Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 388. (Read 112485 times)

I think that now he is not thinking about the 2026 World Cup at all since Euro 2024 is ahead. 2026 looks like a fantasy (he will be 41 years old already?) There is no point in making such long-term plans. You can be 99% sure that he will lose a lot by this age. This is inevitable since physiology cannot be deceived. But theoretically he can be part of the team, sit on the bench and sometimes come on as a substitute at the end of the game.

In the week Messi got the Ballon d'or, you score a generic goal and not only that, you also decorate it with an assist and you do it as the top scorer of 2023. The only thing that the years have taken away from Ronaldo is his age, his performance remains where it is and he manages to surprise us every time he passes, he is an extraordinary footballer in every sense. Cristiano is not someone who age can stop like other footballers, and just because his career has declined does not mean that everything is over, he is returning to his old performance and progressing.

To soon to say which team is going to win the title at the end of this season.  Al Hilal was always the best team to win the league but they have strong competitors now and these competitors can definitely be stronger when the players they bought show better performance in the team.
Al Nassr has many superstar players but they need some time to get better and Al Ittihad is performing well but their player Benzema was seriously injured and he has not been in good form so far.

These two teams have been rivals for at least the last decade. either Al Hilal or Al Nassr, have always competed before PIF acquired these two clubs.However, what is unique is that the club management is still managed by 25% of the shareholders. Yep, at least that's what I know. The difference is, Al Hilal has always been a superior team to Al Nassr. Previously, last season Al Ittihad broke the dominance of Al Hilal who had defended the League title for three seasons.
This season, it seems that Al Hilal are serious again in their title race to win the Saudi Pro League trophy again. In its 12 matches, Al Hilal has remained consistently undefeated even though 2 of the matches resulted in a draw. Now, Al Hilal is at the top of the standings with a difference of 4 points from Al Nassr.

On the contrary, Al Nassr slowly overtook the teams above them one by one. I mean, at the start of the season Al Nassr lost their match. but now, they are ranked 2nd below Al Hilal. Well, these two teams will meet precisely in December. If Al Hilal remains consistent in winning every match, that means Al Nassr must do the same. until, the meeting between these two teams was held.

As for Al Ittihad, IMO, that doesn't mean they can't take part in the competition between these two teams, as well as Al-Ahli and I think there are several factors that are obstacles. In general, both Al Ittihad and Al-Ahli still need 2/3 new ammunition according to their team's needs. Plus, the most crucial thing for me is the coach. if they do, this 4 team competition will be very exciting and interesting. in fact, other teams may be triggered to improve their squads. and there are no other words, we will just follow every development offered by the Saudi Pro League.

I dont know why anyone is gonna be surprised by Cristiano Ronaldo stats, man he was good on europe so this is a easy league for him, and more if we see how good is the team who surround him.

I can be very surprised if he have 2 goals per game but one per game seems quite easy for a striker like him. And yes i know he have 38 years old and that yes is a magnificent level and stat.

SPL is not as easy as we all think because the high rate of competition down there is very competitive and aggressive. We have only two competitive rivals for the SPL title this season, which is Al Hilal and Al Nassr. Both team's are showing great strength weigh beyond average levels of these mediocre teams. Both team's manager's, Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus and Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro are very competent for primary tasks levelled towards them. Al Hilal and Al Nassr are both competitive and will definitely reach their top targets this season.

So far yeah Al Hilal and Al Nassr who has the most potential to win the title this season even though Al-Nassr is 4 points behind, I don't know why I am sure that Al-Nassr can win the title the reason is because these two teams have 2 matches to play well, from these 2 matches will determine the total points of the two teams I mean there are 6 points that can be collected, this scenario can change if Al-Nassr is 6 points behind so that 2 important matches do not have any impact.

Regarding Al Ittihad yeah they cannot be expected they have missed too many points imagine from the last 5 matches Al Ittihad only managed to collect 3 points 3 draws and 2 defeats so there is no way for them to catch up. I don't understand why Al Ittihad performance is very bad lately even though they are among the clubs that actively hunt for European top players.

The difference is still 4 points, Al-Nassr managed to get the win. I still do not completely understand how both teams are doing this great but I honestly believe that that two team is the best one out there without a doubt, I do not think that anyone could even remotely get close to them. I think it's clear that other teams tried as well, and they tried to get some good players, like Ittihad for example and all, but these two are just league of their own and the yare going for that title, no other team could get closer.

One of the downsides of this league having only 30 games is that you end up ending it quickly, a league with something like 38 games would mean 8 more games and 24 more points, which would have been different story. In that case we would see teams have a bit more chance to get closer to each other, but right now with 30 games it looks like even just a small amount of difference makes it harder to catch up, so only two teams could win if you ask me.

Al Hilal and Al Nassr are 2 teams that have taken this Saudi Pro League with all seriousness; though Al Nassr slipped twice buh Al Hilal still remains unbeaten in this season’s league competition but there’s still more to play for as we still have over 22 matches to be played, With 4 points separating both teams, we can’t just write off Al Nassr owing to the quality of players such as World Best, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Talisca the team can maintain the winning streak and probably take home the league title.

Defending champions Al Ittihad seem to be out of the title race but they could still pose a serious threat or disturbance to both Al Hilal’s and Al Nassr’s title chase, Al Taawon are a team to watch out for as they are really closing in on the gap with Al Nassr, Well the mext 20-22 match weeks will be the deciding fate of this league.

If Cristiano Ronaldo can continue with his current form till the next three years, it's very likely that he would feature in the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament because the Portuguese superstar isn't even playing football like a man that's over 38 years of age.
That being said, I think it'll be very difficult for Ronaldo to be fit enough to participate in the 2026 world cup because he'll be 41 years of age when the next edition of the world cup kicks off and at that age, I don't think he'll be fit enough to be playing in a big tournament like the world cup. Ronaldo is currently playing and not just playing but scoring plenty of goals and I think it'll be best for us to enjoy the moment and stop talking about the possibility of seeing him at the 2026 world cup

I think there is only one thing that keeps his plan alive to play at the World Cup 2026 for Portugal and that is scoring goals for his national team. I am confident he will keep doing that, but if he scores a decent number of goals in the Saudi Professional League but gets into a prolonged crisis with his national team, I think it could be close for him. I still think that if he wants to go to the World Cup in 2026 he will be nominated because of his fanbase and all those people who want to see him there for a last time, but I would not be surprised if he loses is position in the first eleven if the goal numbers aren't convincing anymore. But I agree that until now he still is in great physical shape and a sudden decline seems rather unlikely.

So far the match is still goalless and the normal time for the match will end in 10 minutes, Al Taawon will of course try to get 3 points because currently their position has been shifted by Al Nassr even though if they can win Al Taawon will still be ranked 3rd, only their points the same as Al Nassr and only behind in terms of ball difference. There weren't many chances in this match and it was quite difficult for Al Taawon to penetrate his opponent's defense for Damac to be able to get 1 point which is certainly a good thing considering his opponent is quite strong.
Al Taawon will find it difficult to maintain the standing position because Al Nassr has returned to their best performance.

Cristiano Ronaldo's performance at the end has surprised thousands of football fans. Because stars can't perform like Cristiano Ronaldo at a very young age, and Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't succumbed to age yet. He scored a great goal for Al Nassr today and his footballing pace is still intact. Currently, Cristiano Ronaldo is on pace and is very likely to feature for his country in the upcoming World Cup. And day by day cristiano ronaldo goal scoring record is breaking the record of other big stars.

Cristiano Ronaldo passed to a league that fits his actual performance, that's why he is doing very well. Nevertheless with Portugal he is doing fine too but less than Saudi Pro League. He made the right choice coming here to increase his goals record and his fortune.
Al-Nassr are now the second in the list after Al-Hilal of course which maintain a solid record without any defeat. Al-Nassr profited from the successive failure of Al-Ittihad and the other top teams wasting points in this round and the previous one to increase the gap between them a little.

It was often seen that Al-Nassr lost the ball during attacks and there was one moment where Sadio Mane had the opportunity to dribble the ball but instead he slipped.



However, this result is what Al-Nassr wanted and fortunately its star players remained stable in terms of contributing through goals. Talking about Cristiano Ronaldo, in 48 matches he scored 44 goals in a calendar year, isn't this an extraordinary thing for a 38 year old player? In the future, he will definitely continue to increase his number of goals before this year ends.

With each round that ends, it becomes easier to see which of the teams has a real chance of winning the league this season. with the victory of ronaldo's team, they are currently in second place with 28 points while at the top is Al - Hilal with 32 points. looking at these two teams, realize that the difference between the two teams is in the defense, while Ronaldo's team concedes a lot of goals or conceded a lot of goals, something like 14 goals conceded, on the other side Al - Hilal conceded fewer goals, something like 8 goals. knowing that both teams played 12 games, so the Al - Hilal team is very strong in defense and I believe that at this rate they will hardly lose points

That's why in my opinion Ronaldo's team's chance will only be when they play against Al - Hilal's team on December 1st and if they win in that game then they will probably be tied in the table or will reduce the disadvantage to just 1 point . but it is necessary that until December 1st, Al - Nassr does not lose points, if Al - Hilal loses points then it will be something good for Ronaldo's team, but if they do not lose points then the game on December 1st will be a decisive game over who will be champion. These two teams, after playing against each other on December 1st, will play against each other again in May of next year.

Be that as it may, I congratulate Al - Hilal's coach because in all the teams he is coach of, he manages to make the team he coaches play very well and have good results and become strong candidates for the title and many Sometimes he manages to win the title, probably this season he can win the title, his team is currently at the top and has a good defense and good attack

You are right in week 15 it looks like it will be very interesting because Al-Nassr will face Al-Hilal. And of course everyone will now be very curious to see the results of this match later. Because until now we have not been able to measure which team is likely to win. Both Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr have not shown any significant weaknesses at this time. Al-Nassr only showed their weaknesses in the first two matches this season. After that Al-Nassr continued to get good results.

Well, even in the AFC, these 3 clubs (Al-Nassr, Al-ittihad and Al-Hilal) are really the center of attention. And the three of them led the group very well. Especially Al-ittihad and Al-Nassr who have never lost or drawn.

Al Nassr had another win this weekend, consistent brilliant results triggered. I'm not interested in the missed opportunities of Al Nassr because they made amends by winning. The important thing is Al Nassr was able to acquire three points at the end of the game. This winning have boosts them to good heights on SPL table and the Knights of Najd are striving for good results in every game played. Cristiano Ronaldo delivers as usual and he knows he's valuable and Laporte netting his first goal for the club is really a good start for him.

I also think about Damac match against Al Hilal, they managed to get points with a draw result, so yes there is still a possibility of a draw results in the match vs Taawon. Also, Al Taawon last match in Saudi Pro League was quite disappointing, they could only get 1 point against Al Khaleej and they lost important points in matches against weaker teams, it seems like Taawon performance not very convincing at the moment. So indeed, it's better to bet safer with the Double Chance option although it doesn't guarantee too, but at least our chances of winning are higher than losing.

the competition between Al Hilal and Al Nassr will indeed be very fierce, because Al Ittihad, Al Ahli and Al Ettifad already have a fairly large point gap. The peak of the competition between the two will occur in week 15, when Al Hilal will face Al Nassr, I'm really looking forward to this match. the current 4 point difference between the two is still possible to overtake, because there are still many matches ahead. Ronaldo temporarily leads the list of top scorers, with a score of 12 goals, followed by Mitrovic in second place with 9 goals.

Al Hilal, Al Nassr and Al Ittidah will continue their struggle in different competitions, they must shift their focus to the Asian Champions League (AFC). these three clubs are currently leading their respective group standings, I think they will easily qualify for the round of 16. I think with the image of the three SPL clubs, AFC is now getting the spotlight from a lot of media, especially because of CR7 very influential impact.