Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[KTChampions]

Al hilal is fine without him but the main problem is the money used to sign neymar will be useless caused by he was always being injury. I think that al hilal shall think about neymar. Al hilal will be getting compensation from FIFA regarding injury that happened with neymar but that's not enough caused by neymar has a very big salary. It's a loss for al hilal caused by neymar was a very important player being recruited by paying a lot of money to the PSG. Im very disappoint to hear how neymar was getting ACL injury again.
It's a very bad news to hear yesterday. I thought that if al hilal must be doing something. The international break was destroying neymar's career in SPL. It's caused by he got serious injury that was ruining his career for almost a year starting from this time.

What actions do you expect from Al-Hilal? What should they think about? I think in deals of this size/level, all options (including serious injury) should be covered. The text of the contract is not available to us, so we can only guess what will happen next. Previously, such injuries (especially at that age) automatically meant the end of a career, now medicine has advanced far, but knowing Neymar, I’m not at all sure that we will see him on the field again (at least in adequate shape).

[Volgastallion]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

[marcous]

Benzama scored one of his usual goals with a header. He scored his goal in the 22nd minute, it was clear from the previous events that he would score this goal. Then, Al Taawoun scored from a corner kick and the same header, and the goals were scored one after the other. There were many more goals that Karim Benzama could have scored, but he could not score the other goal.

Clearly, a bad result for both teams on the way to the championship is not a score that will please anyone. I guess it was a strange match as Karim Benzama played for both teams today, I don't understand

This Karim Benzema we see in the Saudi League is not like the Benzama in Real Madrid and he is not even near to it. Benzama is getting old and he can't have good performance anymore. otherwise, a player like Benzema is a team like Al Ittihad to win the Saudi League title while there is currently a six-point gap between them and first place of the league.

There has been a decline in Benzema's performances as he gets older, but despite his decline, it's not significant in the sense that his performance is still within standard limits and he still deserves to be in the main squad.
We also can't always expect him to perform well forever, because ups and downs in performance are a certainty in football. Especially when age eats into his performance from time to time, he also has more injuries now, although the injury is relatively mild but it is still a bad sign for him.

It cannot be denied that sooner or later increasing age becomes a frightening threat to the quality of a player, and Benzema is no exception. Of course, we will not forget his performance while still playing for Real Madrid, so that he became the best player by winning the Ballon D'or. However, I will not blame Benzema in the Al Ittihad versus Al Tawoon match, because after all, every player has the potential to make mistakes, including Benzema.

There are still 24 matches left in the SPL, and anything is still possible. It is certainly very difficult for the clubs at the top of the standings to remain consistent by sweeping 24 matches with a win. So I think the standings will continue to change every week, the opportunity for Al Ittihad to win a trophy is still open.

[hahay]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

I think it's about money, then at least it would be easy for them to leave. After all, playing at Lens also does not make Seko Fofana have a guaranteed good career from season to season, considering his age which may be close to entering the age of 30 maybe in the next two years . Moreover, playing at Al Nassr is also not bad at all for Seko Fofana because anyway, at this moment Seko Fofana can play with great players in the world like Ronaldo off course . But regarding Ronaldo who is still productive in making goals at this moment, then of course it is also a good performance for Ronaldo . Because yes, in old age at least his performance will slowly decline but for Ronaldo, it seems that he can still maintain his stability so far.

[snipie]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

Well Lens let him go and they are suffering right now in Ligue 1, sitting in the relegation zone.. I agree Cristiano Ronaldo is doing pretty well regarding his age. Al-Nassr are third for the moment in the ranking after Al-Hilal of course and Al-Taawoun, both these teams are doing impressive stuff especially Al-Taawoun since the names they have cannot be compared with the other teams.

[Leviathan.007]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

Cristiano Ronaldo was a perfect player years ago when he was playing in Real Madrid and he was younger but he is not in a good mood anymore and this Ronaldo we see in the Saudi League is far from what we were hoping to see.
In fact, I think if Ronaldo was in the good form like his younger days, we could guarantee Al Nassr winning the title like years ago when he was younger.

[temple]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

Well Lens let him go and they are suffering right now in Ligue 1, sitting in the relegation zone.. I agree Cristiano Ronaldo is doing pretty well regarding his age. Al-Nassr are third for the moment in the ranking after Al-Hilal of course and Al-Taawoun, both these teams are doing impressive stuff especially Al-Taawoun since the names they have cannot be compared with the other teams.

Did Lens have a choice back then? I can't remember whether his contract would have expired the next season or what the exact circumstances of this transfer were, but Lens is a small club that probably has to evaluate the pro and contra of these transfers more than other clubs. But it is not like they allowed a real superstar to leave them. He was really good for Lens and made a considerable contribution to their strong season, but I am sure they have had some intense discussions about how to proceed with him and whether they could need the money. That is the hamster wheel financially weaker clubs will be in forever. Once they have a good player, they won't have the money to keep him.

[Joca97]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

Cristiano Ronaldo was a perfect player years ago when he was playing in Real Madrid and he was younger but he is not in a good mood anymore and this Ronaldo we see in the Saudi League is far from what we were hoping to see.
In fact, I think if Ronaldo was in the good form like his younger days, we could guarantee Al Nassr winning the title like years ago when he was younger.

He would have done more if he was younger but still this are some impressive results from him even at such an old age. He will be the top striker for sure in the league if he continues like this. Ronaldo was the main factor today in the win today and moved his team up in the league.

[sana54210]

Al Ahli, one of the teams with the highest player investment in Saudi football, had undergone a complete change, but when the new defensive duo of Ibanez and Merih failed to adapt to Jaisse's overly offensive system, we saw the team having major problems defensively in the next four games and despite Merih's withdrawal, the team's inconsistencies in terms of results continued due to failures in the support area. Al Wahda are coached by Donis, an experienced coach who knows this league very well, while Ighalo, who peaked with his Al Hilal performance, has made up for many flaws with five goals since his arrival; they have made further progress, moving away from last year's structure where Fajr was used as a false 9 many times. I expect Al Wahda, who have scored in seven of their last eight games, to utilize their effectiveness out wide. Mahrez, Kessie and Maximin are big threats for Al Ahli. We are expecting a tough match in terms of competition.

When you get 25 year old, near his prime type of defender missing the most important games, your defense will obviously lack. They didn't even probably believe that they were able to get someone so young on his prime and can defend so well, and Ibanez is no joke neither he is a great defender but he can't do it all by himself, one defender that is decent is not enough for the team, they need to do better. I hope that we could see him do wonders but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up with anything that would be troublesome for them.

The best thing to do right now would be making sure that we end up with something that would be a bit more midfield and passing oriented and not offense oriented. When you focus too much on trying to score, you end up losing the ball, they attack quickly so they do not hold the ball for too long and that gives the other team a chance to end up attacking too, which results badly for them since their defense is nto that good.

[rahmad2nd]

Karim's prime age already passed. People could expect him to deliver like what he used to be but his age will never lie about his condition right now. Even though karim has a very good stamina but it must be said that if his age makes him looks like even slower than before. Im seeing draw as a common thing in the football. It sounds bad for a team who has spent a lot of money to build its club gets draw against weaker team compared with ittihad. The situation is giving more advantage to the al hilal. We do know that if al ittihad is trying to compete for the SPL trophy this season but it's not lucky enough during the game. Many shoos being made but onla few was on target.

Al ittihad players shall have learned about how to shoot properly. That's it. I can only hope that if al ittihad will solve its problem as soon as possible. The competition is still running and the club needs to wake up again.

We know very well that Benzema is no longer young, but he still has good stamina. although much different in terms of performance when he was younger. but now, he is much more established.

Talking about the Al Taawoun vs Al Ittihad match, Benzema actually played very well. In fact, he scored one goal in that match.  Likewise, if we refer to match statistics, Al Ittihad actually played quite well.  they had 8 shots on target, 3 big chances.  Unfortunately, only one opportunity was converted into a goal.
Well, for me, Al Iithad should have been able to beat Al Taawoun in that match. Even though they played as an away team, in terms of player depth, Al Ittihad was much better. So, why are the results obtained by Al Ittihad in their last few matches not optimal?

IMO, the answer is the coach. Since Benzema suffered an injury, Nuno Santo is more inclined to change his pattern and system. in the Al Taawoun match, he preferred a 4-4-2 pattern. Even though statistically they didn't play badly, this pattern was not efficient given the depth of the Al Ittihad team. If Nonu Santo does not improve and change his pattern, then they will have difficulty playing match after match, especially when they meet equally strong teams. So, let's see what the Al Ittihad coach will do in the next match.
Tomorrow, Al Ittihad will host Al Jawiya in the AFC Champions League. let's see how Nuno Santo brings his team to win this match.

[baeva]

Benzama scored one of his usual goals with a header. He scored his goal in the 22nd minute, it was clear from the previous events that he would score this goal. Then, Al Taawoun scored from a corner kick and the same header, and the goals were scored one after the other. There were many more goals that Karim Benzama could have scored, but he could not score the other goal.

Clearly, a bad result for both teams on the way to the championship is not a score that will please anyone. I guess it was a strange match as Karim Benzama played for both teams today, I don't understand

This Karim Benzema we see in the Saudi League is not like the Benzama in Real Madrid and he is not even near to it. Benzama is getting old and he can't have good performance anymore. otherwise, a player like Benzema is a team like Al Ittihad to win the Saudi League title while there is currently a six-point gap between them and first place of the league.

There has been a decline in Benzema's performances as he gets older, but despite his decline, it's not significant in the sense that his performance is still within standard limits and he still deserves to be in the main squad.
We also can't always expect him to perform well forever, because ups and downs in performance are a certainty in football. Especially when age eats into his performance from time to time, he also has more injuries now, although the injury is relatively mild but it is still a bad sign for him.

It would be strange if he didn't deserve a place in the main squad. In his team, he is a serious striker who is unlikely to be on the bench for long. Moreover, he is not paid huge money to rest on the substitutes' bench. For his age, he is performing excellently and his numbers are very slowly declining

[Leviathan.007]

Benzama scored one of his usual goals with a header. He scored his goal in the 22nd minute, it was clear from the previous events that he would score this goal. Then, Al Taawoun scored from a corner kick and the same header, and the goals were scored one after the other. There were many more goals that Karim Benzama could have scored, but he could not score the other goal.

Clearly, a bad result for both teams on the way to the championship is not a score that will please anyone. I guess it was a strange match as Karim Benzama played for both teams today, I don't understand

This Karim Benzema we see in the Saudi League is not like the Benzama in Real Madrid and he is not even near to it. Benzama is getting old and he can't have good performance anymore. otherwise, a player like Benzema is a team like Al Ittihad to win the Saudi League title while there is currently a six-point gap between them and first place of the league.

There has been a decline in Benzema's performances as he gets older, but despite his decline, it's not significant in the sense that his performance is still within standard limits and he still deserves to be in the main squad.
We also can't always expect him to perform well forever, because ups and downs in performance are a certainty in football. Especially when age eats into his performance from time to time, he also has more injuries now, although the injury is relatively mild but it is still a bad sign for him.

It cannot be denied that sooner or later increasing age becomes a frightening threat to the quality of a player, and Benzema is no exception. Of course, we will not forget his performance while still playing for Real Madrid, so that he became the best player by winning the Ballon D'or. However, I will not blame Benzema in the Al Ittihad versus Al Tawoon match, because after all, every player has the potential to make mistakes, including Benzema.

There are still 24 matches left in the SPL, and anything is still possible. It is certainly very difficult for the clubs at the top of the standings to remain consistent by sweeping 24 matches with a win. So I think the standings will continue to change every week, the opportunity for Al Ittihad to win a trophy is still open.

Yes there are many games left in the Saudi Leageu and nothing is clear yet however, we know Al Hihla is the team we usually expect to see them in the first place of the Saudi Leageu because of the past results they got so far. But in this season Al Taawoun surprised me because of the performance we saw from them. Al Taawoun didn't spend money like Al Nassr and Al Hial during the summer but still, they are in second place in the league however I think they will lose this place.

[nurilham]

Cristiano Ronaldo was a perfect player years ago when he was playing in Real Madrid and he was younger but he is not in a good mood anymore and this Ronaldo we see in the Saudi League is far from what we were hoping to see.

I think we don't need to compare the current performance of Ronaldo and his performance when he was in Real Madrid. Of course, he performed better previously, he was still younger and he was supported by many top players of Real Madrid. However, I think what he did in Al Nassr is quite satisfying. He still could show us that he is still a productive striker. He prove it by leading the top scorer candidates now.

In fact, I think if Ronaldo was in the good form like his younger days, we could guarantee Al Nassr winning the title like years ago when he was younger.

I don't think Ronaldo can guarantee Al Nassr to win any title. Football is a team game, Al Nassr can't rely on a single player. Ronaldo needs the supports from other players to win a title.

[ginsan]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

Al Nassr fought hard enough to get 3 points in today's match. Ronaldo et al were left behind because Damac was able to close the first half with a 0-1 lead, but this backfired for them. Because Al Nassr was able to make a pretty good comeback in the second half and Ronaldo goal made them win this match. Ronaldo scored another goal in this match, where he took his goal collection to 11 in the 9 matches he played. This victory also means a lot to him because he was able to bring Al Nassr up to the top 3 rankings this week.

Al Nassr, who have again improved their performance by winning this week, has slowly put Al Nassr under strong pressure on Al Taawon, who is in second place in the standings. I think Al Nassr will focus their energy in the following week on winning second place before they will try to disrupt Al Hilal as the leader of the standings.

[Josefjix]

Cristiano Ronaldo was a perfect player years ago when he was playing in Real Madrid and he was younger but he is not in a good mood anymore and this Ronaldo we see in the Saudi League is far from what we were hoping to see.

Cristiano Ronaldo have earned his moments and glory in European football, moving to Saudi Pro League was whole lots of new experience for him but he was fast to adapt to the pattern of game. Ronaldo is classified as a robot because he's never tired, rather asking to secure a goal for his team. He is one of the Greatest Player in the modern world of football. He's 38 years old and still very much active and competitive as if he was in his early 20s. Ronaldo is strong enough to deliver at crucial moments in Al Nassr, he has been doing it in Europe so SPL won't be an exception for him.

[Jegileman]

Benzama scored one of his usual goals with a header. He scored his goal in the 22nd minute, it was clear from the previous events that he would score this goal. Then, Al Taawoun scored from a corner kick and the same header, and the goals were scored one after the other. There were many more goals that Karim Benzama could have scored, but he could not score the other goal.

Clearly, a bad result for both teams on the way to the championship is not a score that will please anyone. I guess it was a strange match as Karim Benzama played for both teams today, I don't understand

This Karim Benzema we see in the Saudi League is not like the Benzama in Real Madrid and he is not even near to it. Benzama is getting old and he can't have good performance anymore. otherwise, a player like Benzema is a team like Al Ittihad to win the Saudi League title while there is currently a six-point gap between them and first place of the league.

Karim Benzema's bad performance could be attributed to being under pressure or not having much work to do because he is not playing in a competitive league like the European Leagues. Another explanation might be because he is ageing and can't perform much better than what he is doing now; if he tries to do more, he might end up placing himself in a more difficult situation, which could impact his career in the Saudi League if he has a long injury that isn't necessary for his career now.

If he's underperforming now, I believe he'll improve after a while except he can't do more and his physical strength has worn out. Regardless of his current state, he’s still much needed in most of their matches because his presence in the field still add value to the club when they’re playing against other clubs.

[Vaskiy]

Cristiano Ronaldo was a perfect player years ago when he was playing in Real Madrid and he was younger but he is not in a good mood anymore and this Ronaldo we see in the Saudi League is far from what we were hoping to see.

Cristiano Ronaldo have earned his moments and glory in European football, moving to Saudi Pro League was whole lots of new experience for him but he was fast to adapt to the pattern of game. Ronaldo is classified as a robot because he's never tired, rather asking to secure a goal for his team. He is one of the Greatest Player in the modern world of football. He's 38 years old and still very much active and competitive as if he was in his early 20s. Ronaldo is strong enough to deliver at crucial moments in Al Nassr, he has been doing it in Europe so SPL won't be an exception for him.

Agreed, every match he had been playing for Al-Nassr we can understand how good he's playing and the way he had got adapted to the team. Every match we were able to experience the quality and the experience. In the match against Damac, the first goal came for Damac at the additional time of first half. This means during the break it was 1-0. Soon after this two consecutive goals came for Al-Nassr from Talisca and Ronaldo. Some other player means they'll pressure themselves, but his experience makes him stand high and confident even at the last minute of the match.

[Fuso.hp]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

If Cristiano Ronaldo was asked when the worst period of his career was, he would probably answer without a second thought that the worst period of his career was probably when he joined Manchester United. Manchester United did not give him a place in the starting XI, his performances suffered for a few days which saw him left out of the regular XI and placed on the side bench. Manchester United kept him on the side bench and that effect carried over into his World Cup matches. We have seen the manager put him on the bench in the last few matches of the World Cup tournament. True friends are those who stand by bad times. Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nasser club at a bad time in his career and the club supported him during his bad career due to which he quickly came back to his original form.

[temple]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

If Cristiano Ronaldo was asked when the worst period of his career was, he would probably answer without a second thought that the worst period of his career was probably when he joined Manchester United. Manchester United did not give him a place in the starting XI, his performances suffered for a few days which saw him left out of the regular XI and placed on the side bench. Manchester United kept him on the side bench and that effect carried over into his World Cup matches. We have seen the manager put him on the bench in the last few matches of the World Cup tournament. True friends are those who stand by bad times. Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nasser club at a bad time in his career and the club supported him during his bad career due to which he quickly came back to his original form.

Cristiano Ronaldo contributed quite a bit to the mess that was going on at Manchester United after he joined them. I don't understand a lot of things about ten Hag, but in this case I understand that he didn't want to crown Ronaldo king from day one when he also had all these young players who were trying to find their own place and who were ready to fight for their position and take on the challenge. If someone gets a free ticket to the starting XI, it can cause problems in the team cohesion. But Ronaldo got his chances to start games and he didn't use them.

Al-Nassr supporting him is nothing spectacular. What did you think they would do after finalizing the most impressive transfer financially of all times? It's a difference to play in the Premier League or in the Saudi Professional League and Ronaldo knows that as well.

[Fuso.hp]

Cristiano having a very good run right now, with goals in Portugal and in Alnassr in consecutive games, nice to see him replenish of faith, lets see how much time he can carry this fit.

When i see the alnassr, i cant believe how Lens let go Seko Fofana, he was their key player, and he is a great player.

If Cristiano Ronaldo was asked when the worst period of his career was, he would probably answer without a second thought that the worst period of his career was probably when he joined Manchester United. Manchester United did not give him a place in the starting XI, his performances suffered for a few days which saw him left out of the regular XI and placed on the side bench. Manchester United kept him on the side bench and that effect carried over into his World Cup matches. We have seen the manager put him on the bench in the last few matches of the World Cup tournament. True friends are those who stand by bad times. Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nasser club at a bad time in his career and the club supported him during his bad career due to which he quickly came back to his original form.

Cristiano Ronaldo contributed quite a bit to the mess that was going on at Manchester United after he joined them. I don't understand a lot of things about ten Hag, but in this case I understand that he didn't want to crown Ronaldo king from day one when he also had all these young players who were trying to find their own place and who were ready to fight for their position and take on the challenge. If someone gets a free ticket to the starting XI, it can cause problems in the team cohesion. But Ronaldo got his chances to start games and he didn't use them.

Al-Nassr supporting him is nothing spectacular. What did you think they would do after finalizing the most impressive transfer financially of all times? It's a difference to play in the Premier League or in the Saudi Professional League and Ronaldo knows that as well.

Cristiano Ronaldo may not have accepted ten Hag's contract with Manchester United in the second phase, he may have wanted a young player instead of Ronaldo, but the management signed Cristiano Ronaldo, so maybe the manager did not give much priority to Ronaldo in the team. I know there is a lot of difference between the English Premier League and the Saudi Pro League but a player plays well when he is mentally happy. Cristiano Ronaldo was never mentally happy at Manchester United which is why we have noticed a bad effect on his performance but he is very happy mentally when he came to Saudi Arabia which is why he is performing so well for Al Nasser.