Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 564. (Read 119057 times)
hello here, with the arrival of a lot of professionals like Mancini, Christiano Ronaldo, Benzema,.. this championship is starting to become very interesting. Clearly they aim to do well internationally, I am very curious to see where they end up.
Saudi teams are signing really good players from Europe one by one. This time the most speculated name is Mohamed Salah. Al-Ittihad have already made an offer but it was rejected by Liverpool in a short time. It won't be easy to convince Liverpool for this transfer even if they do that for the player. But I doubt Salah would like to leave this season. I think he is just concentrated on his game with Liverpool this season. At least for one more season he might want to fight for Liverpool's success.
After that there might be an agreement to be made between Liverpool and Salah to let him sign for a Saudi team.
After that there might be an agreement to be made between Liverpool and Salah to let him sign for a Saudi team.
Many famous stars have entered the Saudi Pro League, all of whom refused at first, but later came to Saudi. I think Mohamed Salah will definitely accept this offer later because the current time is linked with a fight with Liverpool. I have seen Mohamed Salah perform well at Liverpool too but won't let the player go this season. Because all the stars are now more inclined towards the Saudi League, because at the end of their career, they must accept this offer from Saudi.
Basically, Salah is still under contract at Liverpool until 2025 and also, Salah is currently 31 years old. Therefore, it will be very possible for Salah to play in the Saudi Pro League in the future, considering that if the player has aged like that, then at least it is a close age to retire. But yes, because at this moment some clubs playing in the Saudi Pro League are willing to pay expensive to old players, then I personally really believe that in the end Salah will join. But yes, not for this season and also not for next season, because maybe Salah will honor his contract at Liverpool until it runs out.
btw, I was a little disappointed with Al Ettifaq performance when playing at home without being able to get an additional score in the second half and even though the multi bet I chose all won and Al Ettifaq made me very disappointed.
Actually, if I wanted to do a multibet in that match, I would skip the Al-Ettifaq match because the depth of the European players' squad is still far behind from the other three teams. But I also don't think that Al-Ettifaq will end in a draw against Al-Khaleej and Steven Gerrard's squad should have won this match. I'm sorry about the result of your bet, but you can't give up because there will still be another exciting match. Even though I didn't bet on all the matches yesterday, when I see Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal I feel happy too because they are increasingly consistent with big wins. 
Many famous stars have entered the Saudi Pro League, all of whom refused at first, but later came to Saudi. I think Mohamed Salah will definitely accept this offer later because the current time is linked with a fight with Liverpool. I have seen Mohamed Salah perform well at Liverpool too but won't let the player go this season. Because all the stars are now more inclined towards the Saudi League, because at the end of their career, they must accept this offer from Saudi.
When they are old and start to lose their positions in their clubs, no reasons to refuse such very good offers from Saudi Arabia. Mohamed Salah will move there if those local clubs continue to pay such salary for star players from Europe.Mo Salah still is an important player at Liverpool and perhaps he still wants to win another Champions League with them. After winning one more Champions League, I think Mo Salah will be ready to leave Europe and Saudi Arabia will be one of best destinations for him.
We are unknown about future of Saudi Professional League and transfer strategies of those clubs. No guarantee that they will continue to pay such high salary next three or five years. All latest contracts with star players from Europe are not long one and usually two or three years.
Saudi teams are signing really good players from Europe one by one. This time the most speculated name is Mohamed Salah. Al-Ittihad have already made an offer but it was rejected by Liverpool in a short time. It won't be easy to convince Liverpool for this transfer even if they do that for the player. But I doubt Salah would like to leave this season. I think he is just concentrated on his game with Liverpool this season. At least for one more season he might want to fight for Liverpool's success.
After that there might be an agreement to be made between Liverpool and Salah to let him sign for a Saudi team.
After that there might be an agreement to be made between Liverpool and Salah to let him sign for a Saudi team.
Many famous stars have entered the Saudi Pro League, all of whom refused at first, but later came to Saudi. I think Mohamed Salah will definitely accept this offer later because the current time is linked with a fight with Liverpool. I have seen Mohamed Salah perform well at Liverpool too but won't let the player go this season. Because all the stars are now more inclined towards the Saudi League, because at the end of their career, they must accept this offer from Saudi.
I do agree that it is going to be a bit of a difficult situation for Al-nassr because they spent a lot of money but also other clubs got some great players and spent a lot of money as well. In a case, where you spent a lot of money and still lost, people will be all over you telling how the club sucks even with all that money spent, but the reality is that it is normal and we shouldn't really judge them and it should not be a big deal, because other clubs are not some terrible clubs neither.
Look at all the other clubs in Saudi league, so many of them got so many great players, which means that if Al-Nassr ends up losing the title this year (which looks likely) then it is not a shocker, and it should be considered normal.
The Al-Nassr throwing money around? Great move. Despite their wealth, they look out of place in a league that changes so frequently. Like Al Hilal, other teams are spending a lot on Neymar and other big stars. Actually! When these stars are absent, Al-Nassr can't win at home. I almost find it humorousLook at all the other clubs in Saudi league, so many of them got so many great players, which means that if Al-Nassr ends up losing the title this year (which looks likely) then it is not a shocker, and it should be considered normal.
Say something about their defense? They still conceded goals every game after signing Laport. AFC playoff game? They showed some potential, but I won't get my hopes up. Not winning the crown this year shouldn't surprise me or anyone else. No big deal for them
Al Nasr is a good team but the players they usually buy are not in good form for example they bought Ronaldo while he is far from the Ronaldo we knew and there is the same story about Sadio Mane who is not the same Sadio Mne we saw in Liverpool, also the players they bought are usually old and at end of their career which can be a reason to say we can't expect too much from Al Nasr players.
They were usually buying forwards in the past but buying Aymeric Laporte can be a good sign to say they are going to have a strong defensive line.
Well.. this is just ego clash. Nuno Espirito Santo expects the players to dance to his whims and fancies and obviously Karim Benzema doesn't want to do that. Santo wants Benzema to change his tactics, so it is easier for him to manage the squad. My advice to Al Ittihad would be to sack Santo instead and get a quality manager from somewhere else. Whatever Al Ittihad had achieved during the last season was mainly thanks to its players such as Abderrazak Hamdallah, Romarinho and Igor Coronado. What was the contribution from Santo in this?
Lol player is bigger than the manager 
But I also agree with your opinion, I believe Al Ittihad will sack the manager since their manager is a nothing, unlike Benzema which is a star player and have a lot fans. Saudi Arabia want to popularized their football league even though they need to sacrifice their mainland people and the money they've spent.
Saudi teams are signing really good players from Europe one by one. This time the most speculated name is Mohamed Salah. Al-Ittihad have already made an offer but it was rejected by Liverpool in a short time. It won't be easy to convince Liverpool for this transfer even if they do that for the player. But I doubt Salah would like to leave this season. I think he is just concentrated on his game with Liverpool this season. At least for one more season he might want to fight for Liverpool's success.
After that there might be an agreement to be made between Liverpool and Salah to let him sign for a Saudi team.
After that there might be an agreement to be made between Liverpool and Salah to let him sign for a Saudi team.
Al Fateh vs Al Nassr
I am not really sure what happend to Al Nassr because after they can gets Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 trophy seems Al Nassr cannot able to bounce back and so far at Saudi Pro League they gets 2 consecutive lose and the latest is from Al Taawon with scores 2-0 and besides that Cristiano Ronaldo also still unable reach to his top performance because after being an top scorer at Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 tournament until now Ronaldo still unable to scores
This is good opportunity for Al Nassr to used this match to bounce back because according to the meetings statistics Al Nassr has unbeatable status from Al Fateh in the last 5 matches even last season Al Nassr can able to win from Al Fateh with huge scores 3-0 so if Al Nassr can able to performing well i think beat Al Fateh is not hard task for them
I am not really sure what happend to Al Nassr because after they can gets Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 trophy seems Al Nassr cannot able to bounce back and so far at Saudi Pro League they gets 2 consecutive lose and the latest is from Al Taawon with scores 2-0 and besides that Cristiano Ronaldo also still unable reach to his top performance because after being an top scorer at Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 tournament until now Ronaldo still unable to scores
This is good opportunity for Al Nassr to used this match to bounce back because according to the meetings statistics Al Nassr has unbeatable status from Al Fateh in the last 5 matches even last season Al Nassr can able to win from Al Fateh with huge scores 3-0 so if Al Nassr can able to performing well i think beat Al Fateh is not hard task for them
Some already know about the drama at Al Ittihad regarding Karim Benzema with Nuno Espírito Santo Al Ittihad coach, the loss of harmony with Benzema made Benzema want to decide on his move from Al Ittihad, due to Benzema's incompatibility with the scheme proposed by the Al Ittihad coach, making it difficult for Benzema to give victory and goals for Al Ittihad, this is what makes Benzema uncomfortable and this doesn't last long at Al Ittihad, true or not but the rumors have spread outside and have even spread to the European media, I don't know who will leave Al Ittihad, Benzema or Precisely Nuno Espírito Santo, the coach who resigned from Al Ittihad..
I feel this is the deja vu that happened in the Arab club last season. I remember last season CR7 also had problems with Al-Nassr's coach, Rudi Garcia. And finally the coach ended up leaving. And now drama is happening again at another club, namely at Al-Ittihad. Between Benzema and Al-Ittihad coach, Nuno Espirito Santo. And the fact is that Benzema was brought to Al-Ittihad reportedly not at the will of the coach. So now the coach feels that Benzema's game is not in accordance with the style of play desired by the coach. Honestly I'm on Benzema's side in this matter. Because a coach should be able to adjust every player they have at the club. I think Nuno Espirito Santo reminds me of the current coaches of Atletico Madrid and Man United who also always want players who only suit his coaching style. I prefer the Man City, Juventus and Brighton coaches who can always adapt to the players at the club. They adjust the strategy according to the characteristics of the players that the club has. But Nuno Espirito Santo's position at the Al-Ittihad club is clearly very strong. He brought Al-Ittihad to the title last season. So in this case Benzema could end up leaving the club. Let's see. 
I do agree that it is going to be a bit of a difficult situation for Al-nassr because they spent a lot of money but also other clubs got some great players and spent a lot of money as well. In a case, where you spent a lot of money and still lost, people will be all over you telling how the club sucks even with all that money spent, but the reality is that it is normal and we shouldn't really judge them and it should not be a big deal, because other clubs are not some terrible clubs neither.
Look at all the other clubs in Saudi league, so many of them got so many great players, which means that if Al-Nassr ends up losing the title this year (which looks likely) then it is not a shocker, and it should be considered normal.
The Al-Nassr throwing money around? Great move. Despite their wealth, they look out of place in a league that changes so frequently. Like Al Hilal, other teams are spending a lot on Neymar and other big stars. Actually! When these stars are absent, Al-Nassr can't win at home. I almost find it humorousLook at all the other clubs in Saudi league, so many of them got so many great players, which means that if Al-Nassr ends up losing the title this year (which looks likely) then it is not a shocker, and it should be considered normal.
Say something about their defense? They still conceded goals every game after signing Laport. AFC playoff game? They showed some potential, but I won't get my hopes up. Not winning the crown this year shouldn't surprise me or anyone else. No big deal for them
Some already know about the drama at Al Ittihad regarding Karim Benzema with Nuno Espírito Santo Al Ittihad coach, the loss of harmony with Benzema made Benzema want to decide on his move from Al Ittihad, due to Benzema's incompatibility with the scheme proposed by the Al Ittihad coach, making it difficult for Benzema to give victory and goals for Al Ittihad, this is what makes Benzema uncomfortable and this doesn't last long at Al Ittihad, true or not but the rumors have spread outside and have even spread to the European media,
I already know information about the harmony between Karim Benzema and Nuno at Al Ittihad and I immediately laughed reading this because I believe this situation will later spread to other clubs who are now spending huge amounts of money to bring in great players who play in Europe's top leagues.I did not include related sources because there has been a lot of media reporting on the breakdown of their relationship. There was even news that Nuno said that Benzema did not suit the character he coached so that the captain's armband was not given to this Ballon d'Or winner as written by MARCA.
I don't know who will leave Al Ittihad, Benzema or Precisely Nuno Espírito Santo, the coach who resigned from Al Ittihad..
For business, Benzema will be retained because Benzema can bring in profits while Nuno is not a figure that can interest Saudi Professional League football fans. 
real proof that the comparison of SPL to MLS is evident from this thread which is currently a bit more crowded because since the first move of a european player to saudi arabia Ronaldo made other european players believe that in the short term SPL will become part of the big leagues in the world and improvement is seen after team from saudi arabia trying big transfer this season get star player from europe and i am sure SPL will have big name after europe and MLS might be the next league.
btw, I was a little disappointed with Al Ettifaq performance when playing at home without being able to get an additional score in the second half and even though the multi bet I chose all won and Al Ettifaq made me very disappointed.
btw, I was a little disappointed with Al Ettifaq performance when playing at home without being able to get an additional score in the second half and even though the multi bet I chose all won and Al Ettifaq made me very disappointed.
Me too but I have some parlays that only bet on 3 popular teams
I know one of them will draw or lose so I anticipate it by placing some parlays, actually Al-Ahli almost messed up all my parlays luckily they scored in the 96th minute. Today another strong team will play Al Fateh vs Al Nassr in the last match the two teams Al Nassr won with a score of 3-0 but this time it won't be easy because the performance of Al Nassr is not stable especially when they play away so I'm afraid there will be more surprises, it would be better to wait for the line up information before placing a bet who knows the coach keeps some important players. On the other hand, Al Nassr needs a win to remain competitive in the standings. 
Some already know about the drama at Al Ittihad regarding Karim Benzema with Nuno Espírito Santo Al Ittihad coach, the loss of harmony with Benzema made Benzema want to decide on his move from Al Ittihad, due to Benzema's incompatibility with the scheme proposed by the Al Ittihad coach, making it difficult for Benzema to give victory and goals for Al Ittihad, this is what makes Benzema uncomfortable and this doesn't last long at Al Ittihad, true or not but the rumors have spread outside and have even spread to the European media, I don't know who will leave Al Ittihad, Benzema or Precisely Nuno Espírito Santo, the coach who resigned from Al Ittihad..
Well.. this is just ego clash. Nuno Espirito Santo expects the players to dance to his whims and fancies and obviously Karim Benzema doesn't want to do that. Santo wants Benzema to change his tactics, so it is easier for him to manage the squad. My advice to Al Ittihad would be to sack Santo instead and get a quality manager from somewhere else. Whatever Al Ittihad had achieved during the last season was mainly thanks to its players such as Abderrazak Hamdallah, Romarinho and Igor Coronado. What was the contribution from Santo in this?
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True, SPL was playing without script. The competition is far real compared with MLS. It's far greater compared with MLS. Even some young talented players like gabri veiga were choosing to join in the saudi pro league club. SPL may be considered as one of the best league in the world.
The club just need to be consistent in bringing the talent from european league. Slowly but surely, SPL will able to reach at the top level. The saudi authorities waere working to make SPL looks very attractive for so many people.
We may able to see SPL to be considered as one of top league in the world probably in upcoming years. Any team in SPL competing so hard ot beat each other.
real proof that the comparison of SPL to MLS is evident from this thread which is currently a bit more crowded because since the first move of a european player to saudi arabia Ronaldo made other european players believe that in the short term SPL will become part of the big leagues in the world and improvement is seen after team from saudi arabia trying big transfer this season get star player from europe and i am sure SPL will have big name after europe and MLS might be the next league.True, SPL was playing without script.
The competition is far real compared with MLS. It's far greater compared with MLS. Even some young talented players like gabri veiga were choosing to join in the saudi pro league club. SPL may be considered as one of the best league in the world. The club just need to be consistent in bringing the talent from european league. Slowly but surely, SPL will able to reach at the top level. The saudi authorities waere working to make SPL looks very attractive for so many people.
We may able to see SPL to be considered as one of top league in the world probably in upcoming years. Any team in SPL competing so hard ot beat each other.
btw, I was a little disappointed with Al Ettifaq performance when playing at home without being able to get an additional score in the second half and even though the multi bet I chose all won and Al Ettifaq made me very disappointed.
Some already know about the drama at Al Ittihad regarding Karim Benzema with Nuno Espírito Santo Al Ittihad coach, the loss of harmony with Benzema made Benzema want to decide on his move from Al Ittihad, due to Benzema's incompatibility with the scheme proposed by the Al Ittihad coach, making it difficult for Benzema to give victory and goals for Al Ittihad, this is what makes Benzema uncomfortable and this doesn't last long at Al Ittihad, true or not but the rumors have spread outside and have even spread to the European media, I don't know who will leave Al Ittihad, Benzema or Precisely Nuno Espírito Santo, the coach who resigned from Al Ittihad..
Al Hilal is a most successful club in Saudi Arabia but in latest seasons, they lost leading position to Al Nassr and Al Itihad. Some transfers in the summer hopefully will help them to win the Saudi Professional League title again.
Neymar is one of their biggest hopes but they must keep Neymar in discipline from lifestyle to training, if the player becomes overweight and lose his best fitness, Al Hilal will not got considerable contributions from the Brazilian player. Then it will affect their chance to beat Al Itihad and Al Nassr in Saudi Professional League.
Al Hilal is an all-time favorite club in the SPL but last season they lost to Al Nassr in the Arab Champions Cup. The Saudi club brought several European stars to their club after the last season did not go well, and the most talked about player is Neymar. Neymar was brought to Saudi Arabia from PSG for a record transfer fee. The former PSG striker was injured for several days but is fully fit to play at the moment. Neymar last played a match for PSG after recovering from injury where he performed well. The Brazilian star had a man-of-the-match performance in his last match for PSG with a goal and an assist. Neymar will soon be on the pitch for Al Hilal as he is now fully fit to play. Neymar is one of their biggest hopes but they must keep Neymar in discipline from lifestyle to training, if the player becomes overweight and lose his best fitness, Al Hilal will not got considerable contributions from the Brazilian player. Then it will affect their chance to beat Al Itihad and Al Nassr in Saudi Professional League.
Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.
Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.
I am sure that of the many who discuss the Saudi Pro League maybe only 10-20% watch the matches or even less, especially if the match schedule is midnight for other regions or when their match schedule coincides with the schedule of other more interesting leagues, except for Middle Easterners whose television broadcasts also broadcast matches from the arab League without having to subscribe to television to watch them, watching the highlights of the match will be enough.Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.
Al Ettifaq could only draw with Al Khaleej, although they controlled the game, this was not a good result actually because the other three teams managed to get 3 points. Al Khaleej only had one shot on target and it was a goal while Al Ettifaq had more chances they managed to create but more failed in the finishing touches so they had to accept this draw.
Karim Benzema finally scored his first goal in the Saudi Pro League match against Al Riyadh, there were rumors that his relationship was not going well with the coach of Ittihad FC so he was rumored to be moving to another club in the Arab League, but Ittihad FC immediately denied the rumors, and this first goal may be enough to stop the rumors for a while.
Do you guys think this league will outlive this surge of players? They are all old and most of them will retire within 5 years.
Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.
Would you watch this league once Ronaldo and Neymar weren't playing there? I'm watching the MLS only because of Messi, if he misses a game I'm instantly disinterested.
MLS isnt intresting without Messi,he is the only one that is holding intresting regarding this league. In saudi arabia its different because now there are really many elite players in the league. Ronaldo opened the way and now this league looks like it will be an elite one in a couple of years. But still they have a lot to go to reach a top level
True, SPL was playing without script.
The competition is far real compared with MLS. It's far greater compared with MLS. Even some young talented players like gabri veiga were choosing to join in the saudi pro league club. SPL may be considered as one of the best league in the world. The club just need to be consistent in bringing the talent from european league. Slowly but surely, SPL will able to reach at the top level. The saudi authorities waere working to make SPL looks very attractive for so many people.
We may able to see SPL to be considered as one of top league in the world probably in upcoming years. Any team in SPL competing so hard ot beat each other.
MLS league has been attractive only for Messi where Messi's fans join for that league. But apart from Messi there is no other star in that league due to which this league has not become much popular yet.
MLS is more professional than Saudi Professional League and their stadiums are more crowded than stadiums in Saudi Arabia. Those factors are important for Messi decision when he did not prioritize salary and money. In MLS, Messi will have more convenience and comfortableness from religion to language and it would be easier for him to communicate with locals, team mates in the USA than in Saudi Arabia.Yeah we understand the point and we know at the moment Al Nassr is not the best squad in this league there are still other clubs like Al Hilal who brought in 7 of Europe's top players this season including Neymar but the criticism is Al Nassr was unable to win against a club without top European players and can't score even though playing at home, Al Nassr's defense is also a concern after always conceding 2 goals in the last 3 matches which means it needs an increase in the defense area. If Al Nassr wants to be on the race track then every line has to be strengthened for the attack line no doubt but for the defense line there are obvious weaknesses.
Al Hilal is a most successful club in Saudi Arabia but in latest seasons, they lost leading position to Al Nassr and Al Itihad. Some transfers in the summer hopefully will help them to win the Saudi Professional League title again.Neymar is one of their biggest hopes but they must keep Neymar in discipline from lifestyle to training, if the player becomes overweight and lose his best fitness, Al Hilal will not got considerable contributions from the Brazilian player. Then it will affect their chance to beat Al Itihad and Al Nassr in Saudi Professional League.
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