Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 371. (Read 119616 times)

I think it will be hard for any other team right now to actually stop Al Hilal. They have been performing really well. And I definitely did not expect that Al Nassr was going to lose to them so badly. I thought it was actually going to be a contest and I even thought that Al Nassr was actually going to win this match. But now it seems like Al Hilal is far better. At least that's what I think looking at the match between them. With the amount of points that they have advantaged over the other teams, I don't think they are going to give up that advantage any time soon if ever.

They must step up to close the seven-point gap. Their defense must improve too, not just scoring. They had superior ball possession, but what's the point of a holey defense? Like they're playing half the game. Fans are vital, but their support is volatile. One loss causes chaos, one win causes rejoicing. The squad needs field and crowd stability. They ca't allow a loss derail them.

Al-Nassr must learn from Al-Hilal in the next matches. Their strategy is aggressive attack and good defense. Al-Nassr should aspire for that. They're talented, but they need to play together. Ronaldo is in trouble. Excellent player, but he cant carry the squad. They must unite, identify their flaws, and recover. The road ahead is difficult, but not insurmountable.

I hope that with Al Nassr defeat to Al Hilal yesterday, there will be a reaction from management and club officials to reorganize their list of target players and move actively in the next transfer window. I'm pretty sure there will be a big push from fans to make an effort to build the squad, and we will see another transfer list with crazy prices in the future. Regarding Al Hilal's chances of winning the SPL trophy, I think they are already halfway there, or you could say they have secured 50 chances at this point.

It's not an easy matter to beat Al Nassr, we know there is the Ronaldo factor which is always the difference in every match. However, we have to be realistic, that one star player without being supported by an even squad depth will not be able to secure 3 points. Ronaldo is old, he needs colleagues who can contribute as well or close to him, so that his ambitions will be easier to realize.

Currently, Al Hilal is surely leading the table with their quality and performance as we have defending champions Al ittihad and Al Nassr with Al Ahli behind them and these four clubs having huge investments for the big players from European leagues but Al Hilal is clearly doing impressive because others are still not able to compete with them in quality after Neymar Jr things were looking not good but Metrovic done impressive job and leading from front which is helping them for having this spot.
Mostly are feeling seven points difference is good to win, but currently we are heading for the 16th round with 19 rounds left in this season and anything can happen but most chances if we have no injury or any other issue then Al Hilal will take title again and this could be disappointing for the Al Nassr as they were in better position, but their performance was not for the title, and they have to wait for the another season.

Al Hilal is a most successful club in Saudi Professional League history so it is true historically but in a single season or some seasons, Al Hilal might lose their domination and other clubs can become champions in Saudi Professional League.

In this season, Al Ittihad seem to lose their best performance and Al Nassr is the only considerable and competitive competitor against Al Hilal for the league trophy. However, this defeat in a direct match between them is a big loss for Al Nassr that will need many more matches to enlighten their hope to catch Al Hilal again.

7 points is a big gap and Al Nassr will have to wish that Al Hilal will have one or two shock defeats in future while they themselves have to try to play as best as possible and gain as maximum points as possible. It is a big challenge for Al Nassr but they actually gone a hard journey before losing in this direct match so they can repeat it again and wait for a second chance.

It is clear that Al Hilal is the only strongest club in the Saudi Pro League, no club can compete with Al Hilal's strength. Even though Al Nassr also looks strong with European star players, this is not enough to match the strength of the squad Al Hilal is very worthy if Al Hilal can win the title this season considering its consistency outstanding.

Yesterday's match was proof that Al Nassr cannot compete with Al Hilal in the race for the Saudi Pro League trophy because now Al Hilal has maintained quite a distance with Al Nassr, chasing 7 points, of course it is very difficult for Al Nassr, but even though Al Nassr cannot win 100% at least Al Nassr has tried hard to show their best this season and has not experienced any decline.

In my opinion this is a first huge tipping point in the season because these seven points difference really look like a lot and also mean a lot I can imagine. In some other leagues it would also be a lot but maybe not the end of the world. But in this case Al-Hilal doesn't look as if they would start having some unexpected struggles. They are in top shape and have the best offense and the best defense by far. Running behind Al-Hilal now with 7 points behind must feel like a loss for Al-Nassr and Ronaldo already.

If Al Hilal loses 2 to 3 times, of course there is a good chance for Al Nassr to occupy first place in the Saudi Pro League standings, but if Al Hilal always wins the matches, I think it will make Al Nassr even further behind in the standings. Of course there is still hope for Al Nassr but the obstacles are too difficult because Al Hilal will of course continue to maintain its performance and of course we won't know who will be the next competitor for Al Nassr in the SPL because Al Ahli also of course wants to move up the rankings and Al-Ahli can just replace Al Nassr. if Al Nassr's performance does not change.

It is true that Al Nassr's defense line is not good and only relies on Cristiano Ronaldo, therefore their playing pattern is inferior to Al Hilal because of the imbalance between attacking and defensive midfielders. At Al Hilal there is K. Koulibaly, who of course in my opinion is a reliable and experienced defender. It is true that Al Nassr really needs players in defense and midfield. I am sure that  Cristiano Ronaldo and Talisca and Mane. If have improved their central and back positions, of course they have the potential to create good attacks and have great potential to score lots of goals. and I saw that in yesterday's match Cristiano Ronaldo played well and scored a goal but unfortunately it was considered offside by the referee, and I think that shows a good performance from Cristiano Ronaldo. If Al Nassr is able to bring in strong defenders, I think Al Nassr can beat Al Hilal.

Even though only with this match Al-Nassr could shorten the point difference, they failed to do so even though this was an away match. Al-Nassr was only able to press and couldn't score goals, this is why in the end they became weak when the match was ending and started conceding a lot of goals. Of course, we often see the results of matches like this and it is not surprising if in the end the team that is under pressure is the one who wins. Well, it looks like Al-Nassr will have increasingly difficulty chasing Al-Nassr and they can only hope that other teams will be able to tackle Al-Hilal in the next match.

Even though Al-Nassr was able to control more of the ball in that match, I really appreciated Al-Hilal's defense which was really strong and difficult to penetrate. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal but unfortunately the referee decided that the goal was invalid because it was offside. Al-Nassr's defeat in this match will definitely disappoint many people. But from this match, Al-Nassr must realize that they have to learn from Al-Hilal. It is not enough for a team to only be strengthened by a good attack line. But it must also be balanced with a strong defense and a midfield that can help aggressively backwards and forwards. Al-Hilal already has that balance. But their Al-Nassr is only strong on the front. But their back line was really full of gaps in that match. But Al-Nassr's goalkeeper, N. Alaqidi, actually made a lot of good saves in that match. But he was overwhelmed because too many attacks from Al-Hilal managed to go straight towards him.

But I hope the Al-Nassr squad is not too burdened by the defeat in this match. They just have to work harder in the next matches. Because this season, Al-Nassr will definitely face Al-Hilal again around the end of the season. Al-Nassr must prepare from now on not to lose in the next meeting.

But now I'm really confused. If Al-Nassr has even failed to beat Al-hilal then which team will be able to stop Al-hilal this season? I think the Al-Hilal squad is really difficult to stop. The attack they built was even very high quality. They are very effective in taking advantage of opportunities and not many opportunities are wasted.

The match between Al Nassr and Al Hilal still remains in my heart, and it ended in failure for the Al Nassr team, with a score of 3-0. I think it's worth giving a thumbs up to Jorge Jesus, who is now making good techniques against Al Nassr, and I admire the agility of Al Hilal players who always appear tight in defense and in attack which is also very powerful which makes it difficult for Al Nassr players to guard the defense line. Because the strength of Al Hilal's attackers is very good, I think Luis Castro must take action so that Al Nassr's defense line must be prioritized because I think Cristiano Ronaldo will also find it difficult to produce his best performance if for example the defense line and others are not good. Now Al Hilal has become a very strong team. I think it will be difficult to bring down Al Hilal because they are very superior in points and have never lost. So it is possible that this season Al Hilal will have great potential to become 1st place in the SPL. I am very impressed with Jorge Jesus who can make the Al Hilal team's game strategy so great.

Talking about the level yeah I agree that Al-Hilal is better when compared to Al-Nassr the reason is simple Al-Hilal has a complete squad on all lines whereas al-Nassr only relies on the forwards and the middle area for defense no, so to be at the same level Al-Nassr must bring new players in the upcoming transfer window especially players in the defense area, conceded 3 goals in the last match is proof that their defense is not enough. Saudi Pro League almost entered the middle of the season and Al-Nassr is 7 points behind, does Al-Nassr still have the opportunity to win the title this season? To be honest, I'm not optimistic after the last defeat while Al-Hilal continues to be consistent with the unbeaten record so it will be difficult for Al-Nassr to catch up this means that al-Nassr hopes that Al-Hilal will get  defeat 2-3 times.

Yes, people assume the match will end with a draw because both teams have good performance currently. Some people even guess that Al Nassr probably wins the match because they have a bigger motivation to shorten the point gap. But Al Hilal played better, they defeated Al Nassr with 3 goals. It is clear that Al Hilal has stronger players in each line. They don't only have good attackers but they have stronger defenders and midfielders.

Ronaldo must accept that he failed in the match. He scored no goals.

There is no guarantee to lead the SPL. You must understand that it is still matchday 15. It is still far from the end of the season. Although the current point gap is quite large, it is not impossible that Al Nassr can overtake it if Al Hilal can't maintain their good performance in second half of the season. It is too early to claim Al Hilal as the champion.

Al Hilal is a strong team and they were in the good situation to win the game even against a team like Al Nassr, while Al Nassr in they got players like Ronaldo with lots of experience and they had even the chance to win the Saudi League title in the end of the season but they are still not in the same level with Al Hilal.

The match between Al Nassr vs Al Hilal really ended dramatically, Cristiano Ronaldo and his team really couldn't move in the face of the onslaught from Al Hilal, with this big win, making Al Hilal at the top of the standings with 0 defeats, while Al Nassr has 3 When they lost, it seemed that Al Nassr's hopes of shifting Al Hilal's position at the top of the standings had been dashed, they were 7 points behind, it was definitely difficult for them to catch up, Al Hilal was really tough.

We neglected Al Ittihad a little, especially after Nuno Santo left. now, coaching leadership is under the guidance of Marcelo Gallardo. this Brazilian coach seems to be starting to show changes in his new squad, even though his initial debut with Al Ittihad only ended in a draw when they visited Al Ettifaq headquarters. However, in his second match with Al Ittihad, Marcelo Gallardo brought Al Ittihad to victory in the AFC Chanpions League and remained in first place in the group phase. in the match against Al Khaleej, Al Ittihad was able to win the match with a score of 4-2. even though in reality, the team they were playing against was a mediocre team. but at least, there have been changes as well as Al Ittihad's playing patterns and systems.

Unfortunately, it seems that Benzema has been injured again, and I don't know the developments regarding how serious his injury is. and hopefully, he doesn't experience serious problems. In the next few weeks, Al Ittihad should not experience problems when playing their matches. because the teams they played against were mostly mediocre teams. As for the match against Al Nassr, there is still quite a long time lag.
Now, Al Ittihad is in 4th place in the standings and has quite a big difference in points with Al Hilal. The point is, Marcelo Gallardo must continue to get his team on the right track, while waiting for Benzema to recover from his injury. Let's see how the team that won the League last season developed.

Yes, I also think the season is over. Al-Hilal is too strong, I haven't checked the bookmakers' odds but I think after this round they estimate Al-Hilal's odds for the title to be about 1.1. It is very sad that global changes are taking place in the league, but the dominance of one club does not change. Let's hope that at least in the Champions League Al-Nasr will be able to do something against their main opponent.

While Al Hilal is in a good situation with a player they have, they were about to lose their player, Rúben Neves. This player got offers from Newcastle and this made Al Hilal a bit worried about this player. But this paler recently said he is not going to leave the team at last he is going to stay for a short time.

Al-Hilal definitely showed the world that they are the far superior team and they won the title with this game. I know that people will say the season is not over yet and Al-Nassr still has a mathematical chance to win it and all that, but I honestly believe that with this game I believe that the game is over and the season is over as well.

They will not end up losing to anyone that commonly, they will mostly get wins, and I doubt they would even lose 7 points until the season as well, they may not get like 2 losses and a draw up until the end of the season from here on out. That is important of course, and they may just guaranteed their title for the season, and even if they do lose some, Al-Nassr will not end with 100% win rate.

The result of the game between these two top Saudi League was unpredictable considering that Al Nassr had more ball possession and completed more passes than the host. But the difference between the two sides was shots on target and goals. Al-Hilal had more shots on target that was maximized to get three goals. While Al Nassr had three shots on target that produced no goal.

Al Nassr will have to do more to cover the seven points space and we shouldn't forget that Al-Ahli Saudi is also gunning to remove Al Nassr form the second position. The have closed the gap between them and Al Nassr to four after they whitewashed Abha 6-0 on Thursday. Ronaldo will be disappointed with this result because he desperately want to lift the Saudi Arabia league trophy.