Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 615. (Read 119475 times)

Glad to see ronaldo was helping al nassr to be qualified for the next round of arab club championship. The draw makes al nassr has 1 more point compared with zamalek and the club already qualified for play off saudi club champion league.
Many al nassr fans were praising him as savior for the club. The goal from ronaldo was happening before the match was coming to the end. Many people feel so scared due to the first goal from zamalek.

Al nassr was able to force the situation to be different after the club was pushing it through ronaldo. Al nassr's effort gets paid off. Ronaldo is very happy with it.
It's amazing to see him create another record again.



Al nassr gonna fast Raja CA in quarter final.

Comparing to the other 4 Saudi clubs, Al-Shabab didn't make any serious transfer and they didn't spend money comparing to what they earned from players leaving the club.
There is several rumours of players linked to that club including Alvaro Morata, Ciro Immobile, Leonardo Spinazzola. Of course these players for example aren't linked to one club and their situation might change at any moment. I don't find the club strategy focused on recruiting high budget players.

That'll surely be great deal for Willian at this time of his football career. After leaving Arsenal to join a Brazilian club Corinthians, Willian didn't have a good spell at the club before he subsequently rejoined another English Premier League club Fulham.
He had a good season at Fulham last season and would definitely make a good signing for Al Shabab.

The 34 years of age Willian have signed the deal with Al-Shabab. This could've been a big blow, but they aren't ready to give him the better price. Saudi Arabia Pro League is with full of money and the same could've got him better deal. The tranfer at the last moment could make the team into difficulty choosing the right player for the position. Al-Shabab is one among the leading team of Saudi Arabia Pro League. In the last season the team finished at the 4^th position and the new players to the team could help them with better performance.

According to Fabrizio Romano, William has given green light to the move as he's agreed personal terms with Al Shabab, it is left for the two clubs to agree on a transfer fee. William almost left on free transfer to Nottingham Forest but later changed his mind and put to pen a one year contract extension with Fulham and now it's looks like he's heading to the Saudi Arabian professional league. It is going to be a big blow to Marco Silva who already sees William as an integral member of his team but the good news is that they are still going to make some money out of the deal.

His refusal of moving to the Saudi league even with the huge money offered to him show that he's very loyal to the team and his love for the Spanish gaints has shown that everything is not about money, he's happy and is loved by his coach team mate and fans and would rather stay for another season to fight and reclaim the champions league trophy.
 His presence is highly beneficial to the team and one thing I love about him is that, despite his age he contributes alot with his experience and even performed more than some youth players in the team, he knows how to read the game and is a very big threat to oppositions, he's one player that Real madrid would miss dearly when he departs and replacing him might not come easily but hopefully Jude or Arda would develop into a better player in the near future.

I guess he can be a good transfer between Fulham and Al Shabab because Willian is getting old and soon we can see fewer offers for him but if Fulham sells Willian to Al Shabab in this season they can earn some money and on the other hand, Willian can earn more in the last years of his career.

Modric is still something that keeps staying at Real Madrid because he is still good. It's not about how old he is, it's about the fact that can you find someone that is better to clearly bench Modric. I can say that they are trying, they have some young midfielders, tchouameni, camavinga, jude, arda, valverde, they are all midfielders but to be fair Valverde sometimes plays at right side as well.

So, when you consider it like that I could easily say that they are going to one day be able to replace Modric without getting too bad, but they are still developing those names and not really doing anything that could be better than Modric just yet. Knowing this, Modric said no to Saudi money because he was still needed there.

From the performance point of view I think Al-Nassr is the right place for him to get back into shape and be reasonably competitive within that league, but if he went back to the Premier League I think he wouldn't have had a chance to be the former Mane he was at Liverpool.
 
I know how the transfer was celebrated when Bayern signed Mane and he really was in such a great shape that I was quite surprised when I saw how passive and slow he has become out of a sudden. It is true that he had to adapt to a position that he wasn't very well accustomed with, but still a player of his quality should be able to contribute to the team even if the position is not perfect for him. But as i said he lacked the speed, he was too slow.

If he doesn't get injured again and he finds back his form and can assist Ronaldo, this is most likely the best situation for him. But the Saudi league is no joke either. They take the games seriously and he has to perform on a certain level to get respected. It is not that they go there and don't have to play well anymore.

Al Nassr dominated the match maybe because they got a lot of support so they are more confident but unfortunately the shot on target is still low only 3 out of 9 shots
Overall this game is unsatisfactory Al Nassr seems to have not found the right rhythm maybe the impact of some new players have not adapted, Sadio Mane is one of the highlights, as a new player he has not been able to integrate into the team maybe he needs more matches. In the next match Al Nassr must be able to win because Raja Casablanca is not a formidable opponent.

When Mane was at Bayern, he had to adapt to his new position as a centre-forward. but in fact, the rotation that Nagelsmann did did not match his expectations. which in the end, Mane returned to his position as a winger. Mane's performance is erratic, it tends to go up and down. Naturally, Nagelsmann is a coach who doesn't only lean towards one formation pattern. the second cause, Mane suffered a long injury. even when he returned to play with Bayern and recovered from his injury, Mane had to adapt to the system implemented by Tuchel. but with the remaining matches approaching the end of the season, Mane is having a hard time getting his form back. which in the end, Tuchel did not include him in his project for the 2023/2024 season.

Now that Sadio Mane has officially become a player from the Al Nassr team, he can play in two positions. can become ST, replace Ronaldo's position, or remain LW. most likely, if Mane will play as a winger. moreover, if I refer to the system implemented by coach Al Nassr. you don't need to be fast so he looks good, Mane's job is to provide good assists to Ronaldo as finishing goals. besides, Luis Carlo will not only rely on him. that in the Al Nassr team squad, there are several players who can be relied on. like Talisca, and several other players. as a team, they must play according to the system so that their performance achieves the desired results. IMO, I think now Al Nassr has become a much more competitive team than any other team in this league.

Everyone had been heavily criticized because of the difficulty in scoring goals, but in this match Ronaldo managed to bring Al-Nassr to the next round of the Arab Club Champions through this very iconic header goal in the final minutes of the match. I think Al-Nassr should have been able to win easily and if we look at Sadio Mane he has also played today. But it still requires more adaptation for Sadio Mane to adjust the tempo of the match with his new Al-Nassr partner. Al-Nassr's progress might be said to be the slowest compared to other strong teams in the Saudi league, but I think it's only a matter of time before everyone gets used to being able to get more promising wins.

For Many it will be about recovery when he fully arrived in Saudi Arabia. Not physically, but in general as he had a bad time at Bayern Munich and he played bad. He played so bad that I was sure he would not play for another European top club again and Bayern Munich was also pleased to see him leave the club. I think he can get along much better in the Saudi Professional League, but I also think that he is a bit overrated. Wing players should optimally be very fast, but Mane is not the fastest player at all. I don't know what the competition for Mane will be at Al-Nassr, but if he doesn't play significantly better than he did for Bayern Munich, he could be sitting on the bench there as well. That would be embarrassing for him. But he probably doesn't care as he earns double the money he earned at Bayern Munich.

I missed that match, statistically Al Nassr is better and they should can won, but somehow the result is not wow for them. They are still lucky that Ronaldo was able to get a goal in that match, if Roanaldo can't score, maybe they will lose. Although the result is a draw but it's not too bad because they can also qualify for the quarter finals, later against Raja Casablanca will be an important match for them because they must to win in that match to qualify for the semifinals.

Interesting of course if Willian will really play for Al-Shabab because then, not only four clubs have star players but become five clubs. After all, it seems very feasible for Willian to play in the Suadi Pro League because yes, with Willian's age already stepping on 34 and will be 35 years old in a few days. Then at least, it is a suitable age for Willian to get appreciation with a large salary. Because after all, staying at Fulham will also not provide a chance for Willian to win the title as well and that way, playing in the Saudi Pro League is also the right choice for Willian because he is a great player.

Ronaldo with such an important goal for Al Nassr. With his goal they go into the knockout faze and he still proves that he still has what it takes to get his team to the next level. Zamalek almost made a surprise but Ronaldo denied them at the very end of the match.

Today Saudi Arabia's Al Nasr played against Egypt's Zamalek in the Arab Champions Cup and drew and Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored and equalized in the 87th minute to make it 1-1 and thanks to that the Saudi Arabian club moved on with 5 points in their group.

For Ronaldo it is 160th goal of his career! Some people do not forget how many goals Ronaldo has scored in his career.
In general, little by little Ronaldo comes to his senses after goalless games. Hopefully this will help him find peace of mind and he will be able to keep scoring and keep up with Messi.

By the way, Sadio Mane made his debut in this match, but there was no goal-scoring action from his side. 

Al Nassr is surely doing mistake which they have done in last season with having not solid defence which can create problems for them as we watch them in last season their attack was really impressive, and they have done good job for the team but sadly their defence which is surely not as par their requirement still have big holed, and they can go down again with Al Ittihad and Al Hilal both are doing much better job instead of them.

Having world's best attack is never been guaranteed for the success if they have no solid players in defence which can give them better backup in all situations now we have few days, and they can manage things if they want to go for the title otherwise things can go again in same way with they were having in last season.

Maybe what you mean is not Al Nassr but Al Ittihad, please visit the official social media account if I'm wrong. Fabinho has won the Champions League and EPL with Liverpool, trophies every player dreams of. Maybe in his new contract the reds can't fulfill Fabinho request for additional salary, and Al Ittihad can make it happen.

Naturally, I think that if players who have contributed to the club are treated better, all professional players also have the same principles.

Litzki1990 has edited his wrong post regarding Fabinho's move to the Saudi club. do you also not read the news and only comment on someone's posts?

Fabinho is a fairly important player in the Liverpool team. his move to Al Ittihad was quite a surprise because his contract with Liverpool will also expire in 2026.
The arrival of Fabinho to Al Ittihad has further strengthened the competition in the SPL as their rivals Al Nassr have also brought in several players from other Europe. however, most of those who came were nearly 30 years of age and over. however, in terms of skill and experience, European players cannot be underestimated.