Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 449. (Read 119349 times)

Falling behind did not mean that Al-Nassr would accept the result easily and they managed to stage a comeback win with a score of 2-1. As hosts, it was natural that Al-Nassr could win, but they had quite a hard time dealing with Damac and had to fall behind by one goal before the end of the first half. Luckily, Al-Nassr often receives violations from opposing players and Al-Nassr's two goals in last night's match all came from free kicks. The two players who brought Al-Nassr to victory were Anderson Talisca and Cristiano Ronaldo. Both of them took beautiful free kicks and brought victory to Al-Nassr.



For Cristiano Ronaldo, he took a free kick that couldn't even make the opposing goalkeeper move an inch and his free kick reminded us of his free kick against Spain several years ago. Cristiano Ronaldo recreated the iconic free kick and the fans cheered as they saw his shot fly towards the goal. This result made Al-Nassr occupy 3rd place in the standings and succeeded in shifting Al-Ahli's position and was only separated by goal difference.

It seems that what was expected was that Al Nassr would be able to beat Damac even though they were trailing 1 - 0 in the first half in the final minute of added time.
And when the second half started everything turned around where Al Nassr launched an attack and began to dominate the game until he was able to have two shots which actually managed to penetrate the defense of Damac goalkeeper Zeghba.

This is the umpteenth time Ronaldo and Talisca have managed to become players with major contribution to Al Nassr victory.
Even though there are other players that Al Nassr can also rely on such as Mane the ones who show the most enthusiasm for achieving goals are Ronaldo and Talisca.

Now Al Nassr is in third place and in the next match they will face Al Feiha.
If in the next few matches Al Nassr can always win there is big possibility that they will be able to catch up with Al Hilal points which is only 4 points away.

Even in the match against Damac last night apart from 1 goal he managed to score via a freekick. Actually, Cristiano Ronaldo also scored several other goals. maybe 2 or 3. But unfortunately everyone was in an offside position.

He's not young anymore. But he did play like a young man who was still in his 20s. He was even active enough to drop back and help out in defense occasionally. It was as if his stamina was endless. Talisca, Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo really provide classy game quality. I even like the freekick produced by Talisca. Cristiano Ronaldo outwits his opponent by pretending he is going to kick. But it turned out Talisca was the one who kicked and scored a goal.

Al-Nassr presents a different game. But Damac was smart enough to set an offside trap. Because if Damac is not good at making Offside traps. Maybe the game will end up being 4-1 or 5-1. But Damac's defenders were paying close attention to Cristiano Ronaldo's movements. So when Cristiano Ronaldo approaches the defense area. Defender Damac compactly stepped forward a little and put Cristiano Ronaldo in an offside position.
Both teams were extraordinary in this match.

Al Nassr very good results in yesterday match managed to get a win against Damac even though it only ended with a narrow score but fortunately Ronaldo scored 1 score to save the victory for Al Nassr. I also admire Damac even though they are considered a weak team in the SPL but with the strength they have they are able to withstand the attacks of Al Nassr who have stronger strength and Al Nassr should be able to score more than 2 but with Damac Ronaldo defensive ability it is difficult to score more again.

Cristiano Ronaldo may not have accepted ten Hag's contract with Manchester United in the second phase, he may have wanted a young player instead of Ronaldo, but the management signed Cristiano Ronaldo, so maybe the manager did not give much priority to Ronaldo in the team. I know there is a lot of difference between the English Premier League and the Saudi Pro League but a player plays well when he is mentally happy. Cristiano Ronaldo was never mentally happy at Manchester United which is why we have noticed a bad effect on his performance but he is very happy mentally when he came to Saudi Arabia which is why he is performing so well for Al Nasser.

Cristiano Ronaldo contributed quite a bit to the mess that was going on at Manchester United after he joined them. I don't understand a lot of things about ten Hag, but in this case I understand that he didn't want to crown Ronaldo king from day one when he also had all these young players who were trying to find their own place and who were ready to fight for their position and take on the challenge. If someone gets a free ticket to the starting XI, it can cause problems in the team cohesion. But Ronaldo got his chances to start games and he didn't use them.

Al-Nassr supporting him is nothing spectacular. What did you think they would do after finalizing the most impressive transfer financially of all times? It's a difference to play in the Premier League or in the Saudi Professional League and Ronaldo knows that as well.

If Cristiano Ronaldo was asked when the worst period of his career was, he would probably answer without a second thought that the worst period of his career was probably when he joined Manchester United. Manchester United did not give him a place in the starting XI, his performances suffered for a few days which saw him left out of the regular XI and placed on the side bench. Manchester United kept him on the side bench and that effect carried over into his World Cup matches. We have seen the manager put him on the bench in the last few matches of the World Cup tournament. True friends are those who stand by bad times. Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nasser club at a bad time in his career and the club supported him during his bad career due to which he quickly came back to his original form.

Agreed, every match he had been playing for Al-Nassr we can understand how good he's playing and the way he had got adapted to the team. Every match we were able to experience the quality and the experience. In the match against Damac, the first goal came for Damac at the additional time of first half. This means during the break it was 1-0. Soon after this two consecutive goals came for Al-Nassr from Talisca and Ronaldo. Some other player means they'll pressure themselves, but his experience makes him stand high and confident even at the last minute of the match.

Karim Benzema's bad performance could be attributed to being under pressure or not having much work to do because he is not playing in a competitive league like the European Leagues. Another explanation might be because he is ageing and can't perform much better than what he is doing now; if he tries to do more, he might end up placing himself in a more difficult situation, which could impact his career in the Saudi League if he has a long injury that isn't necessary for his career now.

If he's underperforming now, I believe he'll improve after a while except he can't do more and his physical strength has worn out. Regardless of his current state, he’s still much needed in most of their matches because his presence in the field still add value to the club when they’re playing against other clubs.

Cristiano Ronaldo have earned his moments and glory in European football, moving to Saudi Pro League was whole lots of new experience for him but he was fast to adapt to the pattern of game. Ronaldo is classified as a robot because he's never tired, rather asking to secure a goal for his team. He is one of the Greatest Player in the modern world of football. He's 38 years old and still very much active and competitive as if he was in his early 20s. Ronaldo is strong enough to deliver at crucial moments in Al Nassr, he has been doing it in Europe so SPL won't be an exception for him.

Al Nassr fought hard enough to get 3 points in today's match. Ronaldo et al were left behind because Damac was able to close the first half with a 0-1 lead, but this backfired for them. Because Al Nassr was able to make a pretty good comeback in the second half and Ronaldo goal made them win this match. Ronaldo scored another goal in this match, where he took his goal collection to 11 in the 9 matches he played. This victory also means a lot to him because he was able to bring Al Nassr up to the top 3 rankings this week.

Al Nassr, who have again improved their performance by winning this week, has slowly put Al Nassr under strong pressure on Al Taawon, who is in second place in the standings. I think Al Nassr will focus their energy in the following week on winning second place before they will try to disrupt Al Hilal as the leader of the standings.

I think we don't need to compare the current performance of Ronaldo and his performance when he was in Real Madrid. Of course, he performed better previously, he was still younger and he was supported by many top players of Real Madrid. However, I think what he did in Al Nassr is quite satisfying. He still could show us that he is still a productive striker. He prove it by leading the top scorer candidates now.

I don't think Ronaldo can guarantee Al Nassr to win any title. Football is a team game, Al Nassr can't rely on a single player. Ronaldo needs the supports from other players to win a title.

Yes there are many games left in the Saudi Leageu and nothing is clear yet however, we know Al Hihla is the team we usually expect to see them in the first place of the Saudi Leageu because of the past results they got so far. But in this season Al Taawoun surprised me because of the performance we saw from them. Al Taawoun didn't spend money like Al Nassr and Al Hial during the summer but still, they are in second place in the league however I think they will lose this place.

It would be strange if he didn't deserve a place in the main squad. In his team, he is a serious striker who is unlikely to be on the bench for long. Moreover, he is not paid huge money to rest on the substitutes' bench. For his age, he is performing excellently and his numbers are very slowly declining

We know very well that Benzema is no longer young, but he still has good stamina. although much different in terms of performance when he was younger. but now, he is much more established.

Talking about the Al Taawoun vs Al Ittihad match, Benzema actually played very well. In fact, he scored one goal in that match.  Likewise, if we refer to match statistics, Al Ittihad actually played quite well.  they had 8 shots on target, 3 big chances.  Unfortunately, only one opportunity was converted into a goal.
Well, for me, Al Iithad should have been able to beat Al Taawoun in that match. Even though they played as an away team, in terms of player depth, Al Ittihad was much better. So, why are the results obtained by Al Ittihad in their last few matches not optimal?

IMO, the answer is the coach. Since Benzema suffered an injury, Nuno Santo is more inclined to change his pattern and system. in the Al Taawoun match, he preferred a 4-4-2 pattern. Even though statistically they didn't play badly, this pattern was not efficient given the depth of the Al Ittihad team. If Nonu Santo does not improve and change his pattern, then they will have difficulty playing match after match, especially when they meet equally strong teams. So, let's see what the Al Ittihad coach will do in the next match.
Tomorrow, Al Ittihad will host Al Jawiya in the AFC Champions League. let's see how Nuno Santo brings his team to win this match.

When you get 25 year old, near his prime type of defender missing the most important games, your defense will obviously lack. They didn't even probably believe that they were able to get someone so young on his prime and can defend so well, and Ibanez is no joke neither he is a great defender but he can't do it all by himself, one defender that is decent is not enough for the team, they need to do better. I hope that we could see him do wonders but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up with anything that would be troublesome for them.

The best thing to do right now would be making sure that we end up with something that would be a bit more midfield and passing oriented and not offense oriented. When you focus too much on trying to score, you end up losing the ball, they attack quickly so they do not hold the ball for too long and that gives the other team a chance to end up attacking too, which results badly for them since their defense is nto that good.

He would have done more if he was younger but still this are some impressive results from him even at such an old age. He will be the top striker for sure in the league if he continues like this. Ronaldo was the main factor today in the win today and moved his team up in the league.

Did Lens have a choice back then? I can't remember whether his contract would have expired the next season or what the exact circumstances of this transfer were, but Lens is a small club that probably has to evaluate the pro and contra of these transfers more than other clubs. But it is not like they allowed a real superstar to leave them. He was really good for Lens and made a considerable contribution to their strong season, but I am sure they have had some intense discussions about how to proceed with him and whether they could need the money. That is the hamster wheel financially weaker clubs will be in forever. Once they have a good player, they won't have the money to keep him.

Cristiano Ronaldo was a perfect player years ago when he was playing in Real Madrid and he was younger but he is not in a good mood anymore and this Ronaldo we see in the Saudi League is far from what we were hoping to see.
In fact, I think if Ronaldo was in the good form like his younger days, we could guarantee Al Nassr winning the title like years ago when he was younger.

Well Lens let him go and they are suffering right now in Ligue 1, sitting in the relegation zone.. I agree Cristiano Ronaldo is doing pretty well regarding his age. Al-Nassr are third for the moment in the ranking after Al-Hilal of course and Al-Taawoun, both these teams are doing impressive stuff especially Al-Taawoun since the names they have cannot be compared with the other teams.