was a little disappointing that he was too careless and it seemed like this was the start of bad things.
In the last minute when added time he actually made a mistake which for me was very embarrassing whereas after that 3 minutes later he managed to score 1 score and fortunately Mahdioui was able to score or else he would have been embarrassed by a weak club like Abha.

Yes, at least Al ettifaq was able to break a series of bad results in the last few matches because they failed to win and get full points in this match. I admit that Al ettifaq's performance improved slightly because they played well and were able to create 2 goals in this match, each of which was created by Wijnaldum and Gray, Al Ettifaq himself did not concede a single goal in this match so Al Ettifaq was able to get full points without pressure from the visiting team even though he shot several times but was unsuccessful.

Al Taawon failed to get full points in this match even though their opponent was not that tough and is the weakest club in the league but Al Taawon failed to take advantage of this opportunity well so they only got 1 point, meanwhile Abha was very satisfied with the draw because at least they didn't suffer a defeat because Abha is struggling hard to get out of the relegation zone, its position is currently ranked 17th out of 18 clubs.

This was a very impressive victory of course for Al Ettifaq after failing to achieve a single win in many matches, there were at least eight matches in a row where the club coached by Steven Gerrard was only able to produce five points, thus showing Ettifaq as an average team in Saudi pro league.

Meanwhile, Al Taawon failed to get three points when facing Abha, and this is an unpleasant result of course because in terms of quality, there is quite a real difference between the two teams, and interestingly the 1-1 result was a goal created by Al Taawon themselves because Abha didn't even have one shot on target at all, a mistake from defender Al Taawon in stoppage time ruined the three points they almost got.

Correct. Mitrovic is Al Hilal's best player at the moment, he is also the second top scorer with 16 goals, two goals behind C. Ronaldo who is the first top scorer with 19 goals. Apart from that, Mitrovic also succeeded in bringing Al Hilal back against Sepahan in the first leg of the last 16 of the Asian Champions League.

So you could say that Al Hilal's current line-up is very dangerous for all opponents, especially with Neymar's return, of course Al Hilal is getting stronger and I think Al Hilal will set a new record this season. By maintaining consistency until the end of the season, and winning the SPL title with a team that has never been defeated in the SPL.

Mitrovic is a good player and Al Hilal is lucky to have them but Al Hilal has invested heavily to bring in Neymar from PSG so it is only fitting that Neymar can contribute to Al Hilal

Al Hilal so far is a team that has never lost to any team in the Saudi Arabian league, they are really great, their chances of winning in every match are very high, even Al Nassr can't beat them, Al Hilal is truly powerfull

Benzema was previously great player and he managed to have various achievements with Real Madrid, this is why Al Ittihad was very brave in offering him very large salary.
But considering the different circumstances where Benzema is not performing very well, there are various rumors that he will leave Al Ittihad or will be sold at the end of this season, but we don't know whether Al Ittihad will actually do all that or not.
Losing Benzema was also huge loss for Al Ittihad because he was the only hope for Al Ittihad to be able to help in increasing their chances of winning in every match, only after the problems he experienced and caused him to receive suspension made Benzema not perform optimally.
He played but seemed to have no enthusiasm to win and Benzema played as if he had no desire to give Al Ittihad victory, but I don't blame Benzema because seeing how they showed lack of support for Benzema in every match.
Many of the front line players are less dominant and this makes it difficult for Benzema to be able to perform optimally, cohesiveness and greatness of all the players will affect Benzema performance.
When Benzema played with Real Madrid it was clear that all the players gave full support by both playing well but I didn't see that in the Al Ittihad team, if given the choice I sure Benzema would definitely prefer to leave.
He will no longer care about the money given by Al Ittihad because it is useless to get big salary if he still feels pressure and conditions that are difficult to develop well.

High payment salary received by Karim Benzema with Al Ittihad make difficult choose for European teams want to signs him but depend on personal reach agreement Benzema want to reduce his payment salary or not. Karim Benzema have been 36 years old and not easy to get top European teams want to sign him but his salary reduce drastically and I doubt any European teams want to pay him under 50% of salary receiving with Al Ittihad.

Currently Karim Benzema had returned to the club and based on Al Ittihad social media posted he seems happy, I don't know where are speculation come from about Benzema not happy with Al Ittihad and he want leaves his club right now. Right now waiting this season over and looking with how strong possibilities for Karim Benzema leaving Al Ittihad.

With one season in Saudi Professional League for Al-Ittihad, Benzema can get enough money from his salary for retirement. He even played and earned enough money before working for Al-Ittihad and with lucrative salary there, if he feels enough, he will leave.

I believe Benzema does not feel happy in Saudi Arabia and want to leave the nation, the domestic league as soon as possible but he failed to do this in January transfer season and will have to complete this season with Al-Ittihad. It is very unclear about his future in the summer and he might try again to leave.

Al-Ittihad with big budget spent for players and salary since the last summer, actually feel bad and disappointed with a position in middle of table now.

I think the current Al-ittihad coach is much worse than the previous coach. Because in fact, since Benzema was seen training again at the club, it was actually reported that Benzema was ready to defend the Al-ittihad squad again. But the coach reportedly prevented the player from playing and Benzema was deemed not ready. And this meant that Benzema was not played. Even Benzema can only train with other players who are not in the main squad. I don't know whether this news is true or not. But I think the Al-ittihad coach should be able to give Benzema more opportunities. Because benzema comes at a high cost. So the club could also suffer losses if the coach continues to not get along and keeps Benzema from playing. And now the proof is that Al-ittihad was not successful in defeating Navbahor. And can only get a draw. And this is not a good result.

He didn’t settle in well and it doesn’t seem like he’s enjoying his stay that much. His contract does have a high fee and I don’t think any club in Europe would be willing to meet for his sake. He an amazing player no doubt, but he’s not getting any younger also.
Al-Ittihad did recognize his talents and perhaps in a bid to make him feel settled in as well, they made him captain.
It would be quite hard for one to focus on and excel on doing something that there is no heart nor interest for.

after beating DC United with a score of 2-0 in the Friendlies match, now Al-ettifaq brings another victory in the match against Al-khaleej in the Saudi league. Wijnaldum is very great, he scores goals and is very great at taking advantage of opportunities, as is D.gray who is very great in the match. this and scored a goal and the match ended with a score of 0-2 in favor of Al-ettifaq.

However, the next match will be a tough match for Al-ETtifaq because Al-ETtifaq will compete against a strong Al-Hilal team and of course in this match I want to bet on Al-Hilal's victory. but of course we won't know who will win because Steven Gerrard will definitely make a good strategy. However, Al-Nassr certainly wants Al-Hilal to lose because it can reduce the difference points between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.
But of course Jorge Jesus definitely won't waste this match and definitely doesn't want to let Al-Nassr get ahead on points.

True. Benzema earned a big salary in Al Ittihad. It is something he won't get in the European clubs. Benzema only gets the same salary if he moved the another team in Saudi leagues. In this matter, he seems to stay in Saudi league whether with Al Ittihad or another teams in Saudi leagues. But since he already played with Al Ittihad and he still has a contract there, I guess he will try to stay with Al Ittihad.

Benzema rarely scored goals when he joined Al Ittihad. Although he is the captain, I don't know why he gets difficulty to score. I assume it is about his adaptation or the bad condition on his physical/fitness. He often gets injury, this should be very annoying for him.

Benzema earned a huge amount of money in Al Ittihad. Maye if he plays in any other teams in the other counties they won't give him this huge amount of money but in Al Ittihad, they respect him even if he is not in the good form.
Regardless of that, the current situation of Al Ittihad is not good enough to think about losing players like Benzema because they had a 0-0 draw against Navbahor Namangan with all the starts they had.

In fact, only a few clubs are interested in recruiting Benzema in the future, especially European clubs. Where they will prioritize young players, even though we know Benzema has abilities that have been proven in any competition. Another challenge faced by teams interested in recruiting Benzema is the size of the transfer and salary. Judging from the perspective of Benzema age, they would be better off prioritizing recruiting potential young players.

I see that Benzema adaptation period in the Saudi Pro League did not go smoothly, even though Al Ittihad has provided luxurious facilities and a large salary, this does not necessarily mean that Benzema can unleash his full potential. It is reported that Benzema has a dysfunctional relationship with the coach, which makes them sluggish in defending the championship trophy.

It was rumored that Benzema would leave Al Ittihad, several clubs linked to him were Man United, Lyon and Madrid, but now these rumors seem to have subsided.

There is nothing clear about Benzema with Al-Ittihad. He wasn't included in the list of players that played in AFC Champions League against Navbahor and Al-Ittihad have to wait for the second leg after their draw in today's match.
That was a hard message for Benzema to reduce his attitude and play with them like any other player.

I doubt if Benzema will leave Saudi league very soon. His contract with Al Ittihad will last until June 30, 2026. Before the contract expires, I'm sure Benzema will try to survive there. Al Ittihad give the captain status for Benzema and he is given a high salary. So, these are some matters that make Benzema to feel more comfortable in SPL.

Yep. There are no many options to return to top leagues in Europe.
I'm not sure if there are many teams interested to sign Benzema because Benzema is already an old player. Most top teams will prefer to sign the players with their golden ages. So, there is no big chance to return to Europe.

It cannot be denied, Neymar has extraordinary talent in the world of football. Because all of this has been proven by the achievements he has achieved. So it's only natural that last summer Al Hilal dared to break into the transfer market by buying Neymar from PSG. But unfortunately Neymar had to suffer a serious injury to his knee, so he couldn't play with Al Hilal for the rest of the season. But even so, I am sure that Al Hilal and Neymar have a big commitment when something like now happens (injury). I am sure that Neymar will continue to be retained until his contract with Al Hilal actually expires. Because even though Neymar is currently injured, the influence of his name is already great, this still has a good impact on Al Hilal.

Maybe from the start Al Hilal decided to buy Neymar, maybe Al Hilal was more inclined to take advantage of his already big name. Because as we know, although Al Hilal cannot play Neymar at this time. But Al Hilal can still become the number one club in the SPL, and can even beat a strong team like Al Nasr. So from what I have seen, Al Hilal has many options when Neymar is injured. For this reason, Mitrovic became the second option used as the spearhead by Al Hilal, which apparently has had very good results to date.
Even this season, no one has been able to beat Al Hilal in the SPL. Well, if for example Neymar has recovered from his injury and returns to play at Al Hilal, I'm sure Al Hilal will definitely be even more difficult to beat. Moreover, if a player like Mitrovic already has good chemistry with Neymar, I am sure Al Hilal will become a very strong club in the SPL or in Asia.

The reason they play in the Saudi Pro League is at least because they can play more relaxed, meaning, there is no big ambition for a trophy like in the big leagues in Europe . After all, playing in the Saudi Pro League even without winning trophies but ya, the reality is that they will still get high pay . Therefore, I think it would be a wrong choice if Benzema and some other top players who have reached retirement age choose to return to playing in the European league . Because after all,it's not their era to play in the top European leagues anymore, because of course the era has changed and it's time for youngplayers to become stars in Europe before the end in the future they will also play in the Saudi Pro League as well to get high pay in old age.