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August 24, 2023, 09:01:10 PM
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.

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
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.  However, Ronaldo has been the most attractive to go to the Saudi league and more European stars have joined for which the Saudi club has become very popular. The Saudi club has been the most attractive to join only Ronaldo and because of Ronaldo, more world famous stars have joined the Saudi club. However, since the SPL has gained a lot of popularity at the present time, it may only be a matter of time before it will be able to gain the same popularity as the Europa League. I believe the Saudi league will probably improve in a few years and gain popularity like the European leagues because they have enough money.
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August 24, 2023, 07:41:51 PM
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.

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.
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August 24, 2023, 06:59:30 PM
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.
The league will still live even without those old players. There are some young talented players who decided to move to the SPL rather than european league.

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 will still watch this league even though those guys will not be playing again in SPL. There will always be regenerations from the club but that depends on how much money be spent by saudi club in the future. I meant the current players who played in the european league might use saudi club as the best player to get a nice salary and enjoy their lives someday.
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August 24, 2023, 06:50:15 PM
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.

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
With the move of Ronaldo towards the Saudi Arabia Pro League more number of star players have begun to sign deals with different teams of Saudi Arabia Pro League. This had made it a big league than the past. The Saudi Arabia Pro League have got a big history, to that we weren't able to see the league to be popular. From the previous season the popularity have increased and this season have brought many changes to the league.
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August 24, 2023, 06:45:57 PM
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.

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
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August 24, 2023, 06:45:41 PM
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 think the league will continue to flourish even after the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Karim Benzema, Neymar, Firmino, Henderson and other top former European based players retires from the league and that's because of the fact that the league must have gained the global recognition in the few years these stars where be delivering their best for their respective Saudi clubs.
I think more European based players will certainly join the Saudi League in the nearest future
I will continue to watch this tournament if they invest in potential young players, like European clubs have been doing. They invest in famous but outdated stars. I agree that this is a stepping stone for them to promote this tournament. I still think the game is not of high quality yet. I have not seen any top-notch confrontations, unique techniques, or tactics of the coaches in this tournament.

Saudi Arabian clubs are planning to bring in very quality signings. I believe they can do it because their pockets are bottomless.
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August 24, 2023, 06:08:24 PM
Franck Kessie was the winning hero for Al-Ahli in this game and scored a dramatic goal in 90 +6 minutes. The match was clearly dominated by Al-Ahli but they seemed to have difficulty scoring goals from the first half and Al-Akhdoud also did not want his opponent to attack freely towards his goal. But during normal time, Al-Ahli only took 1 shot on target and that was the only goal scored. I think the score results are like the previous match which was always superior by 2 to 3 goals. However, this victory was enough for Al-Ahli to return to competing at the top of the Saudi league and now they are in 2nd place in the standings and only goal difference from Al-Ittihad.
A very important goal to get three points, yes although if only one but that's enough to keep them close with Ittihad. By the way in another match Al-Ettifaq vs Al Khaleej, I didn't expect a draw in the Ettifaq match Sir because from their last two matches they can got full points, including in the match against Al Nassr. This result was quite disappointing for me, somehow they could only get one point.
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August 24, 2023, 05:41:48 PM
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 think the league will continue to flourish even after the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Karim Benzema, Neymar, Firmino, Henderson and other top former European based players retires from the league and that's because of the fact that the league must have gained the global recognition in the few years these stars where be delivering their best for their respective Saudi clubs.
I think more European based players will certainly join the Saudi League in the nearest future
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August 24, 2023, 05:31:41 PM
Regarding Saudi teams playing in the Champions League Yannick Ferreira, the coach of Al Riyadh said some of the teams in the Champions League will lose against the Saudis because they invested much more and hired many superstar players, however we saw many famous teams financially lose in the transfer window to the Saudis, that's why maybe Yannick Ferreira is right about the Saudis and Champions league.


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August 24, 2023, 04:54:46 PM
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.
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August 24, 2023, 04:52:20 PM
Franck Kessie was the winning hero for Al-Ahli in this game and scored a dramatic goal in 90 +6 minutes. The match was clearly dominated by Al-Ahli but they seemed to have difficulty scoring goals from the first half and Al-Akhdoud also did not want his opponent to attack freely towards his goal. But during normal time, Al-Ahli only took 1 shot on target and that was the only goal scored. I think the score results are like the previous match which was always superior by 2 to 3 goals. However, this victory was enough for Al-Ahli to return to competing at the top of the Saudi league and now they are in 2nd place in the standings and only goal difference from Al-Ittihad.
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August 24, 2023, 04:23:55 PM
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.
This is a probe that the league is developing fast than expected and becoming competitive, It will be hard for every team, no team will find it easy, not just Alnassr. The league is becoming interesting, no one club can dominate it like German league that is built around Bayern Munich.

Alnassr has fixed there defense problem, with the arrival of Laport from Manchester city, it will boost the defend line of Alnassr, they had a challenging start, but they have players that Will fix it and get them to winning way.

Their performance in the AFC playoff is enough probe that they will be find and recover quick from their poor performance.
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August 24, 2023, 04:23:02 PM
I do not think Ronaldo will stop playing at the end of his contract. He likes this game very well and with the way he plays, it is obvious that he still wishes that he was young. Ronaldo will not retire at 40, he would like to play for as long as his body can permit. So, what I feel is that he will have a contract renewal at the end of this one, and it may be even better because of what has been offered to other European players that have moved to Saudi Arabia's league. Al Nassr will try to beat it, to keep him happy.
Agree. He is unlikely to retire in the next 2-3 years. When his contract expires with Al Nassr, I believe he will move to another team. But I think he will leave Saudi league, I doubt he will stay in SPL. He is a typical player who wants a new challenge. So, it is very possible that he may consider to go back to his country and joins Sporting again. Well, as long as he still has no problem with his fitness, Ronaldo seems to have a desire to play.

it is very possible, we can see his performance so far. Ronaldo is still able to play up to 90 minutes of normal time. Ibrahimovic is another player who was active until the age of 40, Ronaldo could be next on this list.
Yep. He can play full time and he has no problem with his fitness. So, there is no reason for him to end his career soon.

Anyway, not only Ibrahimovic, Buffon is also a player who can play above 40 years old.

For a new contract extension, I doubt it a little. Because he has reached more than 40 years of age, injuries will usually become close friends at that age.
Al Nassr may not extend his contract if he couldn't show his best again. But I doubt if Ronaldo will often get injured when he s 40 years old. He commits to keep his good life and always do exercise, so he is very rare to get injured.

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August 24, 2023, 04:08:12 PM
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.
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August 24, 2023, 04:00:59 PM
Exactly my thoughts. When I see such volatility in results, I think it makes sense to bet on underdogs and profit from it. The problem is that the bookmaker's assessment corresponds to this volatility and often the odds of the favorite in the game are in the region of 2.4 This means that the coefficient on outsiders is also small. Therefore, I have not yet figured out what bets to make in this league.

To be fair though Al-Nasser was the better team in both league games, but I am not sure if Al-Nassr players rely too much on Ronaldo scoring goals. He is weak at times and things don't really work out as he wants them to, but there should still be others to take responsibility as well.

Mané isn't the player that many think he is. I don't know but his Liverpool performances can't be taken as a good example for what should be expected from him in a different team. When he played for Liverpool, the game that Klopp wanted his team to play seemed to suit Mané perfectly. But as soon as individual extra class is needed, someone like Mané fails to deliver. He isn't the player who takes the ball and solves problems on his own. He fits very well into a complete attack line as an important element. But on a bad day he isn't the one to save three points through an extraordinary one-man show.

I haven't watched the games so I can't say how good Al-Nasr was, but I can see that the bookies in average are right to give it unoptimistic odds. Yes, Mane is still in the downtrend, I don’t know if he can even be better than most in the weaker league, but how quickly he went from Liverpool to Saudi Arabia is scary. With Ronaldo, everything is clear - age, you should not expect anything from him, on the contrary, the fact that he sometimes still scores decisive goals should be taken as a pleasant surprise.
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August 24, 2023, 02:35:55 PM
So Neymar is still injured so he has to miss the next 1 month with an ankle injury? I read the source from the local news.
Should this be a disappointment for Al Hilal fans looking forward to the star player playing while we know Neymar often has quite serious problems in himself, Al Hilal should be a little patient until he recovers.
He will play with Brazil national team in two weeks if I am not mistaken. Besides he seems confident that his injury isn't that serious according to his tweet photo of his leg.
Meanwhile, his team Al-Hilal are leading with 3 goals to 0 vs Al-Raed. They are sitting in the second place for the moment with this victory eventually and the actual draw of both Al-Ahli and Al-Ettifaq. The first place for now is in Al-Ittihad hands since they are leading also with 3 goals to 0 vs Al-Riyadh.
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August 24, 2023, 01:43:32 PM
It was very clear that Ronaldo headed to Saudi Arabia only because of the money. But apart from the money factor, Ronaldo seems to have been made an icon to run the mega project being worked on to popularize the Saudi Professional League. I see that something is not normal with what is happening at the moment in the Saudi Professional League and this is definitely a great project. Ronaldo's presence is clearly a magnet for other footballers to come to Saudi Arabia.

Yes, Ronaldo will still be a citizen of Portugal and surely he will love his country very much. Maybe after he retires he will still be a football ambassador and maybe if the Saudi League continues to grow then Ronaldo will still be in Arab lands.
Saudi is one the sudden growing league presently in football. This function can be traced back to when Al Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester united. That was definitely the beginning of the steady signing of players from Europe. However Cristiano Ronaldo is here to win significant trophies, arrival in Saudi was a welcome idea from the supporters, his presence have increased the popularity of the league worldwide. It's just a matter of time before things finally sets good in Saudi. Some determined European players moving over because of the money, it's quite understandable.
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August 24, 2023, 01:43:03 PM
So Neymar is still injured so he has to miss the next 1 month with an ankle injury? I read the source from the local news.
Should this be a disappointment for Al Hilal fans looking forward to the star player playing while we know Neymar often has quite serious problems in himself, Al Hilal should be a little patient until he recovers.

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August 24, 2023, 01:05:35 PM
Admit it or not, the main factor for Ronaldo to play in the Arab League is because of the money factor, not a football passion factor. It is undeniable that at a young age a player only plays for the passion of football, at that time they didn't really care about money. When entering the end of his career, they do not care about the passion of football because they want to collect some money before retiring.

Ronaldo will never give up his nationality to accept Saudi Arabia's offer, he has contributed greatly to Portuguese football and will be remembered as a proud legend of Portuguese football. Ronaldo as a newcomer to Saudi Arabia, he will stay there as long as his business is running smoothly. After that he will return to his country to enjoy old age after completing his career in football.

It was very clear that Ronaldo headed to Saudi Arabia only because of the money. But apart from the money factor, Ronaldo seems to have been made an icon to run the mega project being worked on to popularize the Saudi Professional League. I see that something is not normal with what is happening at the moment in the Saudi Professional League and this is definitely a great project. Ronaldo's presence is clearly a magnet for other footballers to come to Saudi Arabia.

Yes, Ronaldo will still be a citizen of Portugal and surely he will love his country very much. Maybe after he retires he will still be a football ambassador and maybe if the Saudi League continues to grow then Ronaldo will still be in Arab lands.
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August 24, 2023, 01:04:38 PM
Some of today's matches brought together some of the top Saudi league clubs from Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal. All three must fight against each other to continue to fight for a place at the top of the standings. Of course they have to beat their opponent to get full additional points and seeing the list of opponents they are not too strong either. I think these three teams will both pocket an additional 3 points and they have to be confident to be able to win this game. But even though the three teams are the favorites to win, they can't be careless because after all, anything can still happen as long as they don't make a fatal mistake.
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