Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 371. (Read 130563 times)

That's possible to happen once the al nassr will able to cut the gap to the al hilal. The only important question is whether al hilal will be missing some points. This is still remain unanswered question right now. I meant that if al hilal has been trying so hard to get the perfect result and this will be also impacting the mentality owned by al nassr. Mitrovic has become the only strongest player who can compete with ronaldo.

These guys were consistently competing each other in leading the top scorer this season. It's likely that if al hilal is targeting to get perfect result till the end of season. Im concerning about the performance of al hilal which is very stable.
The only main requirement for al hilal to miss some points when the players will miss some names like mitrovic and savic. Al nassr can try to put all of its focus to win AFC this season.

It's still a good trophy to win. I was just aware how strong al hilal is right now. It's not a lot of club can get draw or even beat it. The chance owned by al nassr to get the SPL trophy becomes even less than before.

When Ronaldo arrived to Al Nassr this team was compete for race title since last season and at that time Al Nassr have to finish at runner up place under Al Ittihad with 5 difference points at the end of season and now the situation is not so different that because Al Nassr has poor start at the beginning of league then they unable to keep up Al Hilal on league standings and indeed Al Nassr in the good shape because they gets the winning results for almost each matches but to compete with Al Hilal i think it's very hard now because Al Hilal was too consistent and until week 19 only Al Hilal who still unbeatable on Saudi Pro League

About the trophy Ronaldo has just gets his first trophy with Al Nassr several months ago through Arab club champions cup tournament at that time they beat Al Hilal at the final match and this season too Al Nassr still playing at several different competitions just like Asian Champion league or King Cup so they have good possibility to gets the trophy from those competitions but for Saudi Pro League i think it's hard for them to being an the champion considering Al Hilal is too consistent and it's really hard to beat them

The truth is signed, gerrard was the biggest mistake being made by ettifaq. There have been many people disagreed with such decision but ettifaq was still trying to sign him. It shall become the consequence of getting the worst coach.
Ettifaq needs to fine someone who can replace him. this will be hlping the club so much. In my opinion that if this club needs to be very careful when signing the new player. It's caused by ettifaq shall not repeat the same mistake again.

This team is still playing very bad till this time and gerrard has no impact to the club. The fans shall be urged the club to sack him as soon as possible before ettifaq will be going to the bottom.
The chance for ettifaq to go back at the top 4 was almost zero. This club is still performing so badly and i hope that everything will be fully recovered once gerrad will be officially sacked by the club.
Ettifaq wasted a lot of money to recruit the garbage players. It's surprised me to see that gerrard recruited by ettifaq coz he had been sacked by his old club.  

It seems that the title of Saudi Pro League champion is no longer possible this season, but there are two tournaments that they are also competing in, namely the Asian Champions League where Al Nassr is still competing in the round of 16 and also the King's Cup where Al Nassr managed to advance to the semifinals but in the final round if If they manage to qualify, they will probably face Al Hilal, who are the strongest team at the moment, so their chances in the King's Cup will also be quite difficult. And the championship title is the only one that Ronaldo has not given to his club and it would be quite a shame if until he finishes his contract there there is no championship title that he can present because that would certainly not be a good record for his career.

With their form and big gap against Al Nassr, if they continue this form, they will be a new champion of Saudi Professional League. However, the league is so long and there is a second half of season with many matches. Many time left for Al Nassr to try and catch Al Hilal in this competition.

It's clearly that if Al Hilal won't suddenly lose their excellent performances, it will be hopeless for Al Nassr to catch the blue team.

Cristiano Ronaldo continues his good performances and has yet stopped making us surprised. At this age, he has yet given up his ambition and he still has a lot of energy for matches he particpates in. I ask myself that will Cristiano ends his career with 1000+ goals or more. If he can play like 3 or 4 more seasons and maintain his scoring intensity, he will hit that goal scoring milestone that is absolutely amazing and unbelievable in modern football.

I agree that Steven Gerrard is not worthy of handling this team and competes with other teams he has a great squad but has not been able to give Al-Ettifaq a good performance for the team, luckily Al-Ettifaq is not alone there are also other teams like Al-Ittihad who experienced the same thing which is in position 7 so Steven Gerrard has a reason why he hasn't been able to bring Al-Ettifaq to the best position. In my opinion Al-Ettifaq will do something next season not for the transfer window this month, the owner will not let Al-Ettifaq fall down.

at the moment, it seems like Al Hilal has been guaranteed to win the SPL title, but we can't know whether there will be any surprises because sometimes injuries come at the wrong time and injuries are also a nightmare for a player that can affect a team's performance.
currently, it will be very impossible for Al Nassr to catch up with Al Hilal points, but it looks like there will still be changes because the match schedule is still a bit long and there are still many obstacles that must be faced.

you said the right thing regarding Ronaldo performance, it is indeed very good, contributing a large number of scores but there is no solid cooperation and in my opinion Al Nassr only needs to strengthen its defense line which is currently still conceding often and in this transfer season there is an opportunity for Al Nassr to get new, more qualified players and I hope Al Nassr management understands this weakness and immediately fixes it.
Previously, perhaps Al Nssr was too focused on strengthening the attack line so that it did not focus on the defense line, which in the end the line up was unbalanced because only the attack line was strong but the defense line was weak.

It is very difficult when other strong teams have experienced coaches while Al-Ettifaq only has Steven Gerrard who has a big name as a former football player to boost their popularity. The results are as we can see now and Al-Ettifaq is sitting in 8th position in the standings and is still likely to drop again if they continue to suffer bad results in the next few matches. Al-Ettifaq also has not won again in the last 8 matches and all of them only ended in draws and defeats.

Obviously it is a bad result and I am not sure even if this January they bring in more players but as long as the coach is Steven Gerrard the results will remain the same and nothing will change. So the solution for Al-Ettifaq is to find a trainer who is competent in his field and of course quite experienced.

We can not ask too much from Cristiano Ronaldo. Seeing he is still able to play already a magic. Witnessing he scored more than 50 goals and became a best scorer in 2023 globally is another magic. Many players at his age can not play and have to announce their retirement even at younger ages than 38 years old.

To win Saudi Professional League, Al Nassr must be a best team with most total points through a long season. They must beat some competitors especially a most successful club in Saudi Arabia, Al Hilal. To do this, Al Nassr needs more than only Cristiano Ronaldo and they can have it with many star players in their squad. Mane, Brozovic, Otavio, Talisca and some domestic players, they have enough strong and competitive squad for the race.

It it true that Ronaldo still can't win SPL trophy but he already contributed much for Al Nassr. Being the current top scorer is just a proof that Ronaldo has done good job. But he can't win the trophy alone, he needs other players to play as a solid team. So, to get the dream winning the trophy, it needs good teamwork among Al Nassr players. It is impossible if we expect Ronaldo alone to win the trophy.

For this season, it is still possible to win the SPL trophy. However, the chance seems not really high after they got defeated by Al Hilal. Al Nassr and Ronaldo needs a miracle to win SPL trophy this season.

11 more matches? The Saudi Professional League has 18 teams and if everyone plays against everyone as it usually should be, they would still have to go for another 15 games in most cases. Some teams have only played 18 games so far, which means it would still be 16 games for them.

Anyway, the advantage is quite significant and Al-Nassr most likely lost this title early in the season when they had a couple of games in which they acted quite sloppy. The expectations were high because of their offensive duo consisting of Mane and Ronaldo and while they have been delivering goals in the beginning and Ronaldo is still doing so, it is not enough to compete with Al-Hilal.

However, this hope has the potential to be dashed for Ronaldo fans all over the world, if in the end Ronaldo is unable to bring Al Nassr to present the Saudi Pro League trophy plus the top scorer belongs to his rival Mitrovic. in this thread, it is very likely that almost most of them are Ronaldo fans, because Ronaldo is always the best-selling theme in every discussion in the Saudi Professional League thread. to be honest, I am a neutral supporter for this competition. the point is, I only enjoy matches that are interesting and crucial for me. the rest, I don't really follow the development of the lower middle teams. currently, the Saudi Pro League has presented 19 matches and Al Hilal is perched at the top of the standings.
meanwhile, Al Nassr is in the runner up position with a difference of seven points from Al Hilal. 7 points adrift of the top of the standings, this must be a strong motivation for Ronald and his colleagues to keep Al Nassr on the right track. apart from that, if Ronaldo cares about the competition for top scorers, Ronaldo automatically has to prove his capacity as a sharp player even though he is no longer young. after all, Ronaldo has a lot of support from his teammates. there are Sadio Mane, Talisca, Brozovic, and several other players. in terms of quality, Ronaldo gets special support from his teammates who have the ability to help him break into the opposing team's goal.

Apart from that, being 7 points behind doesn't have to discourage Ronaldo fans. after all, this competition still had a lot of matches left. and what is certain, overall Al Nassr will play on the right track. however, the rivals will not let their rivals get close to their points. which means, Jorge Jesus will try to ensure his squad stays on the winning track until they get closer to winning the trophy this season. likewise with Mitrovic, the Al Hilal center forward would be honored to compete with a star of Ronaldo's caliber. whether in terms of scoring goals, or bringing his team to win the League trophy. well, let's see how far these two teams compete and play their matches until the end of the season.

In my opinion, I will not judge for now that Al Nassr will fail to become champions this season because the Saudi Arabian league still has 11 more matches left. which is very likely if Al Hilal loses its best form then there is an opportunity for Al Nassr to seize the main position from Al Hilal. However, it is true that so far Al Hilal are still able to be in their best form because they are unbeaten until their 19th match this season. Yes, the point gap between the two is 7 points, where Al Nassr still has the opportunity to reduce the gap if they are able to perform consistently until the end of the season, but with one condition, Al Hilal must suffer 3 defeats so that Al Nassr can become the leader of the standings.

Ronaldo has indeed performed well this season and he is even the top scorer in 2023. I think he just failed to bring Al Nassr to the lead in the standings because until week 19 Al Nassr was still stuck in second place in the standings. It seems like Al Hilal hasn't been careless in the slightest this season because they have been really consistent this season. Ronaldo is still under contract until the summer of 2025, so if he fails this season, Ronaldo still has one more chance in the next season.

I firmly believe that this is really a personality thing and that Kevin De Bruyne is not the kind of guy who would waste some high potential years of his career for money in Saudi Arabia. No doubt that I might be totally mistaken here and my opinion could not be further from the truth, but my hope is that he will make the right decision and make the fans around the world happy and present them with some more world class plays. It would really look strange if he soon runs around in a jersey from a club from Saudi Arabia.

Al Nassr started the season a little unluckily so wasting too many points has become a big problem for Al Nassr now which makes them 7 points behind Al Hilal, and I think this is normal because they have to adapt to a new coach at the start of the season. this season. season. Now Al Nassr's game is consistent and even Al Nassr's front line already has chemistry with each other which makes them very productive in scoring goals.

It's just that Al Hilal is also in good condition, they find it very difficult to make so many mistakes that they lose points. I predict that this season the SPL league title will be won by Al Hilal. It's true that the SPL still has a long way to go, but looking at Al Hilal's performance this season, I think it will be difficult to stop them. Al Hilal are unbeaten so far and their defense is also very strong so they have conceded minimal goals so far.

Yes, the battle for first place in the scoring race is not over - there are many weak teams in the Saudi League and one hattrick can change the situation. But now Ronaldo is still the main contender to be first again.

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By the way, have you heard that Benzema, who was subjected to fierce criticism from fans (for weak results), closed his Instagram account? It’s very sad, I think mentally he returned to those times when in Real Madrid he was booed for poor realisation of scoring chances.
Again, we can say that although the Saudi League is considered weak, in order to be “at the level” here, serious efforts must be made and not everyone can do this.

Al-Nassr are 7 points behind as we head to the 2nd half of the season and it’ll only take some funny match scores from Al-Hilal so that Al-Nassr can go top. Consistency will be required from  Al-Nassr if they want to go up the ladder, well  their hope for the title is not yet over, since it takes just 2 defeats for their Arch rival Hilal to drop points and close the gap. Would Al-Hilal be able to win all their remaining matches?

 They’ll have to concede less and score very much to keep mounting the pressure on Al-Hilal though I don’t see Al-Hilal shaking too much. But they both have a match in the future and that match can be positive towards Al-Nassr victory to surpassing the current league leaders. Well Al-Nassr needs to try to mantain winning streaks and they could possibly overthrow  Al-Hilal because I think that’s the only way possible.

I am not sure if I brought this up before but in many leagues I would not say that the season is over when one team leads by 7 points after half of the season has been played, but in this case I am deviating from my usual point of view here because I think these 7 points mean a lot with respect to the rest of the season. The goal difference of Al-Hilal is telling the whole story more precisely. They are quite unstoppable so far. I am saying "quite" unstoppable because they have 2 draws until now, but that is it. Al-Nassr can only counter them by consistently winning and then they have to close the gap in the second game against them.

Steven Gerrard the coach of Al Ettifaq got a warning from the team.
In Al Ettifaq they spent lots of money for players and coaches to have better results and they Al Ettifaq was hoping to see many better results after investing too much money for this team.
But even after all the money they spent, there is a huge gap between Al Ettifaq and the top of the table and that's why they said Gerrard wants them to improve the team during winter and buy more players but we also asked Gerrard to get them together and to improve the team faster.

No matter how many goals Cristiano scores and becomes top scorer, it won't change anything except the individual title for him.
To be able to win the Arab League trophy, of course, requires team collectiveness. That's what Al Hilal has done.
To be honest, Al Nassr should prioritize team cohesion and chemistry, rather than just relying on the individual Cristiano.
I hope Cristiano is able to make his teammates have the same vision because he is the captain.