Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 56. (Read 119431 times)

Yesterday Al Nassr managed to get a very important victory. With this victory they will not be far behind the top team and can continue to fight for the title. Something very important that I saw in this game is that Al Nassr had a good attack and a good defense, this is something very good especially because they were playing against a team that is in a high position in the table.

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Al-Hilal - Al Ittihad

This will be a very tough game because both teams are performing well in the league and Al Ittihad will need to play very well because a defeat in this game could make their fight for the title very difficult because Al-Hilal is a team that is unlikely to lose in the remaining games. So in my opinion this is a game that is more important for Al Ittihad

Saudi Pro League is not as difficult as its been estimated on the upper class, is it? They've elite clubs who are extremely desperate to win games and covering up better stands on the table. Watched the game and there's more entertaining highlights for Al Nassr. They've the best competitive squad, this season they're going home with major trophy. This would be nothing but an exciting news for the team's supporters and also leading points. Stefano Pioli is here to stay, grabbing his first win for the Knights of Najd seems basic for the club and for the reputation of the coach. Succeeding Luis Castro in Al Nassr is such an amazing thing for the club development.

Cristiano Ronaldo will keep banging goals for Al Nassr amd also supporting his teammates in games. He is absolutely one of the outstanding player in the club and SPL. Ronaldo have ambition to net goals in almost all games he featured for and we should not be in a hurry to forget that he has a target to meet before he retire from football. Hitting a milestone of 1000 goals is his target and he wouldn't welcome any hurdle to draw him back, perhapes his teammates worked hand in hand to ensure he scores brilliant goals and finishes. They won their oppositions under the management of the former AC Milan boss. Stefano Pioli wouldn't sort challenges in his first season but he's definitely bringing up new phases and game pattern for the club this season.

I also do not care about head to head even honestly I am also interested in following the Saudi professional league because of the influence of Ronaldo and a number of other big names that follow in the footsteps of Ronaldo such as Neymar, Benzema, Mane, Firmino to famous coaches such as Gerrard and others.
Stefano Pioli might look for new challenges after leaving AC Milan. For me it is good because Al Nassr is filled by phenomenal players who will soon leave professional football.

This victory is important for Al Nassr to maintain the distance with other rival teams in the Saudi Pro League because we know that Al Nassr has lost four points because they have drawn twice. So it can be said that this victory is important to stay on the right track to compete for the title with Al Hilal and Ittihat.

Al Nassr's victory cannot be separated from the role of Ronaldo who scored the first goal for Al Nassr and finally Al Nassr won with a score of 3-0 at Al Ettifaq's home. Yes, this victory must also be welcomed by their new coach, Stefano Pioli, and this is his first match coaching Al Nassr which ended sweetly. I think Piloli will bring significant changes to Al Nassr this season and of course make the Saudi Pro League more competitive.

Ronaldo, even though he is old, is not finished. He can always score goals, as seen in the last 8 matches this season, both when playing with Al Nassr and with Portugal, he has scored 7 goals and two assists. It's amazing.

I don't think I care too much about their head-to-head because at least, at this moment in time, Al-Ettifaq have managed to get three consecutive wins and of course, it's a good start for Al-Ettifaq compared to last season. But other than that, I'm just surprised about Stefano Pioli because I didn't know that Stefano Pioli became the manager of Al-Nassr after leaving Milan. But indeed, Stefano Pioli is a great coach because after all, it didn't take long for Stefano Pioli to produce good results for Al-Nassr. Thus, it seems that under Stefano Pioli I am sure Al-Nassr will get better to be able to have a good chance to get the trophy this season.

in the last few meetings, Al Hilal with Al Ittihad managed to be won by Al Hilal, that's what makes Al Hilal's chances of winning will be greater, besides they will play at home.
plus Al Hilal currently has Aleksandar Mitrovic who is the temporary top scorer in the Saudi Professional League. Ittihad also has a chance I think, they also have Benzema who has currently collected 4 goals in 3 matches.
a match that will be very interesting, both teams are currently at the top of the standings. and the meeting of the two will always be an extraordinary attraction for team supporters.

That's right, it's extraordinary that Al Nasr was able to win over Al Ettifaq with a fairly large score of 3-0. Even before this match started, many people doubted that Al Nasr could win this match. Because it cannot be denied that Al Nasr's performance so far has been inconsistent. But Ronaldo and his teammates proved and disproved all these doubts and convinced us all that Al Nasr is a tough team.
Apart from that, from the start I personally was quite confident that in this match against Al Ettifaq the Al Nasr players would perform better. So in this match I bet on Al Nasr, and sure enough my prediction was correct.

Apart from that, Al Nasr's victory over Al Ettifaq did not escape the great tactician, Pioli. I think that with Pioli filling the coaching seat at Al Nasr, it is likely that Al Nasr will experience a significant increase in performance. Because it was proven in his first match coaching Al Nasr, Pioli was able to surprise us all by achieving good results against Al Ettifaq. Apart from that, Pioli doesn't seem to need long to adapt to the Al Nasr players. Because I see that Pioli already knows the potential that the Al Nasr players have and can also create quite good combinations of players. So hopefully under Pioli's leadership Al Nasr can become an even greater team and be able to become champions in various Saudi Arabian and Asian League competitions. Because when Al Nasr was still being trained by Castro, no satisfactory results had been achieved.

Not Ronaldo, Talisca, Mane or other names who played well but for me the most brilliant figure was Stefano Pioli. I just found out that Stefano Pioli now served as Al Nassr coach. His presence with Al Nassr increasingly made the Saudi League competition will be more interesting.
Al Nassr's victory over Al Ettifaq made Steven Gerrard accepting the first defeat this season.

Al Nassr's victory with a score of 0-3 can still make them go down from the current position in the standings if Al-Taawoun can get 3 points today in the match against Al Shabab.

Of course, this match will be an interesting one as it will bring together the top 2 teams in the current SPL standings, but even though Al-Ittihad looks more dominant in the standings, I think they will lose this match. You can see the odds image that I attached below.


Odds for Al-Hilal look smaller, because of the reason this match will be their home match and on the other side, they were the dominant team in SPL last season. So I think 3 points will go to Al-Hilal.

I understand your point about Neymar, but calling him a "fraud" might be a bit harsh. While it’s true he hasn’t played many games for Al-Hilal, his impact on the team can't be dismissed purely by his appearances. When Neymar is fit and on the pitch, his experience, creativity, and skill set offer something unique, elevating the team’s overall play. It’s fair to say that Al-Hilal is well-equipped to win without him, given the depth and talent of the squad, but star players like Neymar aren't just there to win games—they boost the club's profile, attract attention, and elevate the level of play around them.

As for Al-Nassr, you’re spot on. Ronaldo’s presence has undoubtedly transformed the team, but, like Al-Hilal, they’ve built a strong squad that can compete at the highest level. Ronaldo might be the talisman, but as you’ve mentioned, with quality additions in other areas, both Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr have shown they’re not dependent on one superstar alone. Still, having players like Neymar or Ronaldo in your team is always a massive advantage.

But like Juventus and Manchester United, if i can be honest, after Cristiano's departure, they seem to have lost a leader in the team.

I agree. Al Hilal and Al Ittihad have a great record this season in the Arab League, which makes it difficult to predict who will come out on top. This, in fact, leaves room for other teams such as Al Nassr and Al Ettifaq to exploit the opportunity and potentially move up the table. As in any sport, opportunities will present themselves in unexpected ways and it is up to teams to use these moments effectively. Football is always unpredictable and this

Yes, I agree with your analysis. Both Al Hilal and Al Ittihad have excellent track records this season in the Arab league, making it difficult to predict who will come out on top. This indeed leaves room for other teams such as Al Nassr and Al Ettifaq to capitalize and potentially climb the ranks. As with any sport, opportunities will present themselves in unexpected ways, and it's up to the teams to utilize these moments effectively. Football is always unpredictable and that's part of the excitement. Keep an eye on the upcoming matches; it's sure to be an exhilarating season.

Both teams have perfect statistics at the moment in the Arab league because they managed to win 4 consecutive wins in the league, the goal and conceded records of the two teams are also not too different so the match later will be very tight, Al Hillal and Al Ittihad are two big teams that are strong candidates to win this season and I think maybe one of those teams will get its first defeat in the match later or will also end the match with draw, so teams like Al Nassr and Al Ettifaq should be able to take advantage of this opportunity to at least be able to re-enter as title contenders, Al Nassr and Al Ettifaq will play an easier match in week 5, because they are facing teams that are below them, so they must to maximize it to get 3 points later when Al Hillal and Al Ittihad may lose points in their match later.

Of course Al Nassr welcomed their new coach Pioli with a win in this match. Al Nassr beat Al-Ettifaq Football Team 3-0 in this Saudi Pro League match. This is Al Nassr's second win of the 2024-25 Saudi Pro League season, they have not lost two matches before but have drawn two matches. Al-Ettifaq on the other hand, suffered their first defeat of the season by losing to Al Nassr. These two teams have faced each other in equal number of matches yet Al-Ettifaq tops Al Nassr in the points table as they have won more matches.

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo made his statement on Instagram after Al Nassr defeated Al-Ettifaq Football Team in their fourth match, "Great team effort! Big win tonight---it's for the fans.

Al Nasr team performed the most important, if between these two teams Al Nassr team squad is stronger. Because Al Nassr team includes Cristiano Ronaldo and other experienced players, whose performance is always very good. The European star who can attack any team in a moment has changed all the teams since he entered the Saudi league. And every player is learning from Cristiano Ronaldo, it is possible to get the most benefit because if you get advice from an experienced player then you can benefit from the best advice. So one of the main reasons to bring Cristiano Ronaldo into the team is to complete his squad with experience.

No doubt, Al Nasser is enjoying the C. Ronaldo for the money well spent on him, his presence is always shaping the club for the good but they need to do better this time and not lag behind but learn from the last season. They need to understand the importance of serious competition from the beginning, middle and end, they often relax at times and no wonder Al-Hilal moved past them last season with notable points despite the good stars in their squad.

As for yesterday's match against Al-Ettifaq, they were the better side, though Al-Ettifaq was not particularly bad only that they lacked the firepower that can finish the attack. That's what Al-Nasser has in addition to their good defence and used that against them and it was a beautiful score in the two half-time of the match.

Al Ittihad has become the most productive club so far with 10 goals they have managed to create from 3 matches, they are also one of the clubs that have not been defeated and have recorded a perfect victory with Al Hilal. In the 4th week they will visit Al Hilal's headquarters, it will be a very tough match for them because they will face a club that is difficult to beat. They must be prepared to play this tough match. This will also be a match that determines who among them can record 4 perfect wins in the first 4 matches. besides not being easy for Al Ittihad, this is also not easy for Al Hilal, because their opponents come with the target of the best results, I am sure they come with the target of victory or at least they must bring home 1 point from this match.

Saying definitely is too much but I believe that Pioli is able to help Al Nassr improving their performances. The progress of improvement will not be rosy for Al Nassr and Pioli, and they will have some challenge, hiccups along the progress but with good capability of Pioli and ambition of Al Nassr players as well as their quality, they will find solutions to improve themselves together as an united team and will be able to challenge Al Hilal better.

I don't think Luis Castro did not know about weakness of Al Nassr is in defense system but he simply lacked of ideas for improvements, or failed to do it with his players through trainings.

Whatever reasons, it's not important, if as a head coach, he can not get good results with the team, he is responsible for it and need to leave the club, if not proactively, it has to be a sack.

It is now obvious that Luis Castro didn’t do his best to strengthen the team, from the caliber of players they have I expect them to do better than they did but just couldn’t, because Luis Castro didn’t pay attention to the department that needed to be strengthened to balance the team. It is the first time in a while that they didn’t concede a goal that shows the improvement in their defensive line, it is just the first match so it is early to conclude if this is the right decision by the team but I also believe they needed a different coach with different tactics to challenge Al Hilal.

Al Nassr will definitely change after they hire Pioli for their team. Al Nassr had a good player and the main problem for this team was the defensive line but now since they hired Pioli to start working there, I think Al Nassr will now have more chance for the title of this season than before.
However, the sad thing about hiring Pioli is he started working there after the transfer window which means he can't hire the players he needs for his team to build the the team himself.