Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 512. (Read 127992 times)

He is feeling so confidence to play there. There's nothing wrong regarding it. If ronaldo has decided it as his final decision and it can't be intervene. The fans could give him reaction but i think that ronaldo knows about what he shall do for the future of his career.
It's impossible to comeback in EU league when his age may be over 40 years old. Ronaldo needs to decide the future of his career soon. I do agree with you caused by saudi was still accepting him to plage despite his age.
Ronaldo shall not go back to the moment when none was not interesting to sign him as a player. He needs to accept the truth and ronaldo being even more realistic to the reality right now.
He is not having big motivation to continue his record in european football. His time in the football was almost coming to its end once he will reach more than 40 years old. Same as ibrahimovich.

I wasn't criticizing him for his decision to earn money, that's his choice and I couldn't care less.

I said that his fans, the real fans would have probably preferred to see him playing on the highest level in Europe and in the Champions League. That's when Ronaldo conquered the hearts of even more fans. Do you think that there are lots of younger people who now watch Ronaldo games in the Saudi Professional League and admire him for scoring goals? I doubt it. He became the superstar because he eliminated top teams from Europe all alone in Champions League games until the crowd of the opponent even applauded him like in Turin.

Of course that was the right choice for Cristiano Ronaldo to close his career at the SPL, and if that really happens it will have a tremendous impact on the image of the SPL in the future. Not without reason, everyone will indirectly mention the SPL when talking about how great Ronaldo was when he was still actively playing. And the moment of his retirement will be the talk of the media for a very long time, and as I mentioned at the beginning this will make the SPL more famous.

On the other hand, it is true that Ronaldo is very ambitious to be able to play in the next edition of the 2026 World Cup. In my opinion, this can be realized provided that Ronaldo does not suffer any injuries, because players who are approaching the age of 40 are more prone to injury.

Currently, Al Nassr has to be satisfied with the results of the 3rd standings, but both teams are showing their performance well and indeed Abha cannot be underestimated because they have a strong mentality that can overwhelm Al Nassr and finally result in a 2-2 draw.

and in the 65th minute Ronaldo was finally able to score a goal, but it was a shame because his goal failed because according to the referee it was offside like the news in this link
https://www.google.com/amp/s/sport.detik.com/sepakbola/bola-dunia/d-6969594/gol-ronaldo-dianulir-rekor-kemenangan-al-nassr-terhenti/amp

I think if Ronaldo's kick is not offside then the points scored by Al Nassr will be maximum and they could potentially win against Abha.

I don't think Messi moving to the Saudi Pro League from the MLS is true but if it's possible and if it happens it could mean that the rivaly between him and Cr7 could start all over again, well it would so interesting to have both of the greatest player in the world in one league once again and this could even make it more interesting, though Messi leaving the MLS would make it less interesting and everyone's attention would be focused on the Saudi side to see and compare the performance of Messi and Ronaldo as it was wheh they were both at Laliga in their youthful days.

 Al-Hilal is one of the Arch rivals of Ronaldo's present club and Messi moving over there would make their rivalry more tough cause both players would love to show supremacy in the league, well I still doubt if Messi would move over there cause I saw in a news that Barcelona are preparing a loan deal to bring him back to the Camp Nou.

Are you also aware of Lionel Messi's possible transfer back to the Saudi Pro League? Remember that in the summer when he left for Inter Miami, he was earlier linked to switch to Al-Hilal but later had a tilt to Inter Miami. I am already hearing from news updates that he's likely to go back to the Saudi Pro League since Inter Miami's 1-0 loss to Cincinnati into their last game.

Although, before this update, I heard of a similar news that suggested that he was going back to Barcelona but Inter Miami's boss Gerardo Martino has refuted that saying he's going to visit Barcelona. Other than that, he doesn't know anything about it. Which means, those claims are ruled out already.

I will personally be interested to have Messi in Al-Hilal, while Cristiano Ronaldo remains in Al-Nassr so that can be another " El-Classico" kind of rivalry again at the Saudi Pro League. It is okay, if both players retire there after a major competition between them.

I seriously want them to hang the booth and pave way for other players to play and shine. Whilst they have done awesomely in their careers, they can now take a rest and become club managers too. I don't think there's any player performing well as Ronaldo in the league, with 10 goals in Eight matches of the season, however, bringing Messi to the league will resume the old foe between both players in the past (since 2009 to 2018).

Ronaldo wants to stay until 2027 in Saudi Arabia and he also wants to finish his career over here. Do you think it is the right choice for him ? I personally think it is as no other club in Europe will give him the chance to actually be active playing at the age of 40 , right ? So I think staying in Saudi to finish his career is the right choice for him. Also , this will give him the chance to actually play another World Cup as he still wants to have at least one final tournament before he fully retires.

But at least Al-Nassr got 1 point from the match. And Al-Nassr is much more productive in scoring goals so that Al-Nassr can be ranked 3rd even though it has the same number of points as Al-ittihad and Al-Ahli. Abha could be said to be quite lucky because he was able to hold a strong club like Al-Nassr to a draw. What I like about Abha is the mentality of their players who are quite strong even though they were constantly under pressure in the first half.

I think last week it wasn't just the al-Nassr vs Abha match that had a draw that surprised us. But I personally was also quite surprised that Al-Ettifaq lost to Al-Fateh. And now Al-Fateh is one rank above Al-Ettifaq.

Yes, of course, most people will feel the same way about the outcome of this match. And I think a lot of people ended up losing their bets because they bet on AL Nassr winning. But what Abha did in this match was really remarkable and they were successful in holding Al Nassr to a draw.
But this is what is interesting, because we don't know what results a club will get even though the match brings together two clubs that have quite different strengths. That indicates that the competitive level in the Arab League is quite good because a club cannot guarantee an easy victory.

Al Nassr drawed points with Abha was surprise and probably not what we expected it to be. The game have sealed Al Nassr to 3rd ranking on SPL table, with desperation to reach the top rankings because they're among the competitive teams that have good chances of winning. The Knights of Najd dominated first and second halves of the game but failed to net more goals in the first half, after missing out of golden goal scoring opportunities. No one expected an average side like Abha stopped Al Nassr from winning, cutting of their unbeaten streaks with 2-2 on scoresheet.

Between Abha and Al-Nassr there is actually a very big difference in the quality of players and games. And all of that has actually been visible since the first half. Al-Nassr in the first half seemed to play comfortably and always penetrated Abha's defense easily.

Even in the first half, from the first minute until the 30th minute or so, Al-Nassr continued to attack Abha's defense. And Abha even seems to be having difficulty getting out of the pressure. Al-Nassr even managed to score 2 goals in that time span. But after that Al-Nassr became a little careless. Yes, they have become more focused on attacking, but on the one hand, Abha still has a strong mentality. They didn't give up.

And in the end Abha was slowly able to build attacks and make things difficult for Al-Nassr's defense several times.
Al-Nassr with its Offensive strategy actually became their weakness in this match. They didn't make up for it with a solid defense.

for me, it does not really matter if after failing at Man United, he decides to earn more money in Saudi Arabia to get a guarantee of a big salary after he retires, thats very natural and I admit that his physique is very strong, even his stamina is still very strong, and even though he does not can get another title in europe but he can increase the popularity of football in Saudi Arabia and this is a challenge for Ronaldo.

on the one hand, maybe we dont need to worry too much about the younger generation imitating Ronaldo to go to the SPL because the younger generation of european players find it very difficult to think about going to the SPL because they definitely want to get experience and prestigious titles in Europe before going to Saudi Arabia at a slightly older age. like Ronaldo.

I compare with Mane not with other SPL players who have been at that level for a number of years. If you believe by looking at his performance in the match you should be observant. At the moment Ronaldo doesn't even dribble much, his movements look more passive. Very different from Mane who tries a lot to open up space and dribble. Maybe this is why you think he's still pretty good. Age will definitely make the player's strength go down, it has already been seen in Ronaldo. Therefore, now Ronaldo's style of play is simpler, he tries to be a finisher, not a maker.

Sometimes even great players with a lot of experience like Ronaldo will also have difficulty when he has no other way to break into the goal but the positive side is that sometimes it makes his opponent's defense focus only on him. However, I still think that every now and then Castro has to have the courage to replace him with a younger and fitter player so he can press hard into the defensive area and create opportunities for his teammates on the field.

Talking about stamina, Ronaldo is actually still above Mane and we can see that even though occasionally Ronaldo just walks casually, he doesn't look like he's tired and when he gets a chance he will run as fast as possible to meet a pass from his partner. Meanwhile, Mane may be younger and because of that, Mane should be able to use his stamina to press or make breakthroughs with his dribble, but unfortunately that is no longer there. After Mane last suffered an injury when he was still at Bayern Munich and as we can see, maybe now he only has half of his prime remaining.

He could have extended his legacy if he kept playing football in Europe and win another title at the age of 38 or 39 or even 40. His choice to go to Saudi Arabia when he started failing at Manchester United was not the most impressive move. But he was after the money and that's probably understandable when you are offered so much money. But I doubt that his fans, especially the younger generations, follow as much what he is doing in Saudi Arabia as they would if he was still playing for a great club in Europe.

The Sutuatuin for Even Hazard was never the same as Ronaldo and you can't compare these two players just because both players are old.
Even Hazard got injured a lot when he was playing for Real Madrid and that's why Real Madrid was disappointed of this player but Even Hazard could never get himself back in good form and that's why he was not motivated to continue his career anymore. But Ronaldo was usually in good form in any team he plays for and that's not surprising at all even if we see him playing at this age. 

Even hazard has decided to retire from the football instead of moving to the saudi pro league. It must be noticeable if ronaldo has become one of the greatest player all time. His dedication and consistency is still very big even though his age is not young anymore. Hazard was still 32 years old and he decided to retire from playing football. Ronaldo is really having his life being dedicated for the football. I do really appreciate about how ronaldo can maintain his consistentcy in playing football till now.
He never feels bored with it. It's amazing to see someone like him and he reminds me of zlatan. It's relaly good to have him even though he was playing at saudi pro league.

Ronaldo deserves a lot of appreciation from his club. That's why he had been called GOAT and it's really worth for him. Ronaldo deserved to be called one of greatest player in the world.
im missing his prime time in real madrid once he was able to win UCL three times in a row and it's amazing.

I don't think Ronaldo is still the mainstay of the Portuguese national team. I've often seen him sit on the bench when he returns to the national team. But I admit his playing health is still quite good even though he has reached retirement age. He eats and exercises, always keeping his body in the best condition. With this health, I think it is normal for Ronaldo to be able to play until he is 40 years old. He is presently in good condition in Saudi Arabia. He is constantly on the list of top scorers of the game. Ronaldo always craves titles and I believe he will conquer them.

You're right about that. We wouldn't be wrong if we say that Ronaldo paved the way for entering this league. After Ronaldo joined Saudi Arabia, other players started not to worry about going to that league. If Ronaldo went to that league, all players can go, right

Because of Ronaldo was very professional during his life the teams he played for them also because of his performance in the Portugal national team, the other player looks at this palyer and the teams he chose to play for them because one good reason for many other players to join the Saudi League was because of Ronaldo playing there, otherwise even for a huge amount of money they would reject the offers and that's why Saudi Arabia should thank Ronaldo for playing in this League.