Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 342. (Read 129284 times)

Al Hilal is now in first place and is the only team that has not been defeated in the SPL, even without Neyamar, Al Hilal remains consistent. So losing Neymar is not a big problem for Al Hilal. I also think Al Hilal is not thinking about financial losses because Neymar can't play because they are a team that has a lot of money.

If the player is a little different, it's not only money that is wanted. what's more young players and careers are still long. that's why top players are still young and star players have no interest in playing in the Saudi Arabian league. For example, Mbappe was offered a very lucrative contract and was not interested at all in playing in the Saudi Arabian league.

There is a theory about his transfer to Saud Arabian and I think even Al Hilal was aware of his situation and they knew this player was going to again get injured because of his playing style because he had the same situation before. I think Al Hilal bought Neymar most just to have this player in the teams because of his good performance but they bought him to bring more attention to this league.

I can't believe it.

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Gerrard has been signed a new contract with ettifaq which was unbelievable for me to see that. Ettifaq is still trusting this worst coach to manage its club. The club can try to approach someone like mourinho rather than gave very big salary for someone who can't even manage the club properly.
This is a setback for the club caused by gerrard was so wasteful. He can't even make his club to perform consistently and im wondering what things that make club can trust him much longer. If i were the owner and i have been sacked him since a few months ago.

Gerrard deserves no more place in the club and this guy is a disaster as a coach. He has been so wasteful and that's it. Im only focusing on how gerrard was performing so badly in ettifaq.
He was unable building the club to perform even better than before. Im concerning this caused by ettifaq was so wasteful in the saudi pro league. This club is going to go down again soon.

Exactly. Actually, Neymar has 3 problems:
1. Aging
2. Injury prone
3. Attitude

So, it is quite complicated, Neymar has some serious problems. He is getting older, surely his physical or fitness will be decreasing. Neymar isn't a footballer who can keep good lifestyle as Ronaldo. It makes him difficult to maintain his healthy. Neymar also sometimes has a problem with his attitude, he already did it many times in PSG.

No doubt Al Hilal has a lot of money, they won't make it as a serious problem to lose Neymar. If it is needed, Al Hilal may remove Neymar from the squad soon, then they will pay for compensate. However, I think Al Hilal is still considering to get a better solution for Neymar. Not sure if Neymar still can be a part of Al Hilal squad.

While Al Nassr has many superstar players but they still want to hire more players to get better results and that's why Al Nassr is trying to send an offer for Emerson Royal and hire this player from Tottenham. Emerson Royal can be an interesting option for them but Tottenham rejected the offer for this player they said they can't accept the 23 million euros offer from Al Nassr for Emerson Royal.

While Al Nassr has many superstar players but they still want to hire more players to get better results and that's why Al Nassr is trying to send an offer for Emerson Royal and hire this player from Tottenham. Emerson Royal can be an interesting option for them but Tottenham rejected the offer for this player they said they can't accept the 23 million euros offer from Al Nassr for Emerson Royal.

Problems with Neymar is not only injury and how long does it take him to recover from an injury, but also come from his ageing issue which will make his body more sensitive with more injuries. It also causes Neymar longer time to recover from an injury and it only becomes worse with time, not better.

Al Hilal have a lot of money and they are ready to spend it but with a condition that their spending will help their club to get some return. A long injury will certainly not what Al Hilal needs from a player was bought with expensive cost and receives lucrative salary. Al Hilal can break the contract and find a new star players for their squad.

Currently Neymar is recovering from his knee injury (ACL). But even so, the time needed to fully recover is quite long. From several media that I know, Neymar is rumored to be getting a longer recovery time. In fact, it is very likely that Neymar will also miss the Copa America (2024). So in my personal opinion, it is very likely that Neymar will return to playing football at the end of next year (September-December). If you think about it, Neymar will have to undergo a recovery period of approximately one year. Dark years for Neymar. The reason is, in recent years Neymar has always been faced with injury situations that have hampered him.

Apart from that, I also think that Al Hilal is currently in a dilemma. Because, he had to choose between releasing Neymar from his contract or keeping him and waiting for his injury to heal. Then if you look at Al Hilal's current condition, in my opinion Al Hilal has players who perform well. Being at the top of the SPL standings is proof of that. So in my opinion Al Hilal doesn't need new players yet. Therefore, this might be a good consideration for Al Hilal to retain Neymar. However, if Al Hilal sees the contribution made by Neymar, it will definitely be difficult to retain him. The reason is, Neymar is currently unable to contribute on the field or anything else that is useful for Al Hilal. So the possibility of Neymar being released is also quite large.

Al Hilal is the only club that has not experienced defeat to date, they have a complete and solid squad in every position. They have a very sharp attack line, they also have a very solid defense, so far they have only conceded 9 goals in the 19 matches they have played, on average they have conceded less than 1 goal in each match, that is something which is very extraordinary.
Their closest competitor Al Nassr does have a strong attack line too, but they still have problems in the defensive area, they are not very solid in that line, as evidenced by the 23 goals that have penetrated their goal. If they want to unseat Al Hilal then that is a very difficult task, because so far I have seen no club that can beat them, even AL Nassr themselves lost when they met Al Hilal in the first round. 7 points is quite a distance, they have to work hard to catch it while hoping that Al Hilal will slip up.

I think they already think deeply, it doesn't make sense if they sign Neymar carelessly without a deep consideration. Moreover, Al Hilal spent a lot of money to sign him and pat his salary. But they may feel frustrated with Neymar's condition, it is never getting better. Al Hilal doesn't want to pay a huge salary for a player who only sits on the bench. That's why Al Hilal wants Neymar to leave now.

I can't believe it.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/revealed-steven-gerrard-staggering-salary-al-ettifaq-pep-guardiola-jurgen-klopp/bltb44b1c8e5c376888#csfbaf889b004a3239

Gerrard has been signed a new contract with ettifaq which was unbelievable for me to see that. Ettifaq is still trusting this worst coach to manage its club. The club can try to approach someone like mourinho rather than gave very big salary for someone who can't even manage the club properly.
This is a setback for the club caused by gerrard was so wasteful. He can't even make his club to perform consistently and im wondering what things that make club can trust him much longer. If i were the owner and i have been sacked him since a few months ago.

Gerrard deserves no more place in the club and this guy is a disaster as a coach. He has been so wasteful and that's it. Im only focusing on how gerrard was performing so badly in ettifaq.
He was unable building the club to perform even better than before. Im concerning this caused by ettifaq was so wasteful in the saudi pro league. This club is going to go down again soon.

Players from Europe struggle to adapt to very hot temperature in Saudi Arabia and they have some more difficulties like different religion, culture that all together affect not only those players but their girl friends or family members.

About the league, those European players feel unfamiliar with stadiums which are not crowded like they used to play in Europe. It is like playing in empty stadiums during pandemic and with so many reasons, they want to return to Europe.

I believe that biggest reasons forced them to move to Saudi Professional League is money and if they feel they earn enough after 2 or 3 seasons, they will leave this league and return to Europe.

But then let me ask you when you say that Ronaldo influenced the Saudi Professional League positively, what effects do you expect to remain long term that Ronaldo created? I agree that there was a lot of short term buzz, but what is it that will stay forever or for decades that Ronaldo did in a positive way for the league?

I as an observer have to say that whatever buzz Ronaldo created, it is rapidly declining at the moment. I can speak for myself that I was interested in seeing what's going on and now interest is decreasing. Players are leaving the league. No young talents could be hired and taken away from the best European clubs. I can see that there is not a lot left of the initial hype.

Saudi teams are quite good especially these on top but we shouldn't forget that some players are unsatisfied with the rhythm of the leagues and the integration of his family like Handerson who is planning to move to Eredivisie, others with his team like Benzema and so on.
Nevertheless, the achievements made so far are great for the league and the country.

Al Hilal must know Neymar often gets injury. It is not the first time Neymar got injury, he already got injuries many times in PSG. It was also one of the reasons why PSG want to put Neymar on the transfer list in the last transfer window. So, it is actually very clear that Neymar is injury prone, it even ever created a speculation that Neymar will retire soon. However, Al Hilal didn't care about it, they only believe signing Neymar will be good for the club reputation and he will contribute well if he can recover. Unfortunately, Neymar didn't recover, there is no clear time when he will recover. Al Hilal may begin a little doubt with Neymar's future.

I think they already think deeply, it doesn't make sense if they sign Neymar carelessly without a deep consideration. Moreover, Al Hilal spent a lot of money to sign him and pat his salary. But they may feel frustrated with Neymar's condition, it is never getting better. Al Hilal doesn't want to pay a huge salary for a player who only sits on the bench. That's why Al Hilal wants Neymar to leave now.

But then let me ask you when you say that Ronaldo influenced the Saudi Professional League positively, what effects do you expect to remain long term that Ronaldo created? I agree that there was a lot of short term buzz, but what is it that will stay forever or for decades that Ronaldo did in a positive way for the league?

I as an observer have to say that whatever buzz Ronaldo created, it is rapidly declining at the moment. I can speak for myself that I was interested in seeing what's going on and now interest is decreasing. Players are leaving the league. No young talents could be hired and taken away from the best European clubs. I can see that there is not a lot left of the initial hype.

That is why this transfer is actually very profitable for Everton and they must consider their decision wisely. I know Al-Ettifaq will not just watch Henderson leave and if they just give up without a replacement it will certainly be very bad for the squad's performance in the remainder of the season. Al-Ettifaq definitely wants to target the top spot again rather than just remaining in 8th place in the standings and therefore they have to make another transfer before the winter closes.

Abdoulaye Doucouré is their latest target and it is not impossible that the player is also interested in experiencing the atmosphere outside England. It's just that if the club doesn't allow him to leave, this transfer will fail and Everton as the main controller must be able to think logically and hope to find a worthy replacement for Abdoulaye Doucouré.

Gerrard signed a new contract earlier this week, despite a dismal run of form that has seen Ettifaq go nine games without a win, and the loss of Jordan Henderson, who terminated his contract and joined Ajax. The club are currently eighth in the Saudi Pro League, 28 points behind leaders Al-Hilal. However, TalkSPORT reports that Gerrard's new deal, which is a two-year extension, is worth a staggering £15m ($19m) per year.