Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 338. (Read 129153 times)

It seems that money is the only reason why players have to accept offers from Arab clubs and there are no other reasons such as good competition or anything else that can be taken into consideration, because if the offer is from a club in Europe, of course there is consideration of the opportunity to get the title that the player really wants, like Kylian Mbappe who is expected to move to Real Madrid because the opportunity to get more prestigious achievements is wide open there compared to his current club.
There are rumors that Ten Hag is too strict in training so the players don't really like it, and if Casemiro feels he is no longer being treated well there, changing clubs would certainly be a good choice but he don't always have to consider money, because he is 32 years old in February and gets a better club in Europe I thinks it's  still wide open, but if he feels it's time to earn more money then moving to the Saudi Pro League is the only options.

The secret behind Ronaldo success in maintaining his performance and running speed is because he always increases his personal training. He is able to maintain his weight by increasing his training hours at the gym. He is still very ambitious to play until he is 40 years old, his muscular physique, stable running speed and very hard kick mean he is still able to compete with players who are younger than him. Messi is no less great than Ronaldo, he is still able to run and dribble the ball well.

These two players are still the center of attention of football fans even though they no longer play in competitions that provide competitive competition. It is very difficult for other players to achieve performance like them, many players their age or even slightly younger than them have retired or are no longer the main choice in the starting XI.

Yes, era of Ronaldo and Messi as the best players and fierce competition is over, now Messi is with Inter Miami in MLS and Ronaldo is with Al Nassr in SPL.
Both players took their own paths by going to teams that were impossible to meet, but Ronaldo is more striking with Al Nassr thanks to his achievements as the best player and is different from Messi who may not have been able to develop playing with Inter Miami.
In the future, Ronaldo will continue to be considered the best player in the SPL and of course Al Nassr was very lucky or made the right decision when taking Ronaldo, Al Nassr spent lot of money on Ronaldo but it was all worth it for what he gave for every win.
Now Europe only has young players left and in the future many will definitely go to Saudi because the offers given are also very tempting, Saudi is the most successful place in player transfers.
It not surprising that many European star players have really arrived to be part of the SPL.

As long as these two players are still working in the world of football and have not retired, their glory day are not over and will still be a motivation for other football players, unless they have decided to retire, which mean it is no longer possible for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi competes with young players and it could be said that its glory days are over. But for now their potential is still quite good and can still compete with young players like currently Cristiano Ronaldo who is the top scorer in the Saudi League.

Regarding the meet between the two, it will definitely be a controversial meeting and Cristiano Ronaldo will reunite with Lionel Messi, both of them are football legends and the meeting between the two will definitely be very interesting to watch, especially Cristiano Ronaldo fans from various parts of the world and also Lionel Messi fans from various parts of the world so that we can see which of them is still the best.

Casemiro is indeed a very good striker. However, all of this is useless if the coach (Teen Hag) does not provide enough space to accommodate the quality of his game. Personally, I would prefer MU to change its coach. Because currently MU actually has quite good players. However, because of the coach's selfishness and favoritism, it became MU's burden to progress. A big example is Ronaldo. At that time we all knew that Ronaldo was a very great player at Juventus. However, when he moved from Juventus to MU, his performance dropped drastically. And from the news that I know, it turns out that the main reason Ronaldo's performance was not good when playing at Mu, was because Ronaldo was often ignored by the coach (Teen Hag). However, after Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabia (Al Nasr), his epic performance that was not seen while at MU appeared again.
So it's clear, MU coache (Teen Hag) always waste talented players just because of their personal selfishness.

Apart from that, Casemiro also has a long contract with MU, namely until 2026. So Casemiro actually has to make a choice immediately. Because if Teen Hag's treatment of him is still not good, I think it would be better if Casemiro moved to another team. Whether it's the Saudi Arabian League, Italian League or German League, I think it will definitely be better.And if, for example, Casemiro moves to the Saudi Arabian League, I think he would be very suitable in a team with Ronaldo at Al Nasr, because Ronaldo is a good friend of Casemiro, so if they play together, I'm sure their chemistry will definitely be good. Apart from Al Nasr, Casemiro would also be very suitable if he moved to Al Ahli. The reason is that at Al Ahli there are several players who come from Brazil and one of them is Firmino.

Wrong and that's really wrong. Ronaldo was going the saudi pro league caused by al nassr was the only club that is still him as a potential player. There was no offer came from european club after it has been terminated from manchester united. This is the real story about him.
I have been watching him since he was still playing on manchester united - terminated - join in al nassr. European club was not seeing him as a potential player anymore and this is also the main reason of him played for al nassr.
It's not caused by he was not able competing with european players. He is still having the potential to compete even with young player but european clubs are preferring to get young talented players to be bought caused by this is also offering long-term plan for the club as well.
Ronaldo has been trying so hard to rebuild back his reputation agan and people shall not feel worry about him. I think that ronaldo is not interesting anymore to go back to the european competition.
He is now feeling so confidence in playing in the saudi pro league club. There will be none who can surpass lionel messi and ronaldo as greatest of all time.

Ended? still not yet because Lionel Messi success won best men FIFA players last several days ago although he doesn't play with competitive league since October. Since FIFA still with the same person manage I don't sure the era of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have ended because FIFA always make many controversial about best players achieving result.
Actually Saudi Pro League more quit well compete than MLS League, have many top European in Saudi Pro League and competition have promotion then relegation system difference with MLS league without promotion and relegation.

Next have friendly match between Al Nassr vs Inter Miami, its the moment for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continue their debate who are the best players both of them

It ended with Messi fans but with Cristiano Ronaldo fans, it has yet ended. It will never end and we will never reach to an agreement for everyone that who is a best player in football history or who is better between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

We are luckily enough to have chances for watching those players in real-time and a lot of matches, goals, magic moments they made throughout their career. Soon, our children will only be able to see it through documentary films or Youtube videos like we only can watch documentaries on legendary players from the past like Pele, Maradona and Cruyff who all passed away.

Since the team has not balanced squad then it was a common thing to see that benzema quite frustrated to always carrying the club. He was not feeling confidence anymore to stay in the club and benzema was very upset with the management of al ittihad.
This is also he was looking for a good club to play even if it will make him back to the european competition too. Im thinking this is the best choice for him instead of stay in the club and feel unhappy with it. Benzema has received some offers from EPL club too.
This is going to be another challenge for him to play in the EPL since i never heard him play in the EPL.

Why bad move? i dno't even see that as a bad move just because he was leaving from saudi pro league club. This may affect the reputation from SPL but i think this is the best choice for him. His relationship is started to detoriate due to the some internal problems.
It's time for benzema to get a new challenge and he will not be fully leaving from itttihad caused by he will join in the other club as a loan which is good for him to get back his best skill as a striker.

The era of Ronaldo and Lionel Messi has ended as the best players it is a fact that cannot be denied and that's why we see Ronaldo playing in this league because he is considered unable to compete with other European players, especially young players. If you talk about the Saudi Pro League of course Ronaldo is still the best but for Europe I don't think so anymore there are still many talented young players, for now Ronaldo will only be a legend and Messi of course and it is possible that these two players only have around 2-3 seasons left.

Ronaldo's contract will end next year while the vision and mission of Saudi Arabia until 2030 we don't know what their next plans are, whether they are still keeping Ronaldo or looking for other top European players, but I'm sure the players who win the Ballon d'Or will be their next targets. as far as I know, Mbappe is still one of their target but not in the near future at least 2-3 next season.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the best players of today. Although Cristiano Ronaldo has good performance and running speed due to his age barrier. But unlike most unique players, Ronaldo's style of play and performance can easily attack the best unique teams. In future too these two players will be the best as very few players will be made than them.

GOATs are a difficult thing to choose, because it really depends on the time the players were active.

How can you even compare Maradona with Messi for example?

Some people claim Pele was the OG GOAT, but what about current era players?

I don't know, the sport has changed so much. It's difficult to choose a specific GOAT.

The friendly match was scheduled to happen because two clubs have Messi and Ronaldo. They are magnets for marketing and income for their clubs so without one or both players, the match will be postponed. It's not shock to see its postpone when those players are not ready for the match.

Messi and Ronaldo won most Ballon d'Or last 20 years and only three players can won this personal award before and during those years, Kaka, Modric and Benzema. It is more than enough to say about the great of two players, they dominated that personal award over years.

Till their ages in 2023 and 2024, they are still making magic, scored many goals, made many assists and great impacts on their clubs. It's hard to see other players who can repeat success like these two legendary players and can maintain their career very long like them.

GOATs or not GOATs, we will return to this discussion some years after those players retire.

I'm sure Casemiro will be a good player when he gets the right coach. Ten Hag didn't treat him well, and the player's problems don't seem to be limited to Casemiro. We can see, if Sancho goes to Dortmund and he can immediately get the best place and even score goals. Right now Man United's problem is not only players but I think they also evaluate the coach immediately. Because if you look at the moment Man United have a lot of good players, but they are unable to develop to get good results in the competition.

With both players leaving European football, everything ends and makes football a little bit slow and our expectations are caught short when it concerns the players, not everyone would be willing to watch the top notch actions of other league. Till the present age of football, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have become the best players on planet earth. They survived in both bad and explore in good season, there's completely no season where we don't have to watch the absence or lift of trophy from these undisputed GOATs in football, they're weigh bigger than any player currently.

In fact, we don't know what Benzema's real problems were with Al Ittihad, especially with Al Ittihad's former coach, Nuno Santo. however, if I try to assume according to my personal view. in fact, perhaps Benzema initially didn't like the type of playing style of Al Ittihad, which at that time was still managed by Nuno Santo. however, it seems that the problem is increasingly developing towards Benzema's desire to leave the Saudi Pro League. although currently a meeting is being held by Benzema and the club, as Romando reported in his tweet. even the President of the SPL also commented on Benzema, he said it would be good if Benzema stayed or moved to another club in this league.

However, it is very likely that Benzema has decided that he wants to return to the Aropa top league. there is a big possibility that this will happen, but which team will be his target and who will want his services. Romano reported that it had just been revealed that Lyon had been trying to sign Benzema since last December. apart from that, there are many rumors circulating regarding this Real Madrid legend. now, United has reportedly got the green light to recruit Benzema. Rumor has it that Manchester United are the favorites to sign Karim Benzema thanks to their new CEO. but on the other hand, Benzema's representatives have held talks with Chelsea and Arsenal. but so far, there has been no official decision or official claim whether Benzema will stay or join one of the European clubs mentioned in this post. interesting, the transfer window will soon end. so, let's wait for further news.

I don't think it's because Benzema culture doesn't feel at home in Saudi Arabia, but because he doesn't seem ready for the decision he made when he joined Al Ittihad. Because as we can see, Saudi Arabia is not very synonymous with football and also at every match there are not many fans who come or fill the stadium like what happened in Europe or in Real Madrid when he was still with Real Madrid. Maybe that's why he doesn't feel comfortable staying with Al Ittihad and it is also reported that Benzema relationship with the coach is not very harmonious.

If Benzema leaves Alltihad to re-join a European team, of course the European team will not be able to provide Benzema with a larger salary like the salary he currently receives. But in my opinion, it is clear that Benzema has shown that he is not too comfortable with continuing to be in the Saudi Arabian league and I think he will immediately decide his future in this transfer window. If Benzema stays he will have to return to the team and train with his teammates and if he returns to Europe he will also have to make his decision in public.

Ronaldo as well as Messi cannot be forgotten in a hurry in the game of football. They’ve achieved a lot and has earned the recognition they’ve got.
Ronaldo is obviously an important player for Al-Nassr as they’ve cancelled friendly games cause of him. They know supporters would want to see Ronaldo play.

Both players have left the major spotlight but It’s quite obvious a lot of football fans would like to see both players play against each other again. Thinking along these lines, it’s apparent on why they would delay the friendly match between both teams.

Based on the agenda of the Saudi Pro League striving to create visibility and awareness in the European space with the major goal of ensuring an expanded sports market, the clubs find themselves in a situation where there's less utilization of local players. These players have no doubt some certain level of effects to a club but the aims of these clubs won't allow for the players to be used. It'll only make sense that a policy be put in place for the use of local players in every team but I don't think that'll be enough to take them to where they visioned the league to get to.

 SPL wants to be broadcasted and be seen worldwide and this makes for the rapid purchase and push for European stars who'd cause focus to gradually be shifted to their league. If the local players are entertained, then there'd definitely be no room for this hot caked stars in Europe and in the long run, it won't give them the focus they want to get. All things in the SPL currently occurs as a planned activity, and they are all working towards a set goal. It's only a gradual process before the impacts are seen.

The game between Miami and Nasr will be a very highly viewed game without a doubt. It is most probably the very last game that we will see these two players play against each other. I would say, about half a season ago or so, or whenever it happened, when Miami had nobody proper aside from Messi, every other player looked terrible, they were bare bottom terrible team even in their league, then it looked not fair.

However, looking at the team now, even though it is mostly old players, we are seeing more and more players joining Messi right now and it feels like it is actually quite good, at least at a decent level team. This means that the game will be closer now, I would still say that Nasr paid a lot more to get a much better team.