Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 599. (Read 127321 times)

The thing is if you want to be competitive and outstanding amongst other, you got to pay a price to make a difference and the price most Saudi clubs are paying is spending big to lure top players into their team, so since they're finally capable of doing so it's nof quite tough to lure some players away from their clubs and we've seem it already in the recent transfer window where clubs like Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, Al ittihad and others with good financial backings have been able to attract big players with their money, and it's paying off so far because it attracting more fans to the league, developing their football and making the league more popular than before, if you notice the competition is now becoming tougher and several clubs that's strengthened their club this season would look tougher and try to dominate thereby making the league Interesting.

In Saudi Pro League, there is few teams that invested a lot of money to bring stars from all over the world but the others aren't bad too since they already have foreigners and several good local players.
The point of having more than a team or two that dominate the league is to be as competitive as possible, almost close to EPL and Serie A. The Bundesliga model with Bayern Munich and Ligue 1 with PSG, spending a lot of money while the others struggle, isn't attractive for most people in the world.

I see Al Nasr spent lots of money and the fans expect to see much better results from this team, They got players like Ronaldo and compared to many other teams in Saudi Leageu the powers invested more for Al Nassr, I think the coach of Al Nssr is now under pressure if they get bad results against they will even have the chance to get their coach fired.

For every player to get adopted to the game takes little time. Two matches is more than enough, and the players of Al-Nassr have did it well with the third match. As said players from different clubs have got used to different patterns and now to have a blend is not an easy thing. The commitment and the understanding is the core and the same have made them score 5 goals in the match.

It's never a hidden fact that Al Nassr lost their first two games of the season but that didn't stop them from convincingly winning their last game in the league.
I think some of the players had not blended in with the playing pattern of the club which has made them not to produce good results from the previous games. Sadio Mane looks like a player who now understands better the mentality of the team and that's why he was able to score two goals in that game.

To my surprise, An Nassr had only won once in the SPL. I think they are the provisional champions of the SFL but they are number 10. It looks like the SFL looks competitive, those who don't make many big transfers from Europe can still compete. Although this is still in the early competitions and the transfer market is still open. So my bad thoughts were wrong temporarily because I thought the club owned by PIF would be the club that dominated the top rankings a lot.

Ronaldo has sure settled well into his new team, unlike last season when he made his 'brother benard' meme debut. I don't think there would be any significant awards for him to win that would be as much joy as him, Ronaldo, still doing what he loves till old age.
I think one thing that is glaring is his fitness level. At 38yrs old, he doesn't seem like he's slowing down on his fitness schedule. Am very certain he can still play onto 40yrs before even considering retirement because the Saudi league am sure ain't as stressful and rough.

Al Nassr is here for strict business, recording spectacular performance in league games with the likes of outstanding and players in the team. I'm confident they will earn accolades this new season  with significant titles. The big name in the midst of average players is Cristiano Ronaldo, his teammates are opportuned to play with him on the same pitch and they're definitely learning from him. Ronaldo is 38 and he still plays like he's in his early 20s, he's an actual illustration of best players and always in his best peak in league games.

I would guess that this wasn't one of the games they should be happy to win to be fair. Let me put it this way, Al-Fateh has a 25 million club valuation with no big name transfers all summer long, and Al-Nassr is worth 200+ million right now. When you think of it like that, they should of course be winning this game easily. Their problem was the fact that one of the teams they lost to had less than 20 million valuation, and the other had 45 million.

I could "sort of" understand the 45 million, but the less than 20 million one should have been a win, called Al-Taawoun. In any case, if this is an indicator that they are going to get better, then it is not going to be an issue and I hope that they do get better about the game.

From the look of things,I can perceive it that initially Ronaldo didn't understand the club game pattern last season and that was why he was unable to add much impact on his club last season,which was making people think that Ronaldo career has come to an end.

This season was a good season for Ronaldo has he keeps proving people wrong on their thoughts about him. He has made history with his new club as the highest goal scorer header and I believe he will continue to show how outstanding that he is in football until he retires. I hope to see Al Nassr winning the league this season.

Gabri Veiga was officially introduced as a new Al-Ahli player and he will be on the same team as Fiirmino, Mahrez, Maximin, Kessie, Ibanez and Mendy. The 21-year-old young player chose Al-Ahli as his new home in the Saudi league and the fee Al-Ahli had to pay to get him from Celta Vigo was around 36 million euros. With this, we can see that there are talented young players who have finally come to the Saudi league and unlike what we see, usually only European players who have finished coming here. Although it is too soon, I hope he will return to Europe one day and for now the focus is on bringing the best possible result for Al-Ahli.

I think going to Al Nassr in his 20s would not have made him the man he is now. Moreover I'm sure he won't come back to Europe, and if he does, he won't be at his former level, I think that's the reason why he stays in SPL, because the level of the teams is weaker, no matter what anyone says. But the fact that he is still in good form is undeniable. Let's see how he performs at the Euros by the way, that will be a good indicator

Maybe in the near future the MLS could emulate the same pattern that the Saudi league is using to develop their football industry, but that issues would be finance because they can't afford spend the huge capital those Saudi clubs use to lure players and convince teams to sell players to them although it would take a while before both leagues gets interesting and attracts more viewers to their leagues.
 What impresses me is how two great players moving to both leagues have begin to attract fans to their various, for instance before Ronaldo left for Al-Nassr i barely know things about both his club and the league in general but i currently love checking news about them likewise Messi when he went to Intermiami, it's made the club more popular and attracted more viewers to the club, i could imagine what would happen when they get more top players into the leagues the near it would be lovely for a new tournament to be created combining European,  Arab and American leagues.

They slowly picked up points after losing them in the previous game, and interestingly two of their star players were able to get on the scoresheet to give them a comprehensive win.
He's still sharp and I believe that, he just needs a good supply of the ball and he can be sharp in front of goal.

There is no doubt that the SPL is now much more competitive, that's because a lot of players are joining SPL clubs, one of which is owned by Alnassr. 3 matches early, there is still plenty of time for them to catch up, after all, they also haven't met each other with clubs that are at the top of the table now.
Ronaldo, Fimino, Mane are in the Top Scorers at the moment, although it's still early but it's quite interesting. One thing I want to see is whether they will dominate until the end of the league or not, what do you think?

Football is becoming more interesting lately and this is one of an exciting time for football lovers, The Saudi Arabian leagues have taken good shape following the European league's step to boost the football sporting industry with huge capital investment in players signing such as Christina Ronaldo and some other world players into the league,  but the MLS you mention is quite unpopular bit then let see how they go about in this season during the transfers window,  but in the main time,  one thing the Saudi Arabians are known for is the huge investment in players signing.

This won't be possible because in the MLS there are salary caps, which makes it less competitive regarding salaries. They have been quite creative with the contract that Messi signed whereas in the SPL it doesn't matter. They can spend billions on salaries if they want to and it wouldn't affect them negatively.

But I still doubt that the SPL will soon be a contender for the most attractive football league as signing a few former world class players doesn't just do the job. When five of the very best NBA players would sign contracts with basketball clubs from Saudi Arabia, that wouldn't that the NBA is at risk. To compete with European leagues it takes a lot more than what has happened so far.

The steps that the Saudi clubs have taken are significant already, but most people would still watch Manchester City against some other Premier League team instead of Al-Nassr because Ronaldo and Mane are playing there.

This looks very simple to guess and where this was heading at. Having the two best players in the world in one league will affect the total concentration of footballs lover in the world to just that side. The European football has already dominated the football world and that can’t be taken away from them easily. Spreading the attention of football lovers to other leagues is a good one as football is now a renowned game all over the world and one league can’t contain all the best players in the world with good pay rate.

Now the football focus is now divided into three, the European Football, the Saudi Arabian Football and the MLS which in my opinion feel it is okay to be so. I’m expecting major signings from the MLS for big players just like it happened in the Saudi League to make all leagues balance and competitive to watch.

In the match against Al Fateh, Mane was played in the right wing position. it seems, the rotation carried out by Luis Castro went according to what he wanted. while Talisca was absent in this match, so was Fotana. however, the role of the substitute player was quite impressive. Otavio, who filled in for Talisca, played quite well and it seems he is a newcomer.
By the way, I don't know how many foreign players are allowed to play as main starters in this competition. and if it's more than 5 players, it means that Al Nassr's front line will be filled by foreign players. I mean, the European players. this match was the first winning match, after previously they were more focused on other competitions. Supposedly, Luis Castro is able to maintain the consistency of his players. moreover, Al Nassr is a team that has many star players.
next week, they will fight Al Shabab. Previously, when these two teams met, the battle was always quite tough. but now, Al Nassr has a more competitive player depth. and supposedly, they were able to become the strongest team compared to other teams competing in the Saudi Pro League. well, after this victory, there is no reason for them not to win match after match, especially when playing matches against mediocre teams. otherwise, Al Ittihad, Al-Ahli and Al Hilal will further widen the points between them. like it or not, Al Nassr must reduce the difference in points.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still very sharp despite being 38, and it looks like Ronaldo and Mane are getting closer together in Al Nassr front line. They have the opportunity to become the top scorers in the SPL this season, of course this is not easy because there are other big names like Fermino and Benzema who will compete on this list. The competition will be tougher if Neymar makes his debut in the SPL with Al Hilal.

This season's Saudi Pro League is running more competitively, Al Nassr has not consistently been on a full winning path. I think they need to add a good midfielder to set the game in motion as a whole, but seeing as European transfers are running out it looks like this is going to be difficult.

I think they will bounce back with a good win against Al Fateh. If we rank the squad quality and power, it would be natural to put Al Nassr in the first place. Ronaldo scored 3 goals, Sadio Mane scored 2 and Al Nassr won 5-0 in total and I hope Al Nassr will start a good recovery process after this win. This win will at least motivate the team and make them more motivated for the other matches. We can expect Mane and Ronaldo to score a lot of goals here this season.