Topic: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 - page 95. (Read 127226 times)

Without a doubt things can be very difficult when such a good player can't contribute as much as it was thought he could, we really wanted to see the validation between the teams, on the one hand cr7 and on the other a Ney who, well, it wasn't his fault really, the truth is that this player is really needed by the Brazilian national team, he has to wait around a year to be able to return to the fields, that's what I've seen in the news but I haven't confirmed it, from here on it will be difficult for Ney to get a team to play for.

Al-Kholood football team gave good performance in this match and we saw good match and that was tough match for both teams and we saw high competition in this match. The result of that match was in the favour of Al-Kholood team because they became successful to one goal at 60 minutes after starting the match  and after that we didn't see any goal from any side.  Al Wehda team tried their best to draw this match but they could not do that because Al-Kholood played stopped the goals for many times and their defenders were best and they played well in this match and that is big reason of their success in this match. The passes of Al Wehda team were more and their possession percentage was also best but they could not win this match unluckily.

Al Hilal are still very strong in this Saudi Pro League so they are difficult to beat, yes they won again in week 4 when they hosted Al Ittihad, they even took the initiative to attack at the beginning of the match and it didn't take long for them to score goals, in the first 15 minutes they were able to score 2 goals. Al Ittihad who tried their best to reply couldn't do much and even had to concede again in the 37th minute so that the first half ended with a score of 3-0 for Al Hilal's advantage.
In the second half, Al Ittihad was able to play better, especially in their defense, but they were not strong enough to catch up, they were only able to score 1 goal through Benzema's goal in the 86th minute and that was not enough for them to get points.

Al Hilal was the host team in this game and considering their records against Al Ittihad whenever they play at home, statistics favors them to get all three points from the game but because Al Ittihad were at the top of the table before facing Al Hilal, I was of the opinion that they stand a chance of getting something out of the game.

The host team dominated the game from start till the end and if not for Karim Benzema's late strike, it would've ended as a clean sheet for the home team. Aleksander Mitrovic who can't stop scoring goals whenever it matters most for Al Hilal got a brace today and was close to getting a hattrick.

You could see it either way. Since most of the players going to play in the Saudi Professional League go there for the money, having a coach who understands how to motivate world class players who are about to retire, could be very important. It's a difficult spot to be in for any coach. All these players have a fortune in their bank accounts, won titles and have a lot of experience and then you are the coach and want to explain them during the training sessions how to best play in the next game. I wonder if Ronaldo is taking any of those coaches seriously. He probably doesn't care what the coaches over there have to say and I suppose that other players are the same.

I feel like head coach doesn't play that much part in getting the players in Saudi Arabia like other leagues. This league is looking to get famous players, while some players and teams are just for right talent reasons, most of the moves are just for fame reasons, like while Al Nassr never won the league while Ronaldo was there, they are the team with the most income because they are selling the most jerseys. So, it's definitely that we are going to see that it's going to be a hard situation and we are going to have some trouble one way or another and we can make sure that Al Nassr will continue to do the same thing. Head Coaches do not really get to say much here, they are fine with whoever they are given and tasked to win as much as they can with whatever team they are given.

Al Hilal vs Al Ittihad.

This prestigious match between elite Saudi Pro League clubs was won by Jorge Jesus' team, thus Al Ittihad was unable to break Al Hilal's dominance in 13 meetings in various competitions. In this match, Laurent Blanc's team was unable to match the strength of its rivals in the Saudi Pro League, even Al Ittihad was quite overwhelmed in keeping up with the game of its opponent's team. The only goal scored by Al Itthad was scored by Karim Benzema, it's a shame even though the two teams previously had the same points. In the Al Hilal camp, Mitrovic once again showed his sharpness by scoring two goals. Thus, he has collected 8 goals in his 4 matches in the Saudi Pro League. Statistically, Jorge Jesus' team played quite well even though some players played below standard. Al Dawsari is one of the local players whose performance is worth considering, he is one of the local players who shines quite well. In this match, Al Dawsari contributed one goal through an assist from Ruben Neves. as a result, Al Hilal was able to widen the points gap from its rivals.

No matter how strong Ittihad is, it will not be enough to beat Al Hilal and even to hold the match to a draw is very difficult. We see that the match is already underway and Al Hilal playing style is really very good. Mitrovic appeared very productive and he was always able to take advantage of the opportunities that existed.
In this match I took too much risk to bet on Al Hilal victory -2 because I was late to the event to bet.

Currently the temporary score is 2-0 and I still have confidence that at least Al Hilal can score 3 more goals and hold Ittihad from scoring.

Al-Hilal started well and already scored the first goal in the 3rd minute I'm afraid Al-Ittihad is under pressure because of that early goal, from the start I had no doubts about Al-Hilal because they play at home but I think Al-Ittihad will put up a tough fight because currently the Al-Ittihad squad is different from last season after bringing in 5 new players from European clubs, we can also see Al-Ittihad's performance has improved in the last 3 matches even at the top of the standings unfortunately it means nothing when they have to face Al-Hilal.

Now I change my expectation that Al-Ittihad is not the main competitor for Al-Hilal of course after seeing their defeat in this match, next we will wait for Al-Nassr to become the main rival to win the title. The fight between Al-Hilal vs Al-Nassr is scheduled for next October well in that match we will see if Al-Nassr has a chance to get closer to the title, on the other hand if Al-Hilal wins again, they will have no more competitors and just waiting for the season to end to lift the trophy

The top two teams in the Saudi Arabian league has play their 4th week of the season, as predicted by many before if al hillal will continue their positive trend in today's match, so far they are starting to prove it by temporarily winning over Al Ittihad because while Al Hillal is still 1-0 ahead of Al Ittihad,  Mitrovic, who continues to be the mainstay of Al Hillal, was able to open up the advantage for them by scoring a quick goal in the 3rd minute and I think for now we still can't guess who will win in today match, because Al Ittihad also continued to give a strong resistance to Al Hillal, Al Hillal who played at home dominated the attack and Al Ittihad who did try to rely more on the counterattack in today match,  By looking at balanced ball possession, of course, sooner or later Al Ittihad will be able to score an equalizer goal later.
 

Edit: Al hillal turned out to increase their lead to 2-0 over Al ittifad today after Mitrovich scored again through a penalty kick in the 14th minute.

Provisional score: Al Hillal 2 Vs 0 Al Ittihad

Yesterday Al Nassr managed to get a very important victory. With this victory they will not be far behind the top team and can continue to fight for the title. Something very important that I saw in this game is that Al Nassr had a good attack and a good defense, this is something very good especially because they were playing against a team that is in a high position in the table.

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Al-Hilal - Al Ittihad

This will be a very tough game because both teams are performing well in the league and Al Ittihad will need to play very well because a defeat in this game could make their fight for the title very difficult because Al-Hilal is a team that is unlikely to lose in the remaining games. So in my opinion this is a game that is more important for Al Ittihad

Saudi Pro League is not as difficult as its been estimated on the upper class, is it? They've elite clubs who are extremely desperate to win games and covering up better stands on the table. Watched the game and there's more entertaining highlights for Al Nassr. They've the best competitive squad, this season they're going home with major trophy. This would be nothing but an exciting news for the team's supporters and also leading points. Stefano Pioli is here to stay, grabbing his first win for the Knights of Najd seems basic for the club and for the reputation of the coach. Succeeding Luis Castro in Al Nassr is such an amazing thing for the club development.

Cristiano Ronaldo will keep banging goals for Al Nassr amd also supporting his teammates in games. He is absolutely one of the outstanding player in the club and SPL. Ronaldo have ambition to net goals in almost all games he featured for and we should not be in a hurry to forget that he has a target to meet before he retire from football. Hitting a milestone of 1000 goals is his target and he wouldn't welcome any hurdle to draw him back, perhapes his teammates worked hand in hand to ensure he scores brilliant goals and finishes. They won their oppositions under the management of the former AC Milan boss. Stefano Pioli wouldn't sort challenges in his first season but he's definitely bringing up new phases and game pattern for the club this season.

I also do not care about head to head even honestly I am also interested in following the Saudi professional league because of the influence of Ronaldo and a number of other big names that follow in the footsteps of Ronaldo such as Neymar, Benzema, Mane, Firmino to famous coaches such as Gerrard and others.
Stefano Pioli might look for new challenges after leaving AC Milan. For me it is good because Al Nassr is filled by phenomenal players who will soon leave professional football.

This victory is important for Al Nassr to maintain the distance with other rival teams in the Saudi Pro League because we know that Al Nassr has lost four points because they have drawn twice. So it can be said that this victory is important to stay on the right track to compete for the title with Al Hilal and Ittihat.

Al Nassr's victory cannot be separated from the role of Ronaldo who scored the first goal for Al Nassr and finally Al Nassr won with a score of 3-0 at Al Ettifaq's home. Yes, this victory must also be welcomed by their new coach, Stefano Pioli, and this is his first match coaching Al Nassr which ended sweetly. I think Piloli will bring significant changes to Al Nassr this season and of course make the Saudi Pro League more competitive.

Ronaldo, even though he is old, is not finished. He can always score goals, as seen in the last 8 matches this season, both when playing with Al Nassr and with Portugal, he has scored 7 goals and two assists. It's amazing.

I don't think I care too much about their head-to-head because at least, at this moment in time, Al-Ettifaq have managed to get three consecutive wins and of course, it's a good start for Al-Ettifaq compared to last season. But other than that, I'm just surprised about Stefano Pioli because I didn't know that Stefano Pioli became the manager of Al-Nassr after leaving Milan. But indeed, Stefano Pioli is a great coach because after all, it didn't take long for Stefano Pioli to produce good results for Al-Nassr. Thus, it seems that under Stefano Pioli I am sure Al-Nassr will get better to be able to have a good chance to get the trophy this season.

in the last few meetings, Al Hilal with Al Ittihad managed to be won by Al Hilal, that's what makes Al Hilal's chances of winning will be greater, besides they will play at home.
plus Al Hilal currently has Aleksandar Mitrovic who is the temporary top scorer in the Saudi Professional League. Ittihad also has a chance I think, they also have Benzema who has currently collected 4 goals in 3 matches.
a match that will be very interesting, both teams are currently at the top of the standings. and the meeting of the two will always be an extraordinary attraction for team supporters.

That's right, it's extraordinary that Al Nasr was able to win over Al Ettifaq with a fairly large score of 3-0. Even before this match started, many people doubted that Al Nasr could win this match. Because it cannot be denied that Al Nasr's performance so far has been inconsistent. But Ronaldo and his teammates proved and disproved all these doubts and convinced us all that Al Nasr is a tough team.
Apart from that, from the start I personally was quite confident that in this match against Al Ettifaq the Al Nasr players would perform better. So in this match I bet on Al Nasr, and sure enough my prediction was correct.

Apart from that, Al Nasr's victory over Al Ettifaq did not escape the great tactician, Pioli. I think that with Pioli filling the coaching seat at Al Nasr, it is likely that Al Nasr will experience a significant increase in performance. Because it was proven in his first match coaching Al Nasr, Pioli was able to surprise us all by achieving good results against Al Ettifaq. Apart from that, Pioli doesn't seem to need long to adapt to the Al Nasr players. Because I see that Pioli already knows the potential that the Al Nasr players have and can also create quite good combinations of players. So hopefully under Pioli's leadership Al Nasr can become an even greater team and be able to become champions in various Saudi Arabian and Asian League competitions. Because when Al Nasr was still being trained by Castro, no satisfactory results had been achieved.

Not Ronaldo, Talisca, Mane or other names who played well but for me the most brilliant figure was Stefano Pioli. I just found out that Stefano Pioli now served as Al Nassr coach. His presence with Al Nassr increasingly made the Saudi League competition will be more interesting.
Al Nassr's victory over Al Ettifaq made Steven Gerrard accepting the first defeat this season.

Al Nassr's victory with a score of 0-3 can still make them go down from the current position in the standings if Al-Taawoun can get 3 points today in the match against Al Shabab.

Of course, this match will be an interesting one as it will bring together the top 2 teams in the current SPL standings, but even though Al-Ittihad looks more dominant in the standings, I think they will lose this match. You can see the odds image that I attached below.


Odds for Al-Hilal look smaller, because of the reason this match will be their home match and on the other side, they were the dominant team in SPL last season. So I think 3 points will go to Al-Hilal.

I understand your point about Neymar, but calling him a "fraud" might be a bit harsh. While it’s true he hasn’t played many games for Al-Hilal, his impact on the team can't be dismissed purely by his appearances. When Neymar is fit and on the pitch, his experience, creativity, and skill set offer something unique, elevating the team’s overall play. It’s fair to say that Al-Hilal is well-equipped to win without him, given the depth and talent of the squad, but star players like Neymar aren't just there to win games—they boost the club's profile, attract attention, and elevate the level of play around them.

As for Al-Nassr, you’re spot on. Ronaldo’s presence has undoubtedly transformed the team, but, like Al-Hilal, they’ve built a strong squad that can compete at the highest level. Ronaldo might be the talisman, but as you’ve mentioned, with quality additions in other areas, both Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr have shown they’re not dependent on one superstar alone. Still, having players like Neymar or Ronaldo in your team is always a massive advantage.

But like Juventus and Manchester United, if i can be honest, after Cristiano's departure, they seem to have lost a leader in the team.