Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Leviathan.007]

After a slow start he just picks up the numbers and wins some big points for Al Nassr to get back into the title race. For me there is no doubt that he will be the best striker . In two matches he had some amazing results so i expect even more from him in the upcoming matches.

I also no doubt, Ronaldo will definitely be able to become best striker and add more goals in the upcoming matches, at 38 years old he can still play very well. Al Nassr also knows very well how to attract the audience interest, they place Ronaldo as a mainstay striker to become the top scorer in this Saudi Pro League. But unfortunately this season is really tough for Al Nassr to got the title, because Ittihad currently at the top on the points table and that team quite impressive, they have not conceded a single goal so far.

Indeed, currently Al-Nassr is 6 points behind the leaders of the standings but if we check the match schedule Al-Nassr and Ittihad have 2 matches to play ahead meaning there is the potential for another 6 points to collect then Ittihad also has another match scheduled against another strong team like Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli so there are still a lot of potential points lost and collected. This league has only played 4 matches, we don't know how the other matches will turn out, every team can experience consecutive defeats, right?

The Arabian teams are known for spending too much money for their teams but they also want to get good results with the money they spend, in fact, I think if Al Nassr gets bad results for a few weeks after the money the Arabs invested in them, they will surely think about firing their coach to players, but the problem about these teams is mostly because of the players being in the older age and because of their age they can't have a good performance like old days they had before. 

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[borovichok]

I just wanted to say that the league does not have as many matches because there are only 16 teams and then 4 games is still not much, but means more than in leagues with bigger teams. I quickly checked whether I got my facts straight and realized that the league grew from 16 to 18 teams since the beginning of this season. This means that it is still very early days and if Al-Nassr keeps going like this they'll probably soon get closer to Ittihad, but then I also realized that Ittihad has 12:0 goals in 4 wins. This doesn't look like they would have had any issues so far. 12:0 goals after 4 games has to be respected and it doesn't really imply that they will be losing lots points soon.

Everything shows the improvement in Saudi Pro League, they're actually making crucial developments that have bring solid changes and competitions to these Saudi clubs. The addition of teams means the league have already budgeted to expand and craves more for substantial success for these teams. Al Nassr keen on putting more efforts if they really wants to surpassed Al Ittihad. The Knights of Najd remained the club's with the most significant signings in the transfer window, they got really good taste of their revenues budgets for these new players and making a turnaround in their performance.

[Doell]

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Indeed, currently Al-Nassr is 6 points behind the leaders of the standings but if we check the match schedule Al-Nassr and Ittihad have 2 matches to play ahead meaning there is the potential for another 6 points to collect then Ittihad also has another match scheduled against another strong team like Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli so there are still a lot of potential points lost and collected. This league has only played 4 matches, we don't know how the other matches will turn out, every team can experience consecutive defeats, right?

Yes, that's right ! every team can still experience consecutive defeats including the team that is currently at the top of standings, because this league still has 30 matches ahead (if I'm not wrong) so anything can happen. Considering that the Ittihad team started this season very well, they should can be consistent to collect a lot of points and probably won't experience consecutively defeats. But who knows, it could be that the Ittihad players experience a drop performance due to injury or other reasons, so yes I agree with you there is still potential for Al Nassr.

[Leviathan.007]

It seems Al Hilal is still spending money and they don't want to stop hiring players for huge amounts of money, this time Al Hila hired an Arab player from Al Ahli, and they hired Mohammed Al-Rubaie and now there are many goalkeepers in Al Hilal after hiring this player and Yassine Bounou from Sevilla.

  

[bitpotter]

After a slow start he just picks up the numbers and wins some big points for Al Nassr to get back into the title race. For me there is no doubt that he will be the best striker . In two matches he had some amazing results so i expect even more from him in the upcoming matches.

I also no doubt, Ronaldo will definitely be able to become best striker and add more goals in the upcoming matches, at 38 years old he can still play very well. Al Nassr also knows very well how to attract the audience interest, they place Ronaldo as a mainstay striker to become the top scorer in this Saudi Pro League. But unfortunately this season is really tough for Al Nassr to got the title, because Ittihad currently at the top on the points table and that team quite impressive, they have not conceded a single goal so far.

Ronaldo's experience in Europe is very much and he will continue to score goals at any time. Al-Nassr seemed lucky to get him because at that time it was still not as busy as it is now for European player competition in the Saudi league. But there is still a long way to go this season and I think Al-Nassr will still be able to catch Al-Ittihad or another strong team. Maybe Al-Nassr just has to maximize the opportunities they have, especially since they have to avoid losing to weak teams in the early matches so they don't experience the same thing.

[QueenVera]

It seems Al Hilal is still spending money and they don't want to stop hiring players for huge amounts of money, this time Al Hila hired an Arab player from Al Ahli, and they hired Mohammed Al-Rubaie and now there are many goalkeepers in Al Hilal after hiring this player and Yassine Bounou from Sevilla.

  

These Arab clubs are spending alot in trying to develop their league and since the FFP rules are not stopping them from spending big it been easier for them to walk up to clubs across Europe and negotiate with them also using their financial capabilities to lure players with huge wage over, with the way they're going about it, I think it won't take long for their league to become very popular and almost as developed and interesting as the European competition.
 For instance the Arab Cup between Al-Nassr was really talked about on social media and  that's because it involved clubs that have a good number of European players in their squad making it  interesting, and it could be more interesting than that in the near future, I think Al-Hilal are not the only  clubs strengthening their side other clubs as well are beginning to see a need to add European players to the squad to strengthen them as well, Al-Etiffaq for instance who're currently interested in getting Georginio Wijnaldom from PSG I the deal happens he'll reunite with his former teammate at Liverpool, Jordan Henderson.

[alastantiger]

It seems Al Hilal is still spending money and they don't want to stop hiring players for huge amounts of money, this time Al Hila hired an Arab player from Al Ahli, and they hired Mohammed Al-Rubaie and now there are many goalkeepers in Al Hilal after hiring this player and Yassine Bounou from Sevilla.

There is no stopping them at all. And even when they start being rated a top class league, they won't stop. I know that there are consequences for these especially on the acquired players. Some of which will end up not having enough play time. They'll lose their form. And may opt to believe despite the huge salary to receive. At this point no team would wants them.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

I also no doubt, Ronaldo will definitely be able to become best striker and add more goals in the upcoming matches, at 38 years old he can still play very well. Al Nassr also knows very well how to attract the audience interest, they place Ronaldo as a mainstay striker to become the top scorer in this Saudi Pro League. But unfortunately this season is really tough for Al Nassr to got the title, because Ittihad currently at the top on the points table and that team quite impressive, they have not conceded a single goal so far.

The league just started and we still have a lot of weekgames to play so we can't start judging now but from the past, Ronaldo has always delivered for whatever club he signs for and I don't think Al Nassr will be any different. He has already won then a trophy this season and now he's scoring every chance he gets. He almost got a back to back hattrick in the last game he played for Al Nassr but gave away the chance and that shows his good leadership qualities as he's trying to motivate everybody to be serious this season. With Sadio mane on his side, I feel this season might just be for Al Nassr

Indeed, currently Al-Nassr is 6 points behind the leaders of the standings but if we check the match schedule Al-Nassr and Ittihad have 2 matches to play ahead meaning there is the potential for another 6 points to collect then Ittihad also has another match scheduled against another strong team like Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli so there are still a lot of potential points lost and collected. This league has only played 4 matches, we don't know how the other matches will turn out, every team can experience consecutive defeats, right?

Al Nassr has been picking up momentum and we know when that's happening, Ronaldo doesn't slide back from such momentum. With the rate of Ronaldo scoring (topping the charts for both assist and goals) it shows he's ready for this season and we shouldn't be writing him off like he doesn't have what it takes to lead the Al Nassr side to the league victory. Losing two games doesn't mean much as you have said and that doesn't mean they have lost the opportunity to compete for the league trophy. Ittihad doesn't look like they'll be winning the league this season, they are topping the table isn't a guarantee of winning because the league is a marathon and not a sprint race.

[makishart]

It seems Al Hilal is still spending money and they don't want to stop hiring players for huge amounts of money, this time Al Hila hired an Arab player from Al Ahli, and they hired Mohammed Al-Rubaie and now there are many goalkeepers in Al Hilal after hiring this player and Yassine Bounou from Sevilla.

Saudi had unlimited money generated from selling its oil. Some top clubs in saudi pro legue are still interesting to hire some expensive players. It was not surprising me to see al hilal keeps recruit the new talent for its club.
Bounou will be the main choice by al hilal. The club is not yet stopping in approach the european player as well. That will be disrupting the european club as it's coming to the end of transfer window.

Saudi club keep going so crazily in the transfer season. FYI saudi transfer season will be gonna stop at the middle of september. There will be a lot of time to buy as many players as possible.
The main reason so many european coaches were seeing saudi as a threat for the club. It's caused by saudi club can disrupt their team when the transfer window for EU already closed.

Let's wait how many new players will keep come to the saudi pro league.

[Sithara007]

Saudi had unlimited money generated from selling its oil. Some top clubs in saudi pro legue are still interesting to hire some expensive players. It was not surprising me to see al hilal keeps recruit the new talent for its club.
Bounou will be the main choice by al hilal. The club is not yet stopping in approach the european player as well. That will be disrupting the european club as it's coming to the end of transfer window.

Saudi club keep going so crazily in the transfer season. FYI saudi transfer season will be gonna stop at the middle of september. There will be a lot of time to buy as many players as possible.
The main reason so many european coaches were seeing saudi as a threat for the club. It's caused by saudi club can disrupt their team when the transfer window for EU already closed.

Let's wait how many new players will keep come to the saudi pro league.

It's not like they have unlimited amounts of money. They know that the oil revenue is not very reliable. They have cut crude oil production by more than a million barrels per day and now they are the third largest producer in terms of output (behind Russia and the United States). They want to diversify their economy and the ruler (Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud) have been taking steps on this direction for the past many years. One of his initiatives is to make Saudi Arabia a global sporting hub. Investments in Saudi football clubs are a part of that move.

[armanda90]

I also no doubt, Ronaldo will definitely be able to become best striker and add more goals in the upcoming matches, at 38 years old he can still play very well. Al Nassr also knows very well how to attract the audience interest, they place Ronaldo as a mainstay striker to become the top scorer in this Saudi Pro League. But unfortunately this season is really tough for Al Nassr to got the title, because Ittihad currently at the top on the points table and that team quite impressive, they have not conceded a single goal so far.

Cristiano Ronaldo still get attract audience interested although he has been 38 years old, many European star football leave their career with top teams and join with Ronaldo for playing Saudi Pro League team. Actually age not matter for Cristiano Ronaldo with his consistency scoring goals for Al Nassr and make Saudi Pro League more competitive after Al Ittihad, Al Ahli and Al Hilal signed many star players. So far Cristiano Ronaldo teams still not in the top standings current 2 won of 4 matches, but last two matches Al Nassr have good start winning two matches in a row and become capital for upcoming match keep consistency or not.

For next month, Al Nassr have busy schedule match not only in domestic but also Cristiano Ronaldo cs will play in AFC Champion League, how excited asian football fans watching Ronaldo debut in AFC Champion League?

[bering]

After a slow start he just picks up the numbers and wins some big points for Al Nassr to get back into the title race. For me there is no doubt that he will be the best striker . In two matches he had some amazing results so i expect even more from him in the upcoming matches.

I also no doubt, Ronaldo will definitely be able to become best striker and add more goals in the upcoming matches, at 38 years old he can still play very well. Al Nassr also knows very well how to attract the audience interest, they place Ronaldo as a mainstay striker to become the top scorer in this Saudi Pro League. But unfortunately this season is really tough for Al Nassr to got the title, because Ittihad currently at the top on the points table and that team quite impressive, they have not conceded a single goal so far.

Ronaldo is became an Al Nassr key player since last season that he has starting the league with scores 14 goals from 16 matches so this is really impressive performance if we see from his current age and after spend several matches without scores finally Ronaldo has found his touch again and after entering 3 matches currently Ronaldo is Saudi Pro League top scorer with 5 goals but Ronaldo target to gets Saudi Pro League trophy is quite hard because as defending champion Al Ittihad really showing fantastic performance and in the last 4 matches Al Ittihad have already collect 12 points and cleansheet status so if Al Nassr want to joining the race with Al Ittihad and Al Ahli they should be playing more consistent and they shouldn't be lose again

[Republikcoin.com]

After a slow start he just picks up the numbers and wins some big points for Al Nassr to get back into the title race. For me there is no doubt that he will be the best striker . In two matches he had some amazing results so i expect even more from him in the upcoming matches.

I also no doubt, Ronaldo will definitely be able to become best striker and add more goals in the upcoming matches, at 38 years old he can still play very well. Al Nassr also knows very well how to attract the audience interest, they place Ronaldo as a mainstay striker to become the top scorer in this Saudi Pro League. But unfortunately this season is really tough for Al Nassr to got the title, because Ittihad currently at the top on the points table and that team quite impressive, they have not conceded a single goal so far.

Ronaldo is became an Al Nassr key player since last season that he has starting the league with scores 14 goals from 16 matches so this is really impressive performance if we see from his current age and after spend several matches without scores finally Ronaldo has found his touch again and after entering 3 matches currently Ronaldo is Saudi Pro League top scorer with 5 goals but Ronaldo target to gets Saudi Pro League trophy is quite hard because as defending champion Al Ittihad really showing fantastic performance and in the last 4 matches Al Ittihad have already collect 12 points and cleansheet status so if Al Nassr want to joining the race with Al Ittihad and Al Ahli they should be playing more consistent and they shouldn't be lose again

This season the competition for the title is getting fiercer after the teams Al Ittihad and Al Ahli also have many top European players coming and currently there are several teams that have fairly balanced strengths so it is very possible that we will see quite fierce competition in the title race.
Al Nassr is quite dependent on Ronaldo's performance, but this season Ronaldo's performance could be better because there are several new players that Al Nassr has brought in to support Ronaldo's performance, such as the presence of Sadio Mane, this is quite suitable to be paired with Ronaldo so that it makes this team's performance even better.

[poodle63]

It seems Al Hilal is still spending money and they don't want to stop hiring players for huge amounts of money, this time Al Hila hired an Arab player from Al Ahli, and they hired Mohammed Al-Rubaie and now there are many goalkeepers in Al Hilal after hiring this player and Yassine Bounou from Sevilla.

There is no stopping them at all. And even when they start being rated a top class league, they won't stop. I know that there are consequences for these especially on the acquired players. Some of which will end up not having enough play time. They'll lose their form. And may opt to believe despite the huge salary to receive. At this point no team would wants them.

They have not signed a lot of players. The local players being affected caused by the come of european players but this is one of the efforts made by saudi to get trust from FIFA to host world cup in 2030.
The european players will always be getting regular time to play. There will always be a victim of this decision. They kicked the local players that played for these big clubs out of the club. It's the consequence of bringing so many european players to the saudi pro league.

Saudi is now being very obsessed with bringing european players to the club as many as possible.

[Sithara007]

This season the competition for the title is getting fiercer after the teams Al Ittihad and Al Ahli also have many top European players coming and currently there are several teams that have fairly balanced strengths so it is very possible that we will see quite fierce competition in the title race.
Al Nassr is quite dependent on Ronaldo's performance, but this season Ronaldo's performance could be better because there are several new players that Al Nassr has brought in to support Ronaldo's performance, such as the presence of Sadio Mane, this is quite suitable to be paired with Ronaldo so that it makes this team's performance even better.

A number of star players (not just from UEFA/Europe, but also from CONMEBOL and CAF) are joining the 4 Saudi clubs that are supported by the Public Investment Fund. But the outcome is not always 100% positive. Some of these clubs have struggled to maintain team bonding and cohesion, as new players join their squad. And the remaining clubs within the league are finding themselves weaker than ever, as they are unable to put up any challenge against the superior clubs like Al Hilal and Al Nassr.

[dezoel]

Ronaldo is definitely a great player and has played very well so far as well I am not going to argue against that but lets be fair and call it what it is, he scored two penalty goals. That is still goals, and I still congratulate him and yes that's a good thing, but that doesn't mean that Ronaldo didn't score them form penalties, not like he crossed 5 people and scored or something like that, not that I would expect him to do that at his age of course, 10 years ago he would have done that at the UCL finals, dude was insane, so right now him not being able to do that is understandable.

People just are overreacting to his goals, it wasn't really all that shocking and should not be considered like a big deal neither.

[HajiBagi]

Ronaldo is definitely a great player and has played very well so far as well I am not going to argue against that but lets be fair and call it what it is, he scored two penalty goals. That is still goals, and I still congratulate him and yes that's a good thing, but that doesn't mean that Ronaldo didn't score them form penalties, not like he crossed 5 people and scored or something like that, not that I would expect him to do that at his age of course, 10 years ago he would have done that at the UCL finals, dude was insane, so right now him not being able to do that is understandable.

People just are overreacting to his goals, it wasn't really all that shocking and should not be considered like a big deal neither.

Ronaldo is still the best player in football history in my opinion. He is a kind player who every team should be lucky to have, and I have yet to see a team where he will sign and then fail to deliver. Ronaldo has played in leagues like the laliga, premier league, and serie A and has won trophies with each of those teams, but most notably with Real Madrid and Manchester United. This team will always remember Ronaldo in their football history. Many players have said that Ronaldo is their idol and that they have always aspired to be like him. At 38 years old, Ronaldo is still excelling in his position, so I don't believe they will ever have a player who can match his performance.

I still don't think Ronaldo will end his career so soon because Ronaldo's goal before he retired from football is that he wants to play alongside his son, which we always knew, but some people think that his performance is getting worse and may be his old age that is affecting him. However, I still don't think that his old age will affect him because Ronaldo always do a well-rounded exercise that will always make him strong all the time.

[Strongkored]

It seems Al Hilal is still spending money and they don't want to stop hiring players for huge amounts of money, this time Al Hila hired an Arab player from Al Ahli, and they hired Mohammed Al-Rubaie and now there are many goalkeepers in Al Hilal after hiring this player and Yassine Bounou from Sevilla.

  

I checked the transfer mark, yes they have 5 goalkeepers which is quite a lot in my opinion because usually a club will only have 3-4 goalkeepers, and Al Hilal has more players than other clubs such as Ittihad FC and Al Nassr which have around 30-31 players but Al Hilal has 34 players, which is like a waste because there will be many players who will only be on the bench.

Al Ahli managed to maintain their performance by winning the fourth match, so they along with Ittihad FC were the ones who managed to win the 4 matches, but Ittihad FC was more productive in the number of goals and was the only team that so far had not conceded a goal, a quite impressive performance. Two new players, Al Ahli, Roberto Firmino, and Riyadh Mahrez, have been quite prolific in scoring goals for their club.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

I checked the transfer mark, yes they have 5 goalkeepers which is quite a lot in my opinion because usually a club will only have 3-4 goalkeepers, and Al Hilal has more players than other clubs such as Ittihad FC and Al Nassr which have around 30-31 players but Al Hilal has 34 players, which is like a waste because there will be many players who will only be on the bench.

It's a lot. Usually in a tournament like World Cup, Euro or Coppa America, teams only have three goalkeepers. In a long season, three goalkeepers are enough as mostly a club will use only one main goalkeeper and if he performs well as well as no injuries, very little chance for a second goalkeeper and almost no chance for a third goalkeeper.

In clubs, usually a third goalkeeper would be very young or old one because as said, they are very last resort of a club for that position and that player is comfortable with very limited chance to play.

Al Ahli managed to maintain their performance by winning the fourth match, so they along with Ittihad FC were the ones who managed to win the 4 matches, but Ittihad FC was more productive in the number of goals and was the only team that so far had not conceded a goal, a quite impressive performance. Two new players, Al Ahli, Roberto Firmino, and Riyadh Mahrez, have been quite prolific in scoring goals for their club.

These clubs get perfect results so far and they are creating more pressure on Al Nassr. They are racing for Saudi Professional League title and Al Nassr just lost two first matches that make them 6 points away from Ittihad and Ahli on the table.

Al Ahli will be more dangerous when Neymar is ready to play for them. In Al Nassr, they are improving and ready to reduce gaps with top clubs in coming weeks.

[Sithara007]

I am not sure what they are going to do with Mohammed Al-Rubaie. Yassine Bounou is their first choice goalkeeper, while they also have Ahmad Abu Rasen, Mohammed Al-Owais, Abdullah Al-Mayouf and Habib Al-Wotayan. If they want Bounou as the regular keeper and Rubaie as his injury cover, what they are going to do with all the others? And as far as I know, the new contract between Rubaie and Al-Ahli was valid until January 2024. They are breaking this contract to bring him to Al Hilal. And why did Al-Ahli agreed to this? If Édouard Mendy gets injured, what they are going to do?