Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 499. (Read 119228 times)

I didn't think that far ahead, and it likely won't happen in the long run. In the past, Japan also did something similar and after that China and MLS (America) also did the same thing. Where are they now?
Unfortunately Saudi Arabia is not a country with a strong football culture like Europe, and the popularity of the Saudi Arabian League is only due to bringing in the best European League players whose age limit in my opinion is almost over. And the European Leagues will not be able to compete because they have young and old players who are very good and will continue to shine and no one will be able to compete because this has already happened but over time it will disappear.

come on guys it is a young league, can we be nicer to them?
ok you are right maybe they spent the money badly, but they were in a hurry to get it off the ground, for them it is not an expense but an investment, I don?t see it as such a wrong thing

thanks to this expense people have started to take an interest in the championship, I?d say they?ve hit the point

Yes, the match between Al Nassr against Al Ahli is a very interesting match, because both teams have put in a lot of effort to win this match. At least this can also be said to be a big match, because considering the squad and also their competition in the standings also makes them make a big effort in this match. So yes, it's not surprising that Al Ahli didn't give up easily in this match even though they were behind 2-0 previously, but the final score was 4-3. So yes, of course this match has high tension, because after all Al Nassr also still has to work hard to be able to compete in the top three.

I wouldn't say you are wrong here about Brighton or AEK Athen = Al-Nassr. But let me add something here. If we talk about teams from the Saudi Professional League to play in the Premier League hypothetically, I would not say that Al-Nassr can't win a single game. They would probably win a few games. But would Al-Nassr be able to make it into the top 10 of the Premier League table after 38 games? No, I would definitely bet against that. These single game scenarios are never helpful. Small teams can win against big teams thanks to variance. But after 38 games I am sure that Al-Nassr has no chance to achieve significant results in the EPL.

most important thing is just large funds to continue building each team to get quality players to become part of the popular league after the European league. honestly, I dont want to hear if the SPL will become a European league competitor because after all, teams from Europe have always been better and more popular and we all know how European league teams are trying to build the quality of the teams there and I not compare in any way. I am very interested in every SPL match because several talented players from Europe are already here and the desire to always watch and bet on SPL teams is very nice to see.

yeah, but I will also agree with you because the finances in the SPL are very good because of the abundant financial resources it is very easy to improve Saudi Arabian football and I think you are right if the next few seasons after seeing many arrivals of quality European players will not This will make other star players from Europe hesitate to join one of the SPL teams to get a bigger salary and have a good career.

As far as club football is concerned, European leagues remain the best leagues in the world and doesn't look like they'll be overtaken any time soon.
That being said, we must commend the Saudi Arabian League and their clubs who has decided to shift the attention of football lovers across the world from mainly focusing on the European leagues to watching beautiful and quality football in the Middle East. Cristiano Ronaldo since his arrival in the Saudi League has attracted the attention of millions of football fans across the globe to the Saudi League but more millions of fans now watch and follow the proceedings in the Saudi League after so many other former European based football superstars joined Saudi clubs and if they continue to grow the way they're doing at the moment, the Saudi League is gonna come very close to the major leagues I'm Europe in nearest future.

For Brighton I would not know as they are the shame of English football for this week when they lost 2-3 at home against AEK Athens,I doubt AEK Athens is much stronger than Al-Nassr as Cristiano Ronaldo can make a huge difference even if the other players are not top players against a team like AEK Athens.

Of course they would have much difficulty against teams like Liverpool,Arsenal and Manchester United but most likely they can beat Brighton and also Aston Villa both teams which were shameful to say as they both lost their games in midweek against much weaker teams from weaker leagues.

The European leagues are still above average? Europe is the measure of all things soccer. The European leagues combined are like the NBA in basketball. The Saudi Professional League would need at least a decade or two to get significantly closer to the soccer ecosystem that Europe represents. There is really nothing to be concerned about and when Al-Nassr were to play in the Premier League, I am pretty sure it wouldn't go very well for them. This is what counts. They may be able to cause some trouble in the Club World Cup, but what do you think how they would be doing against City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle, (Chelsea ), Brighton, etc.?

You are right that this victory is very valuable for Al-Nassr. Because if Al-Nassr loses points in this match it will make it even more difficult for Al-Nassr to reach the top of the standings.

Getting 3 points from the match against Al-Ahli has brought Al-Nassr up from 6th to 5th place. Although Al-Nassr's points tally is still the same as Al-Ahli, namely 15 points. But Al-Nassr is superior in goal production.

In the next match Al-Nassr will have no difficulty winning back full points. Because Al-Ta'ee should not be a worthy opponent to Al-Nassr. I think Cristiano Ronaldo cs will feast on goals again next week.

I also often think that age is not a problem for Cristiano Ronaldo. He even often played full time in several matches. And I think he really still has strong stamina at his age. And yes he is still very productive in attack. And you are right that the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr has increased the motivation of the Al-Nassr players themselves. Because being able to play together with a football legend must be like a dream. Because everyone certainly didn't think that the Arab League would be filled with as many star players as it is now.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a top player with lengthy experience in football, he's an incredible player that only strives for the best results in games. He has done quite a spectacular accomplishment in football, winning the major trophies in Europe, like English Premier league titles, La Liga, UEFA Champions League and Ballon d'Or on club levels, and also lifting an international trophy, Euro trophy with Portugal when they defeat France Euro 2016 grand final. He's different specie, despite he's old, there's alot he would offered at his present age. I keep repeating this statement, Al Nassr are fortunate to have Cristiano Ronaldo in the team, he brought fame to Saudi Pro League, generating a stream for European players to signed for SPL clubs.

Just confirming, they are not unable to pay his salary but his salary is not commensurate with his performance, especially at European clubs.
Ronaldo's performance was impressive with Al-Nassr this is because Ronaldo has above average abilities but if he plays in the Europa League there is no guarantee he can play like this unless he is supported by the right team. Back to topic, this is the second time I have seen an impressive match in the Saudi Pro League, the previous one that we can't forget was the match between Al-Ittihad vs Al-Hilal on September 2.

Yep and people still say Ronaldo wasn't playing in Europe because his performance isn't good anymore, while the main reason is those teams can't afford to pay the high salary that Ronaldo's want.

It's really crazy how Al Nassr can beat Al Ahli, Al Nassr is a big teams slayer, next they need to destroy Al Hilal and Al Ittihad.

The presence of Cristiano Ronaldo has had a big influence on the mentality of the Al Nassr squad, efforts to cut points with leaders Al Ittihad have been successful. Even though Al Ahli has sufficient squad depth, Mahrez and Fermino are not yet supported by a good defensive line. After making a less than promising start at the start of the season, now Al Nassr is back on a positive trend by winning 7 consecutive wins.

Now AL Nassr is 3 points away from Al Ittihad at the top of the standings, I think the victory over AL Ahli is very valuable for Ronaldo and his friends. Now Ronaldo is increasingly firmly on the SPL top scorer list with 9 goals, age is just a number for him.

I think the game was a 6 point game. This season there are teams like Al-Nassr and Al-Ahli that can win the championship. In addition, Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal. Each of these 4 teams has spent a lot of money on new players and when they play against each other the victory in the game is worth twice. So the goals from Ronaldo and Talisca were extrem important and in the league they are only 3 points behind 1st place. Al-Nassr has scored 22 goals in 7 games, that are 3 per game, no other team has so mutch. Currently, they won all of their last 8 games.

In the first half, I was very surprised because Al-Nassr was able to dominate the match quite well. The mentality of the Al-Nassr players seems to be in the best condition they have. So there were many opportunities that almost became goals in the early minutes of the match.

And Cristiano Ronaldo almost scored a hat trick. But unfortunately Cristiano Ronaldo's second chance hit the right side goal post for the Al-Ahli team. I think at that time Cristiano Ronaldo was too excited. But I was amazed because he was actually able to unexpectedly be in a very comfortable position to receive the pass.

And I also see that Talisca has become increasingly sharp in Al-Nassr's attack line after the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo to Al-Nassr. Talisca, Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo now understand the characteristics of their respective games. So the passes from the three of them are always very beautiful. Mane didn't score a goal in this match. But he made 1 assist and that's still a good thing.

Ronaldo and Talisca scored two goals each but Talisca managed to provide one assist to Ronaldo so he was the better player in this match, and Talisca had been Al Nassr's mainstay before Ronaldo's arrival, and Ronaldo's presence did not affect his performance at all as he remained a productive player.
This victory made Al Nassr successful in reducing the lag behind the teams above them.
Statistically, Al Ahli managed to keep up with the home team's game well, but Al Nassr was better in finishing, and fortunately, there was no fourth goal from Al Ahli because it looked like the visiting team was trying to get points in this big match, even if it's just one point, of course it's better than losing.

Just as he said, he doesn't chase records, now he creates record, since Sadio mane joined Ronaldo in Al Nassr they both have been unstoppable and since the attention has been on both players by the opposing defender, Talisca has gotten more freedom to score goals. Ronaldo is meant to get more goals in this game because after scoring just in the 4th minutes I thought this was going to be another game where he gets a hattrick but a brace is a great performance especially as they won the game. The game was a game of stars because looking at Al-Ahli squad that has stars on the team and that's why the game was interesting to watch and entertaining with lots of goals. Al -Ahli wasted their chances to score more goals in the game as their shots where just off target shots but we can't deny the fact that Al Nassr playing at home gave them the advantage in the game, I'll be waiting for the return leg to see how Al-Ahli respond.


Al Nassr are the only team in the top 10 position to have a clean sweep of their last 5 games as they have won all and that's why they're just 3 points behind the table toppers, this season the Saudi Pro league has become more competitive and we can see this is the games. Yesterday game was an interesting one and both teams gave it their best but the better team won. Ronaldo prove why he's the best in the opponents box by scoring as he has been doing for past games. The title race is just heating up because Al Nassr won't slow down so it's left for the other teams to up their games so they can maintain their position because Al Nassr are coming for the title this season, Ronaldo eyes are on the title. He's a winner and will always make sure he gets the title for any club he plays for. We can see that he's the one carrying the whole squad as he keep scoring every weeks but also Sadio mane and Talisca are contributing.

There will be an even better match to come after this. We have not yet seen the game between nassr against its major competitors this season like ittihad and al hilal. The game between al nassr vs ahli was very attractive. Ronaldo was scoring two goals which have problem if he is still worthy enough to play as forward. Ronaldo has been scoring the goals against one of the strongest team with so many star players like mahrez, saint maximine, mendy and many more. It's amazing to see him is now proving his level as one of the best player in the world.
Ronaldo could have possibly scored a hat-trick if his second shot had not hit the bar after his first goal. He was so unlucky at that moment.

There is no doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo's goal-scoring instincts are still sharp even though there was smoke covering the range of his shot towards the goal. Moreover, Cristiano Ronaldo did it twice with weak foot and I think his finishing is still quite good at this old age. Cristiano Ronaldo and Anderson Talisca both recorded braces in this match which gave Al-Nassr victory at home. Meanwhile, Al-Ahli was only able to record 2 additional goals from the penalty spot scored by Riyadh Mahrez and also a goal scored by Birakan. I also didn't really see a good performance from Roberto Firmino in this match.

The score of 4-3 for Al-Nassr's victory took them to 5th place, shifting Al-Ahli's place this week and indeed Al-Nassr will be a nuisance to the two teams in the title race if Al-Nassr continues to be consistent in the following weeks.

When compared with 4-5 Saudi Pro League clubs maybe yes that is true but overall of course not, the European League is still above average with tougher competition. Clubs from the Saudi Pro League can prove that they are equal to the European League if they succeed in winning international competitions such as the Asian Champions League or the Club World Cup. This competition is still ongoing and so far several Saudi clubs are still dominating, one of which is Al-Nassr which is predicted to pass the next stage.