Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 722. (Read 129284 times)

Before these Saudi Pro League clubs were acquired by the PIF company, Al Hilal and Al Nassr had been rivals in recent seasons. these two teams, have always been strong competitors in the race for the Saudi Pro League title. even so, Al Hilal has always dominated the competition. now, the two clubs are owned by just one company under the auspices of Prince Mohammed bin Salman. not only that, Al Ahli and Al Ittihad were also acquired by the same company.
However, the management of the club remains under the control of the former management which owns 25 per cent of the shares. you can be sure, that there seems to be no royal intervention regarding this competition. it's just that, the arrival of top European players who are dominated by these four clubs will create an obvious gap. but, this is their way of introducing the Saudi Pro League to the world.

At least IMO, this is just the beginning. in the next 1 or two seasons, the Saudi Pro League will bring in newcomers. maybe, small clubs will be acquired by other investors who are interested in this industry. at least, rich people in this country might get involved to invest or acquire mediocre clubs. well, as I said from the start in various posts, that this goal was not solely carried out by them without calculation, it even involved the vision and mission of the Arab kingdom project initiated by the Saudi prince through his company PIF. oh yes, overall what I said is an opinion that refers to the project carried out by the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Well i wish Steven Gerrard all the best in his new club, but i didn't expect that he would make this sort of move right now, i don't have details about how much he is going to be paid, but i can conclude that this move was all about the money. Steven Gerrard isn't a good coach, but i expected him to stay in Europe, gain more experience and try to move his coaching career forward. Frank Lampard's case is almost similar to that of Gerrard, he hasn't had the best of his coaching days, and who knows, if a Saudi club comes knocking, he might move there as well.

Let’s just hope Gerard performs well in the club he is going in Saudi Arabia league, we all know that Gerard was a very talented and good player, but that those not make him a good coach, we all saw what happened to Chelsea in last season, they signed lampard as their coach, lampard was once a good player in Chelsea, he really performed well when he was a player in Chelsea, he was one of my favorite player in Chelsea back then, but when he came back to coach Chelsea, we all saw what happened, Chelsea performance got worst under him, so Chelsea those not have choice than to just let him go. A good player those not guarantee a good coach, but let’s wish Gerard success, let’s hope he will perform well since Saudi league is not really competitive.

It’s just a matter of time, very soon Saudi Arabia league will become very competitive and popular just like the way other leagues are popular, Saudi Arabia is really pumping money into football by getting talented players and coaches and they are being to get the public attention, lots of people will start following up Saudi Arabia league matches because of the players they signed.

So Gerrard is the 2nd coach come to the Saudi Professional League this season after Jorge Jesus became the first when Al Hilal was announced as their new coach
As we suspected the surprises are not over this league will bring in more top players and coaches Europe, I can't wait for the matches from these clubs next season
At first I was worried that this league would be dominated by AL Nassr but now not, because 4 clubs are taking the same step.

Gerrard can give a new color to the Saudi Arabian League, by officially signing a contract with Al Ettifaq until 2025. Apart from a row of top players who will compete there next season, now Gerrard is one of the coaches who will also be there for next season. As you said, no one doubted Gerrard's quality while still a player, he became a Legend with Liverpool and has won many trophies including the European Champions League, except for the EPL. However, his experience coaching Rangers and Aston Villa could be the capital to train Al Ettifaq.

As a league that is not as competitive as the EPL, I think he will easily achieve success there. In addition, Gerrard's presence certainly adds to the image of the club and the league to become better and more famous. Its existence can be a Magnet to recruit other top players to join them, this is also one of the advantages for Al Ettifaq.

Here we go! It's a done deal. Gerrard is heading to Saudi Arabia. Just because he's a great player doesn't guarantee that he'll be a good coach. However, I have faith that he will prove his worth.

well, well, well.. It's not just footballers, even European coaches are also moving to Saudi. That's mean Saudi Pro League is becoming more competitive. Saudi Arabia is definitely working on something big. Soon, they will reveal it to the world.

Xavi made a similar move at the beginning of his career as a coach and for coaches I am not as critical as there is nothing bad about collecting experience in a less competitive environment while earning so much money. Coaches even when they are young and go there have their whole career in front of them and experience counts a lot along their way. But when young players get hired they essentially waste part of their most valuable phase of their career because they are playing at a level far below their potential maximum. It is not a waste for them financially, but imagine the best young players we know these days would be playing in the SPL.

You are right Sir, Gerrard's statistics as a coach are actually not too bad, but indeed the Premier League is very competitive, even though he has become a legend player at there but being a coach is still not experienced enough. And yes this is not just a rumor because I saw on transfermarkt S.Gerrard has officially become a coach at there Ettifaq FC club, after bringing many Europa top players then surely next season this league will probably be more interesting.

That's right, I also just read his confirmation to become the official coach of Al-Ettifaq via Twitter Fabrizio Romano and this is a pretty good step for Gerrard to establish his professionalism as coach of the Saudi league team. Now it's not just European players who are still active in defending the Saudi league team and even former legendary Liverpool footballers like Gerrard finally made his choice to become the first coach in the history of Middle East football. Maybe this time the Saudi league will heat up with the arrival of so many European football stars and I think the Saudi league will become the most popular league for next season.

Every day there is good news for the Saudi Arabia pro league, the signing of steven Gerrard as a coach of Al-Ettifag is a good improvement in the league too. the league is getting more attentions globally.  Nite has also signed a deal to produce AlNassr Jersey, since 2010 they stopped producing. this is Ronaldo efftect.

I believe steven Gerrard will use his experience to improve Al-Etttifag performance next season, they did well last season, and there will be level of improvements next season, with Steve Gerrad.

Coach Steven Gerrard has had some good and bad times. In 2020–2021 he led the Scottish side Rangers to win the Scottish league title. The most remarkable part of this victory was that they were unbeaten throughout the season. His days in Aston Villa were not fruitful because he was sacked after eleven months. The Saudi league is not as competitive as the English Premier League so Gerrard may flourish with Al Ettifaq. The club could be a good ground for him to gain more experience as a coach.

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It is no longer a rumor because it is now on the news that Steven Gerrard has been named manager of Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq. Al-Ettifaq's last season's performance was not impressive because they ended up in the seventh position. Gerrard would have to figure out how to bring the best out of the players and devise plans for new players that will be signed. The Saudi League will be interesting next season.

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It's not a rumor anymore. It has been confirmed by skynews
Gerrard agreed to take a contract with ittifaq.

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1675900617808650240

EPL club was not interesting to sign him due to the bad track record in managing EPL club in the past. It's time for him to get more experience even though he will be coaching the middle east team next season.
There are so many pros and cons. Some said that if it's gonna be the end of his managerial career, but let's see how good his performance with ittifaq. It will be a disaster if gerrard will not be able to help club to climb up.
Ittifaq finished at the seventh place position last season.

I agreed with this friend, Awaklara.
Gerrard when he was still active as a soccer player was included in the list of one of the best midfielders and for me he also became the most midfielder I like besides Zidane.
Gerrard's fate when becoming a coach is not as good as expected, like Zidane.
Maybe not only Gerrard, but there are also others who have the same fate as Stevie G, including Lampard.

Their consideration may be related to business.
We admit that now the Saudi League has been the talk of many people since Ronaldo's move in my opinion even though it was not a thing that was recognized by many people.
Since CR7 played in the Arab League, the benefits gained by the Arab League have increased large, not only the club strengthened by Ronaldo.
One of them is broadcasting rights.
Or they have other targets beyond our predictions.

Gerrard achievement as a manager is not so impressive that last time he was train Aston Villa but he was sacked and Arabian team Al Ettifaq indeed officially want Gerrard to be their next manager and actually this rumour was appears since few weeks ago and Gerrard even was invited went to Saudi Arabia to see the condition of Al Ettifaq stadium and the players but last time i have read the news related to this rumour is Gerrard himself has been rejected the offer from Al Ettifaq because although Al Ettifaq will offering fantastic salary for him but Gerrard doesn't interested to spend his managerial career on Saudi Pro League this becauae he still want to train european teams

Looks like Saudi Arabia is building a mega project through football. Seeing the dare of Saudi clubs rented European players with an exorbitant reward of course there is a certain mission. I believe that if the Saudi League team is able to last a long time in recruiting world -class players, the Saudi League will enter the ranks of elite competition in the world. But of course they must be able to prove it by winning the Asian Champions League. If that is realized, we are just waiting for the Qibla football will move to the Arab land.

I don't think Gerrard's career as a coach has been good. although he used to be a former player with a good game and achievements. but in the coaching chair Gerrard did not show anything that might indicate his achievements.
I don't know what one of the Saudi Arabian teams who signed him to coach considered. or maybe the competition in the Premier League was just too tough for him and chose to go to the Saudi League and try to show his skills in making strategies there.

Actually there are four clubs, Al Nassr, Al Hilal, Ittihad FC or Al Ittihad and also Al Ahli, Ittihad with Karim Benzema and Al Ahli with former Chelsea goalkeeper, but indeed the first two clubs bring more players from clubs in Europe and of course it is based on their financial capabilities.
Specifically for Al Hilal they are the most successful club in Saudi Pro League with more championship than other clubs including Al Nassr and with the failure to win the league last season makes them eager to bring in several foreign players because this can also bring many spectators every time they play because they are interested in watching the top players playing.
But agree, with only a few clubs that are able to bring top players will give a far enough gap with other clubs, there will be domination but it also happens in leagues in Europe and clubs with the most stable finances can dominate every season.

I also had time to read the rumors a few days ago, but Gerrard said he would not go to the Arab league, but maybe the club managed to convince him so that he finally changed his mind, but he was also rumored to be a manager one of the clubs in the Championship Division in England, we must waiting until there is official news about him, but he and Rangers are quite successful only at Aston Villa can not do much because his experience does not seem to be enough with the tight competition.

After repeatedly failing to coach teams in Europe, there are now rumors that Steven Gerrard will be Al-Ittifaq's coach in the Saudi league next season. According to The Athletic, Gerrard previously turned down the offer and is now confident he will be Al-Ittifaq's coach. Indeed, at this time there are still no offers from other European teams after the last time Gerrard handled Aston Villa and was sacked in October last year and I think there is nothing wrong if he accepts the offer from Al-Ittifaq first to fill the void as well as to make a lot of money.

The thing about Saudi teams this season is just a few teams like Al Hilal and Al Nasr are spending lots of money to hire great players from top teams while other teams in the Saudi Professional League are unable to pay these huge amounts of money and maybe that's why we are going to see a huge gap between teams like Al Hilal and Al Nasr in top of the table, and other teams which can make the some Al Hilal and Al Nasr games easily to predict and bet in the next season. 

The Saudis offered him 80 million a year and that's apparently not including bonuses. That's a fantastic sum. A couple of years of playing and that's it, you can no longer worry about financial issues and play for your own pleasure. Apparently there's so much money in the world that there's nowhere to put it. If I were Silva, I would agree, because loyalty to the club could end up with Guardiola squeezing him dry in a couple of years and the club parting with him like Manchester City did with David De Hea. Players play for money and if the Saudis offer 80 million a year in wages, then we have to agree, especially since soon there will probably be more stars in the Saudi league than in Europe.