Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 363. (Read 130610 times)

You may think Ronaldo scored more goals in this season because he is now more experienced in the Saudi league and he knows the league better than before but the fact about Ronaldo is he is also getting older and he shouldn't have better performance normally because of his age.
Ronaldo is a 38-year-old player and usually, a player gets retires before this age while he scored 20 goals and had 9 assists in 18 games so far.

I think Ronaldo will still have a long way to go if he gets injured because we also know that he always looks after his body. While his teammates are on holiday, he spends more time training his muscles at home and we can often see the results with the consistency he displays. I don't think there is a player who is as consistent as Ronaldo in maintaining his fitness and even though he is no longer young and almost 40 years old, everything is still impressive.

The target of 1000 goals is a record he wants to break before retiring and maybe we will see him in two more seasons if he is able to score the same as the end of 2023 with more than 50 goals. That is, if he still survives to play football with the club and the Portuguese national team amidst competition with other young players.

The last time Cristiano Ronaldo was asked of when he's planning to retire from football, he simply said that he's gonna play till when he's body can't continue again which means that should he remain fully fit till he clocks 40, he'll still continue playing professional football. Cristiano Ronaldo have significantly improved from the his performance of last season with Al Nassr and I'm very happy for his improvements.

He's currently leading the goalscoring chart in the Saudi Pro League and I think he's definitely gonna end the season as the top scorer. His prior problem ar the moment is to win the Saudi Pro League title

Ronaldo has good support from his team mates and he receives many key passes as well as chances to take penalty shots for Al Nassr. If he won't get injuries, he will be able to score more goals for Al Nassr and can aim at his 1000th goal.

That goal target is achievable if he won't get serious injuries in next few seasons. Because he does not show he wants to retire before his body no longer allows him to play. And we know, if he plays, he can score goals as he has shown through his long career.

Yes, I really agree with your opinion about Ronaldo who is currently getting great support from other Al Nassr players and can provide the opportunity to score big numbers with Al Nassr and regarding the injuries that Ronaldo will experience, it seems like he is very experienced in this matter. I think he is a very professional soccer player and he will always avoid anything that could have a bad impact on his physical condition so he never forces himself to do anything that will have a bad impact and as I have seen occasionally he does not take part in matches just to maintain his physical condition. He's a little old so he has to be able to take care of everything in order to get a big score.
I am sure that as long as Ronaldo gets support from other players from Al Nassr it will definitely be easy to get a new record in several seasons or even this season it could happen even though he cannot get the Saudi pro league title, the most important thing is that Al Nassr will benefit from Ronaldo's skills.

Ronaldo has good support from his team mates and he receives many key passes as well as chances to take penalty shots for Al Nassr. If he won't get injuries, he will be able to score more goals for Al Nassr and can aim at his 1000th goal.

That goal target is achievable if he won't get serious injuries in next few seasons. Because he does not show he wants to retire before his body no longer allows him to play. And we know, if he plays, he can score goals as he has shown through his long career.

The last time Cristiano Ronaldo was asked of when he's planning to retire from football, he simply said that he's gonna play till when he's body can't continue again which means that should he remain fully fit till he clocks 40, he'll still continue playing professional football. Cristiano Ronaldo have significantly improved from the his performance of last season with Al Nassr and I'm very happy for his improvements.

He's currently leading the goalscoring chart in the Saudi Pro League and I think he's definitely gonna end the season as the top scorer. His prior problem ar the moment is to win the Saudi Pro League title

You may think Ronaldo scored more goals in this season because he is now more experienced in the Saudi league and he knows the league better than before but the fact about Ronaldo is he is also getting older and he shouldn't have better performance normally because of his age.
Ronaldo is a 38-year-old player and usually, a player gets retires before this age while he scored 20 goals and had 9 assists in 18 games so far.

At least that hasn't been seen with Ronaldo currently, maybe because he has very good support at Al Nassr so he can get good passes so it's quite easy for him to execute them into goals. But that won't last forever because one day he will retire, maybe at the age of 40 but when he retires it won't be because the quality of his game has decreased sharply but because it is time to retire because at the age of 40 it will be increasingly difficult for him to keep playing for 90 minutes, and retiring while still in a good position would be a better note for his career than retiring when there are many problems with his body.

You may think Ronaldo scored more goals in this season because he is now more experienced in the Saudi league and he knows the league better than before but the fact about Ronaldo is he is also getting older and he shouldn't have better performance normally because of his age.
Ronaldo is a 38-year-old player and usually, a player gets retires before this age while he scored 20 goals and had 9 assists in 18 games so far.

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.

Benzema with his time in Lyon, played as a striker but when he moved to Real Madrid, he played more like a forward than a striker. The scoring task in Real Madrid many years was assigned to Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema accepted his role to support Cristiano. He is not a bad striker as his last two seasons with Real Madrid proved how good he could do as a club main striker.

In Saudi Professional League, he is still professional as he has been always a professional player over many years but he is affected by his age. Benzema seems to not have a good given physical body like Cristiano and his performance is affected more seriously by ageing than Cristiano since 2022. He is younger than Cristiano and still has time to come back like how Cristiano did after some months of poor performances in Manchester United.

In his first season, Ronaldo scored 14 goals and 2 assists in the Saudi Pro League, this season he has scored 20 goals and 9 assists from 18 matches played. That's a good improvement in his second season with Al Nassr. Although he is old and actually many players decide to retire at his age, but he can still provide an interesting spectacle, not just a spectacle, but he also provides evidence with the goals he can create.
Until now I haven't heard anything from him, at his age he wants to retire or anything else. It looks like he's still enjoying it so he's decided to stay longer as a player. That's a good thing, because he can still make a big contribution to the club he's currently playing for.

Since it is the first season for Benzema, I agree that 9 goals in 15 matches isn't bad. Moreover, Benzema often got injury when he joined Al Ittihad. He probably scored more than 9 goals if he didn't get injury problem. Unfortunately, people expect more for Benzema's performance. I'm sure people want to see Benzema is in the list of the top scorer. People won't try to understand how he adapts with SPL and Al Ittihad players.

I heard the rumor about Benzema may join Arsenal. But I don't think it will happen because Benzema is happy to play with Al Ittihad. Benzema also has a contract with Al Ittihad until June, 2026. As a professional player, I am sure Benzema will try to stay in Al Ittihad until his contract expires. Al Itihad surely won't let him to go to Arsenal, too. Al Ittihad gets a lot of advantage by having Benzema, they won't sell Benzema at any price.

Benzema situation seems very suspicious because not only he is old enought to go to arabia and stay there, but also because he is from the arab world in someterms, he is also muslim so he has to be very comfort in this country, i dont really know what is happening and why we have this rumours of him wanting to comeback to europe.

I concur with Benzema's performance. Nine goals in 15 matches is good in a new environment. People often neglect the adaption phase while switching leagues and nations. It's culture, climate, and lifestyle, not simply football. What a lot to acclimate to! You make a good point about his impact on team performance. The Arsenal speculation is intriguing, but they must weigh the financial ramifications. Transfer costs, contract discussions, and more must be considered when matching his Al Ittihad pay

I concur with Benzema's performance. Nine goals in 15 matches is good in a new environment. People often neglect the adaption phase while switching leagues and nations. It's culture, climate, and lifestyle, not simply football. What a lot to acclimate to! You make a good point about his impact on team performance. The Arsenal speculation is intriguing, but they must weigh the financial ramifications. Transfer costs, contract discussions, and more must be considered when matching his Al Ittihad pay

I see football gradually leaving Europe and heading to the Arab world. The Saudi Arabians don't mind spending billions of dollars just to ensure that it goes their way. If they have to be known for football in the next generation to come then they must be ready to open their wallets and the last time I checked, they have more than enough budgetary for it and I believe they will.

Cristiano Ronaldo has a good lifestyle as an athlete, even though he is 38 years old, he still performs quite consistently and is the top scorer this year with a collection of 54 goals. Its not problem for him when raising age 38 years old keep consistency performance regarding other players on his age have been retired or playing with lower level competition. Must be inspiring for other players how most important with good lifestyle as athlete and keep take care with their physical condition.

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I think we need to create a new discussion thread regarding the Saudi Professional League as we know one of the famous players in the world is now playing in this league
it's possible that other famous players could join in so it's worth discussing, please discuss anything related to the Saudi League latest Match, News or new Players.

As far as I have observed and followed, Benzema was injured and missed several of his matches with Al Ittihad. in the 19 matches played by Al Ittihad, Benzema only played 15 matches with his team. plus, the system implemented by the previous coach did not suit Benzema's playing style. yeah, as some rumors have reported that Benzema doesn't get along with Nuno Santos. it seems that Benzema doesn't like the system implemented by the coach who previously managed Al Ittihad.
now, Marcelo Gallordo is in charge of Al Ittihad. at least Al Ittihad's new coach is bringing an offensive system, and Benzenma is returning to playing as a pure striker or center forward.

IMO, Benzema can actually still be relied on even though he is 36. the problem is, this team is not filled with potential supporting players. in the end, Benzema's performance has not really improved so far. I think it's not just Benzema's problem if Al Ittihad wants improvement. Ideally, club management must bring in several newcomers who can be relied on. good in terms of scoring goals, as well as contributing to helping Bemzema as a goal in his team's squad. which means, Al Ittihad must bring in several wingers who are quite competent and can be relied on. thus, Al Ittihad still has a chance of at least finishing in the top four of the Saudi Pro League. Well, let's see, this competition still has a break before it starts again.