Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[BlackBoss_]

Al Nassr look all ready to win the title this season but they have to prove how competent they are, it has only been four matches and yes they are leading the table, but they are not far away from other teams contending for the title, we want to see Ronaldo win everything he can at Saudi including completing his 1000th goal in the club before his retirement, i don't think he will be leaving Al Nassr to retire somewhere else, this seems like his last bus stop.

They began this season with perfect results and also beat Al-Ittihad down impressively, so it's true that Al-Nassr are really ready to lift the trophy at the end of this season. Appearance of Joao Felix and Coman actually have brought more energy and speed to Al-Nassr attacks and make difference while both Ronaldo and Mane still maintain their good contributions for the club.

This season still has many months and matches ahead so Al-Nassr must continue working hard for winning the title as no title awarded to their hands at the end of September while both Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal are experienced and strong enough to take over a first position anytime.

Al Nassr has really improved significantly and as you said they are showing how ready they are to really challenge for the title and win it.

Winning this kind of games away from home is what champions really do, it's not easy to go away and win previous champions at their home so they did well and this win will boost their confidence even more. I'm really impressed.

It's an impressive win from Al-Nassr against Al-Ittihad, the champion of Saudi Professional League last season. It's a convincing win from Al-Nassr and it means more than 3 points, as their confidence would become greater after this important win. It's a long time since their last direct win against two main competitors in Saudi Professional League, Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. With a clear decline of Al-Hilal since the last season, Al-Nassr increased their chance of winning the title by directly beating Al-Ittihad.

[Solokan]

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I didn't expect Laurent to be fired by Ittihad, because in my opinion Laurent is a good coach. Laurent has led Ittihad to win trophies, so I think it would be better for Ittihad to give Laurent more time. I think Ittihad's defeat to Al Nassr is understandable, considering that Ittihad was facing a strong team. However, now I can only hope that Ittihad can find a new coach who is suitable for the team so that Ittihad can improve. I also hope that Laurent can continue his career elsewhere, coach another team, and be even more successful.

Of course, I don't know for sure who will replace Laurent because it's certainly not easy to become Ittihad's coach, as Ittihad undoubtedly wants a coach who can make the team even better. According to several news articles I've read from various sources, there are many potential candidates to replace Laurent. Among them are Xavi, Jurgen Klopp, Spalletti, and many others. Who do you think will replace Laurent? I hope Laurent's replacement can help Ittihad perform better and adapt well to the team.

[Gallar]

Al Fateh vs Al-Qadisiyah: Al-Qadisiyah team won by 1 goal. The players of both teams performed very well, but Al Fateh team could not score any goal in this match. If Al Fateh team could have performed better, they could have drawn the match. Al Fateh team's goalkeeper did not perform very well, due to which they lost by 1 goal. Hopefully Al Fateh team can do something good in the upcoming matches.

I think Al Fateh also played quite well in this match, because they only lost by a narrow score of 1-0, so that's why I said their performance was quite good. Because basically Al Qadisiyah is a very strong team, and this team has a very sharp striker, Retegui. So if Al Fateh were a weak team, I think they might have lost by a very big score to Al Qadisiyah. In fact, instead of saying Al Fateh's performance was not good, I personally agree if you say that Al Qadisiyah's performance was less than optimal. Because as I said above, they are a team that has good players and sharp attackers.

But strangely, they really played less well in this match. Even Retegui was unable to score in this match, and I think that is really not good. So with that, I think Al Qadisiyah will lose if they play against Al Nasr. Because even though Al Qadisiyah also has many players who graduated from European clubs, but currently it seems that the players have not been able to fully adapt there. That's why their performance is not good and they haven't shown the epic performance they had when they were still in the European team.

[wakier]

The weekend score between Al Littihad and Al Nassr shows how well Al Nassr have improved lately. From their last six meetings Al Nassr have now won the recent two games back to back. This is the improvement they have wanted and it feels good seeing them play better now and enjoying deserving wins.

After defeating Al Ittihad I believe Al Nassr confidence this season has increased and they are now more confident compared to previous seasons where they struggled to maintain their consistency and had difficulty defeating Al Ittihad and Al Hilal who have always been Al Nassr main competitors in the Saudi League, now after their good performance I am starting to believe in Al Nassr again and am sure they can win the Saudi League title this season they just need to maintain their consistency and slowly start to keep their distance from Al Ittihad and Al Hilal so that the pressure at the top of the standings can be reduced.

[Tamaperdana]

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I didn't expect Laurent to be fired by Ittihad, because in my opinion Laurent is a good coach. Laurent has led Ittihad to win trophies, so I think it would be better for Ittihad to give Laurent more time. I think Ittihad's defeat to Al Nassr is understandable, considering that Ittihad was facing a strong team. However, now I can only hope that Ittihad can find a new coach who is suitable for the team so that Ittihad can improve. I also hope that Laurent can continue his career elsewhere, coach another team, and be even more successful.

Of course, I don't know for sure who will replace Laurent because it's certainly not easy to become Ittihad's coach, as Ittihad undoubtedly wants a coach who can make the team even better. According to several news articles I've read from various sources, there are many potential candidates to replace Laurent. Among them are Xavi, Jurgen Klopp, Spalletti, and many others. Who do you think will replace Laurent? I hope Laurent's replacement can help Ittihad perform better and adapt well to the team.

Yes, Al Ittihad made a decision too quickly. Because they only lost one match, and that loss was against a strong team like Al Nasr, I think it's understandable. Because, essentially, Al Ittihad's defeat to Al Nasr wasn't entirely the coach's fault. Because basically, Al Nasr's current players are all very good and at a different level than last season. Meanwhile, Al Ittihad didn't make many changes this season, such as signing new players, so it's understandable that Al Ittihad lost to Al Nasr. Because the quality of their players is currently lagging behind Al Nasr.

So with that in mind, I think Al Ittihad shouldn't have been so quick to fire Laurend. Because basically, even if Al Ittihad replaced him with a new coach, I don't think it would guarantee that Al Ittihad would perform brilliantly again. Because, as I said, Al Ittihad's current problems don't just lie with the coach, but also with the players. Furthermore, regarding the candidate for the coach who will replace Laurend at Al Ittihad. I don't know who will replace him, but it seems Klopp would be a great fit if appointed as Al Ittihad coach. He's an experienced coach with a wealth of accomplishments.

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I'm wondering if these trainers are going to a good job or if they are going to look for headaches

Xavi, Luciano Spalletti and Sergio Conceição have been approached by Al Ittihad after Blanc got sacked.

Al Ittihad are now assessing managerial candidates.

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Xavi has a very beautiful style of play, he can fortify the defense well, but with these Al Ittihad players, I fear he will need to take a lot of pills for headaches, because with Benzema who is not playing and they don't say if he is injured or has health problems, he just doesn't play, I see Xavi having headaches. I don't see Luciano Spalletti being able to succeed in this team.

As for Sergio Conceição, he could be a good bet. He would bring order to the team. He's aggressive, and being in an Arab country, I'm afraid he'll do something that will anger the Arabs and get him fired from the team and the country. So, although he's a good coach, Saudi Arabia isn't an ideal place for someone with his behavior. In any case, we'll see who Al Ittihad's new coach will be in the coming days.

Xavi is young and might not be able to tolerate the excesses of Al Ittihad players. He is not well-experienced in a managerial job, which might also affect him. Luciano Spalletti was successful in Napoli but had a bad time coaching the Italian National team. He might be able to control these players and can put the club on the right track. But its up to the management of Al Ittihad to make their choice.

Al Ittihad Football Club is reeling after a defeat to rivals Al Nassr in the new season of the Saudi Pro League, actually I think this is the real reason for firing their current coach because this team won a significant number of matches last season as well.But after a defeat to Cristiano Ronaldo's team in a match in the new Saudi Pro League, the management of Al Ittihad Club took the initiative to fire their current coach Laurent Blanc. We see that they are now evaluating management candidates, and there are three experienced managers among them Xabi Hernandez won the La Liga trophy for the Catalan club, so it is only right that he has more experience to manage the club. On the other hand, the Italian team's manager Luciano Spalletti has not been able to show aggression with this team before so it can be said that the Spanish player may be the most worthy of priority in the race to become the coach of a Saudi Pro League club.

[el kaka22]

Spaletti makes sense for Ittihad job, not Xavi. The main reason is that Xavi had two proper coaching jobs, one in Qatar and one is Barcelona. Now ı understand, managing Barcelona and winning La Liga with them makes you be a great coach, and you can see him as a great coach, nothing about that, he IS a great one. But he doesn't provide a proof that he does well in a very different place, Barcelona is where he grew up, so it was natural to him. Saudi Arabia will be very different and he may not do well.

Spaletti on the other hand has been manager for many many years, making an underdogs Napoli team title winners, he obviously provided proof that he can do it everywhere, and he should be the candidate they go after first.

[snipie]

Spaletti makes sense for Ittihad job, not Xavi.

Xavi is not in the list of Al-Ittihad and he wants to train Manchester United apparently or Bayer Leverkusen so there was just a contact between them and not real negotiations.
Al-Ittihad wants in the first place Jurgen Klopp who is supervising Red Bull clubs and it is not sure he will quit his less exposed job to join a risky adventure in Saudi Pro League.
The other three choices are Luciano Spalletti, Sergio Conceição and Unai Emery from Aston Villa as far as I know.
It will not be an easy job for them and the negotiations will be impacted by the way they treated Blanc!

[Adbitco]

Benzema recounts how he was transformed by Mourinho and according to him, he still owes his formal Mourinho because he was the one who made him. After he joined Real Madrid, in top 9 Real Madrid had Benzema and Higuian up front. When asked in the press conference, Mourinho said he can't win because his got Cats upfront instead of lions, he said he needed lions. According to big Benz he said those words changed him and he started getting better. Mourinho the genius

[Fuso.hp]

Al Ittihad and Al Nassr played their match on in Jeddah on Friday. Al Nassr beat Al Ittihad 2-0. Mane scored the first goal for Al Nassr and Cristiano scored the second goal. Al Nassr are topping the SPL.

This match truly demonstrated Al Nassr readiness to become league champions this season. Imagine playing away against last season league champions, but Al Nassr had no trouble at all. Their defense has also been very solid this season. They are the complete package, perhaps one thing that needs to be improved immediately is making their forwards more clinical, because it's a shame they wasted too many chances in this match. Finally, in my opinion, Sadio Mane deserved MOTM in this match.

I do love how Al Nassr is going about wanting to cling the league title this season, they are really moving at an awesome pase which indeed is commendable because  they so far have shown their abilities to winning games absolutely such that their biggest challenge will be Al Hilal who is in their good form tok and chasing at the title.  I wish to see that by the end of this season they are able to scale through to winning  the title.

Al-Nassr's performance seems to indicate that they want to remain unbeaten this season and have been at the top of the points table since the beginning of the season. Al-Nassr's performance seems different to me compared to the performance of other teams in the Saudi League and in every match they seem to be performing according to plan. Al-Nassr has only played 4 matches and they have won all of them. At the beginning of this season we have seen Al-Nassr bring in several players to the club who are contributing well for Al-Nassr, especially the pair of João Félix, João Félix and Cristiano Ronaldo is really amazing. If Al-Nassr can keep up such consistent performances, they can not only win the league title this season but also become champions of the Arab Cup tournament.

[Kaliandra]

Source: https://bola.kompas.com/read/2025/09/28/16174768/kalah-dari-cristiano-ronaldo-cs-al-ittihad-resmi-pecat-laurent-blanc
I didn't expect Laurent to be fired by Ittihad, because in my opinion Laurent is a good coach. Laurent has led Ittihad to win trophies, so I think it would be better for Ittihad to give Laurent more time. I think Ittihad's defeat to Al Nassr is understandable, considering that Ittihad was facing a strong team. However, now I can only hope that Ittihad can find a new coach who is suitable for the team so that Ittihad can improve. I also hope that Laurent can continue his career elsewhere, coach another team, and be even more successful.

Of course, I don't know for sure who will replace Laurent because it's certainly not easy to become Ittihad's coach, as Ittihad undoubtedly wants a coach who can make the team even better. According to several news articles I've read from various sources, there are many potential candidates to replace Laurent. Among them are Xavi, Jurgen Klopp, Spalletti, and many others. Who do you think will replace Laurent? I hope Laurent's replacement can help Ittihad perform better and adapt well to the team.

Yes, Al Ittihad made a decision too quickly. Because they only lost one match, and that loss was against a strong team like Al Nasr, I think it's understandable. Because, essentially, Al Ittihad's defeat to Al Nasr wasn't entirely the coach's fault. Because basically, Al Nasr's current players are all very good and at a different level than last season. Meanwhile, Al Ittihad didn't make many changes this season, such as signing new players, so it's understandable that Al Ittihad lost to Al Nasr. Because the quality of their players is currently lagging behind Al Nasr.

So with that in mind, I think Al Ittihad shouldn't have been so quick to fire Laurend. Because basically, even if Al Ittihad replaced him with a new coach, I don't think it would guarantee that Al Ittihad would perform brilliantly again. Because, as I said, Al Ittihad's current problems don't just lie with the coach, but also with the players. Furthermore, regarding the candidate for the coach who will replace Laurend at Al Ittihad. I don't know who will replace him, but it seems Klopp would be a great fit if appointed as Al Ittihad coach. He's an experienced coach with a wealth of accomplishments.

I just found out that Laurent was fired by Ittihad management because I thought Laurent would be retained by Ittihad. Laurent is certainly a good coach, so Ittihad should have given him more time because even if they replaced the coach, they would have to start from scratch again and a new coach would have to adapt to the Ittihad players. Yes, the loss Ittihad suffered against Al Nassr wasn't embarrassing because Al Nassr is currently performing very well.

However, Laurent has now been fired, and we'll have to see what Ittihad does to find a replacement for Laurent Blanc. I also agree that Klopp should be Laurent Blanc's replacement because he is very experienced and always comes up with good strategies. Now I'm curious to see how Ittihad will play without Laurent Blanc coaching the players.

[Rashlyowl]

Benzema recounts how he was transformed by Mourinho and according to him, he still owes his formal Mourinho because he was the one who made him. After he joined Real Madrid, in top 9 Real Madrid had Benzema and Higuian up front. When asked in the press conference, Mourinho said he can't win because his got Cats upfront instead of lions, he said he needed lions. According to big Benz he said those words changed him and he started getting better. Mourinho the genius

His words are able to change mindsets, provide inspiration & motivation to his players, that's what I like about Mourinho. Unfortunately, he was less fortunate after leaving Real Madrid. He won many trophies after leaving Real Madrid, but they were not as special as when he was still at Real Madrid.

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[Solokan]

This season Al Nassr are the best in the SPL. This season Al Qadsiah, Al Hilal, Al Ahli and Al Nassr are the SPL teams which have not lost matches. Al Nassr is the only SPL team which has won all of their matches. They are top.

You're right that Al Nasr is a team that has never lost this season, but speaking of Al Ahli, Al Hilal, and also Al Qadisiyah, it's true that these teams have also never lost until now. But they have experienced draws, for example, Al Hilal and Al Ahli have drawn twice this season. This certainly reflects their inconsistent performance this season, and not as good as Al Nasr. Because Al Nasr, as we know, has never lost and has always been able to sweep all matches so far with wins, and I think that's what makes the difference.

Besides, I'm sure teams like Al Hilal, Al Ahli, and also Al Qadisiyah, when the time comes, they will also be defeated by Al Nasr. So that's why we just have to wait for the match schedule. In addition, although Al Nasr is currently at the top of the standings in the Saudi Arabian League, their position is still not safe. Because currently Al Nasr is only 2 points ahead. So, with that in mind, Al Nasr must continue to maintain their impressive form. And, this week Al Nasr will return to action in the Asian Champions League against Al Zawraa. I think this match is one we shouldn't miss.

Yes, it's true that Al Nassr is still playing well and has yet to lose at the start of this season, while other teams have already experienced draws and losses. Al Nassr certainly has a better squad at the moment and also has a new coach who is certainly a great fit for the team.

However, this is still the beginning of the season, and Al Nassr should not be too complacent because there are still many matches to play. So far, only Ittihad has been the toughest opponent and the first strong team to test Al Nassr's strength, so there are still many other teams like Al Qadisiyah, Al Hilal, and others. If Al Nassr manages to defeat Al Hilal, Al Qadisiyah, and Al Ahli in upcoming matches, Al nassr will certainly have the potential to become a strong contender for the trophy this season.

However, I share your prediction that Al Nassr certainly has the potential to win against strong teams like the ones you mentioned because the current Al Nassr is different from the Al Nassr of the past. Yes, the 2-point gap between Al Nassr and Al Qadisiyah is not yet secure, but this is certainly a good start. The Al Nassr vs. Al Zawraa match is definitely one we shouldn't miss because it's sure to be exciting. Who do you think will win? But in my opinion, Al Nassr has the greater potential to win.

[hyudien]

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I do love how Al Nassr is going about wanting to cling the league title this season, they are really moving at an awesome pase which indeed is commendable because  they so far have shown their abilities to winning games absolutely such that their biggest challenge will be Al Hilal who is in their good form tok and chasing at the title.  I wish to see that by the end of this season they are able to scale through to winning  the title.

It seems you haven't checked the standings, Al Hilal is far from their best performance this season, they started the league with 2 wins and 2 draws, something that clearly shows they are not ready to be the challengers they usually are, of course there is still plenty of time for them to catch up, provided they have to fix what went wrong. Oh yes, I want to correct: Al Nassr is not fighting to defend the title, but fighting to win it.

[Adiljutt156]

Al Fateh vs Al-Qadisiyah: Al-Qadisiyah team won by 1 goal. The players of both teams performed very well, but Al Fateh team could not score any goal in this match. If Al Fateh team could have performed better, they could have drawn the match. Al Fateh team's goalkeeper did not perform very well, due to which they lost by 1 goal. Hopefully Al Fateh team can do something good in the upcoming matches.

Al Qadsiah football team won the last match which they played against Al Fateh football team and that was not one sided match because we saw only 1 goal in this match. We saw no goal in the first half of the match and stats of Al Qadsiah football team was comparatively good as their shots were 9 in this match and 4 shots were on target. The possession percentage of that team was also brilliant in this match which was 65 percent as they tried to be dominant in this match and many players on made a combination for the win and opponent team position was weak in this match because players did not show confidence in this match and possession percentage was also very low in this match which was requirement of the team .

[Abdulzuruku01]

Al-Nassr's performance seems to indicate that they want to remain unbeaten this season and have been at the top of the points table since the beginning of the season. Al-Nassr's performance seems different to me compared to the performance of other teams in the Saudi League and in every match they seem to be performing according to plan. Al-Nassr has only played 4 matches and they have won all of them. At the beginning of this season we have seen Al-Nassr bring in several players to the club who are contributing well for Al-Nassr, especially the pair of João Félix, João Félix and Cristiano Ronaldo is really amazing. If Al-Nassr can keep up such consistent performances, they can not only win the league title this season but also become champions of the Arab Cup tournament.

With the squad in Al Nassr and the way these guys perform, they might go undefeated, but we still need to set reasonable expectations and not expect them to win every game. The Saudi league is also difficult right now, with important games for all teams still have to play. Al Nassr hasn't faced Al Hilal, Al-Qadisiyah, or Al Ahli, and we know how competitive their matches used to be. Although Al Hilal and Al Ahli's performances haven't been as strong as they were in the previous season, but I know they will perform better, and regardless of how their form declines, I'm sure they will return to their former level whenever they play Al Nassr. In my opinion Al Nassr has a better chance than other teams to win the Saudi Professional League trophy this season because they invested a lot of money in the transfer market to strengthen their squad with valuable players, and all of their recent signings have proven to be productive in every game.

[Arenga pinnata]

It seems you haven't checked the standings, Al Hilal is far from their best performance this season, they started the league with 2 wins and 2 draws, something that clearly shows they are not ready to be the challengers they usually are, of course there is still plenty of time for them to catch up, provided they have to fix what went wrong. Oh yes, I want to correct: Al Nassr is not fighting to defend the title, but fighting to win it.

Al-Hilal, currently in sixth place, has clearly not started the season well. The change in coaches seems to be the main factor behind this decline in performance. Jorge Jesus seems difficult to replace. Even the arrival of Inzaghi hasn't been enough to keep Al-Hilal's quality. Usually, Al-Hilal boasts a solid defense. But this time, Al-Hilal seems to be conceding quite frequently, indicating that the team is starting to show weaknesses in their defense. I see Al-Hilal's current condition as exactly the same as Al-Nassr's last season. They also had two draws at the start of the season and had the same problem at that time: a gaping defense.

In contrast, Al-Nassr is now like Al-Hilal in previous seasons, winning almost every match at the start of the season and rarely conceding goals. And I think this is a factor in the coach. Jorge Jesus is now at Al-Nassr and he's proven he can improve Al-Nassr.

[dezoel]

I just found out that Laurent was fired by Ittihad management because I thought Laurent would be retained by Ittihad. Laurent is certainly a good coach, so Ittihad should have given him more time because even if they replaced the coach, they would have to start from scratch again and a new coach would have to adapt to the Ittihad players. Yes, the loss Ittihad suffered against Al Nassr wasn't embarrassing because Al Nassr is currently performing very well.

However, Laurent has now been fired, and we'll have to see what Ittihad does to find a replacement for Laurent Blanc. I also agree that Klopp should be Laurent Blanc's replacement because he is very experienced and always comes up with good strategies. Now I'm curious to see how Ittihad will play without Laurent Blanc coaching the players.

To be fair, Ittihad did alright, so I have no idea why he was fired but I am assuming it was more than just the result, just one result couldn't make this happen. However, if there is any possibility of Klopp ever coming back, that means it was a good decision to fire Laurent, if they fired Laurent first and then asking Klopp then it is not a good idea but if they already talked to Klopp and there is a possibility, then give him whatever money he wants and get him.

These are clubs spending 100 million on salary of a single player, giving 50-60 million to a coach for a few year deal shouldn't be that impossible for them. If they can actually do that, then we are going to see them have a lot better return without much trouble.

[arabspaceship123]

SPL teams will buy the best players if they can afford them. The budgets of SPL teams are bigger than European teams. SPL teams are spending money because they want to be one of the best teams. We expect Al Nassr to win every time they play a match because they have the best players.

[Tamaperdana]

Spaletti makes sense for Ittihad job, not Xavi. The main reason is that Xavi had two proper coaching jobs, one in Qatar and one is Barcelona. Now ı understand, managing Barcelona and winning La Liga with them makes you be a great coach, and you can see him as a great coach, nothing about that, he IS a great one. But he doesn't provide a proof that he does well in a very different place, Barcelona is where he grew up, so it was natural to him. Saudi Arabia will be very different and he may not do well.

Spaletti on the other hand has been manager for many many years, making an underdogs Napoli team title winners, he obviously provided proof that he can do it everywhere, and he should be the candidate they go after first.

Yes, if we talk about achievements, it is clear that Spalleti is much better and also more experienced than Xavi. Because as you said, Spalletti managed to bring Napoli to become champions in Serie A and that is indeed a clear proof that Spalletti is indeed much better in terms of achievements than Xavi. But even so, I think we should not underestimate Xavi, because even though he is a very young coach, he has also coached Barcelona and brought Barcelona to the championship too. Although it is true that in his second season Xavi had quite a struggle at Barcelona, ​​but I think that is quite good for a new coach like Xavi.

So with that, I think whether it is Xavi or Spalleti, I think it would still be good if they were chosen to be coaches at Al Ittihad. But it would be more comfortable if Al Ittihad chose Spalleti, because he is already quite old. So he will not hesitate to give direction to older Al Ittihad players like Benzema. If Xavi were to coach Al Ittihad, he might feel a little awkward giving direction to a player like Benzema, who was once his rival at Real Madrid. So, given that, I agree that Spalletti is a better choice for Al Ittihad than Xavi, considering this.