Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Pandu Geddon]

It sounds good for me to hear that. Benzema probabbly become as good as xabi.

However, Benzema is almost towards the end of his professional career as a player. he is experienced and will probably be successful if he intends to build a new career in coaching.
we don't know whether it will be successful or not. Several big name players in the past also tried to become coaches at the club, but not all of them achieved success with their teams. Not all good players can train, this is about building the player's mentality and also directing the player in game tactics according to instructions. However, it is not an easy task when it involves many people with different characters.

[Hirose UK]

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It seems that what was expected was that Al Nassr would be able to beat Damac even though they were trailing 1 - 0 in the first half in the final minute of added time.
And when the second half started everything turned around where Al Nassr launched an attack and began to dominate the game until he was able to have two shots which actually managed to penetrate the defense of Damac goalkeeper Zeghba.

This is the umpteenth time Ronaldo and Talisca have managed to become players with major contribution to Al Nassr victory.
Even though there are other players that Al Nassr can also rely on such as Mane the ones who show the most enthusiasm for achieving goals are Ronaldo and Talisca.

Now Al Nassr is in third place and in the next match they will face Al Feiha.
If in the next few matches Al Nassr can always win there is big possibility that they will be able to catch up with Al Hilal points which is only 4 points away.

The match was interesting even though Al-Nassr was 1 goal behind in the first half, but in the second half Al-Nassr managed to score 2 goals and were able to win.

Yes, Talisca and Ronaldo were able to form a solid partnership so that they were able to perform amazingly when facing various kinds of matches faced by Al Nassr, so their efforts should be appreciated with this victory.

The Al Nassr vs Al Feiha match will be quite an exciting match because currently Al Feiha is not performing too badly. If Al Nassr ca not win, it could be that Al Feiha will hold a draw because currently Al Feiha has achieved the most draws in these 10 matches so Al Nassr must take advantage of opportunities to get full points from Al Feiha.

And as I suspected Al Nassr could indeed achieve victory by giving us all a big surprise.
Oh yes, look at Al Nassr match history this is not the first time they have fallen behind and looked like they were losing but when they reached the second half all the players got up and caught up until they won.
So epic was the performance of Ronaldo and his colleagues in achieving victory.

These two players are like spears and sharpeners which when working together can become sharper.
And when they are at the front of the attack that where the opposing team feels anxious because it is very difficult to stop the movements of these two players.

Of course this will be quite an exciting match because Al Feiha is team that can compete with Al Nassr.
But it remains that Al Nassr will be the favorite in this match.
Their victory against Al Feiha will be very important victory to achieve so they must be able to continue playing well like the previous match.

[dzungmobile]

And as I suspected Al Nassr could indeed achieve victory by giving us all a big surprise.
Oh yes, look at Al Nassr match history this is not the first time they have fallen behind and looked like they were losing but when they reached the second half all the players got up and caught up until they won.
So epic was the performance of Ronaldo and his colleagues in achieving victory.

Talisca position was at risk when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr in middle of past season but they played well together in the last season. This summer, Al Nassr had another good attacking player, Sadio Mane but again Talisca shows that he is an important player with Al Nassr and can play with both Cristiano Ronaldo and Mane.

Talisca and Ronaldo scored two goals (from two free kicks) to help Al Nassr has another win that helps them to move to a third position with 2 points less than Al Hilal. After this week, Saudi Professional League has 6 clubs with only 6 points in biggest difference. Al Hilal still stands at the first position and they are still performing well without Neymar.

Ranking

1  Hilal          26
2  Taawon     23
3  Nassr        22
4  Ahli          22
5  Ittihad      20
6  Fateh        20

[Arenga pinnata]

It sounds good for me to hear that. Benzema probabbly become as good as xabi.

However, Benzema is almost towards the end of his professional career as a player. he is experienced and will probably be successful if he intends to build a new career in coaching.
we don't know whether it will be successful or not. Several big name players in the past also tried to become coaches at the club, but not all of them achieved success with their teams. Not all good players can train, this is about building the player's mentality and also directing the player in game tactics according to instructions. However, it is not an easy task when it involves many people with different characters.

But I see that successful coaches don't come from attacking players, although there are some, but not many. But those who are successful as coaches are those whose origins are only defenders and midfielders. They are originally good players but they don't shine that much compared to other legendary players. An example is Arteta (originally a midfielder). He started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Man City. He learned from Guardiola and is now a successful Arsenal coach.

But there is also a soccer super star who is successful as a coach, namely Zidane. But somehow most of the best coaches always come from midfielders or defenders. rarely does it come from an attacker.
(Sourch: https://www.bola.com/dunia/read/2422517/daftar-15-legenda-sepak-bola-yang-jadi-pelatih-top-eropa)

[rendravolt]

Al-Ahli is again closing in on Al-Nassr in the standings and the two teams currently have the same 22 points. Al-Ahli has just won with a score of 3-1 over its opponent Al-Wehda and in this match Mahrez contributed with 1 goal and 1 assist. However, it was not only Mahrez who shone, but Saint Maximin and Roger Ibanez also contributed the winning goal for Al-Ahli. I think Al-Wehda is not a suitable opponent for Al-Ahli because the depth of the squad is already very different. Towards the end of the match, Al-Wehda actually suffered a loss by losing 1 player due to a red card and I don't think they had to do that because it was clear they would lose in this match.

On the other hand, Al-Ettifaq actually failed to steal points in the away match against Al-Riyadh and Steven Gerrard's troops had to accept a narrow defeat against the hosts. Even though Al-Ettifaq dominated in terms of ball control, they conceded due to a lack of discipline in defense. Even though Al-Ettifaq still have a long time, they failed to equalize or make a comeback in this match and this result means that Al-Ettifaq has to settle for sitting in 7th position in the standings.

[QueenVera]

But I see that successful coaches don't come from attacking players, although there are some, but not many. But those who are successful as coaches are those whose origins are only defenders and midfielders. They are originally good players but they don't shine that much compared to other legendary players. An example is Arteta (originally a midfielder). He started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Man City. He learned from Guardiola and is now a successful Arsenal coach.

But there is also a soccer super star who is successful as a coach, namely Zidane. But somehow most of the best coaches always come from midfielders or defenders. rarely does it come from an attacker.

You're right I've noticed that most good coaches that are outstanding, both past and present are from the defense or attack position and I makes me wonder if why it's so, for instance coaches like Pep Guardiola, Xavi, Xabi Alonso even Arteta are midfielders and defense  positions, it makes me wonder if one got to be a midfielder before you could succeed as a coach.

 However I think the best coach so far is Pep Guardiola he's won trophies is every top club he coached and even won the treble in both the Laliga and the EPL recently, it's no suprised why those coaches that's been under him have become successful coaches for instance the likes of Arteta and Eric Ten Hag, they've all impressed and won trophies with their current clubs especially Ten Hag that's won lots of trophies st the Eredivisie league before coming to Manchester United last season to win the Caraboa Cup.

[Arenga pinnata]

Al-Ahli is again closing in on Al-Nassr in the standings and the two teams currently have the same 22 points. Al-Ahli has just won with a score of 3-1 over its opponent Al-Wehda and in this match Mahrez contributed with 1 goal and 1 assist. However, it was not only Mahrez who shone, but Saint Maximin and Roger Ibanez also contributed the winning goal for Al-Ahli. I think Al-Wehda is not a suitable opponent for Al-Ahli because the depth of the squad is already very different. Towards the end of the match, Al-Wehda actually suffered a loss by losing 1 player due to a red card and I don't think they had to do that because it was clear they would lose in this match.

On the other hand, Al-Ettifaq actually failed to steal points in the away match against Al-Riyadh and Steven Gerrard's troops had to accept a narrow defeat against the hosts. Even though Al-Ettifaq dominated in terms of ball control, they conceded due to a lack of discipline in defense. Even though Al-Ettifaq still have a long time, they failed to equalize or make a comeback in this match and this result means that Al-Ettifaq has to settle for sitting in 7th position in the standings.

Al-Ettifaq seems unable to maintain their ranking in the standings. And slowly Al-ettifaq was pulled to a lower ranking every week. And I think it could be a problem for this team if they can't get back to winning games soon.

But currently ranked 3 to 6 we can see a very good coincidence. For example, Al-Nassr currently has the same points as Al-Ahli and their number of wins, losses and draws are also the same. And in positions 5 and 6 we can also see that Al-ittihad has the same points as Al-Fateh, namely 20 points. And these two teams also have the same number of wins, draws and losses. Competition at the top looks like it will continue to be fierce. Because the difference in points is still very small. And it looks like this season is much more competitive than last season.

[Strongkored]

Al-Ettifaq seems unable to maintain their ranking in the standings. And slowly Al-ettifaq was pulled to a lower ranking every week. And I think it could be a problem for this team if they can't get back to winning games soon.

I think this will be Steven Gerrard's second failure as a club coach, after previously being successful in the Scottish league by coaching Glasgow Rangers bringing this club to the league championship in his third season with this club, and after he accepted Aston Villa's offer and he failed so he was fired and Al Ettifaq was quite hopeful that he could bring this club better and at the start of the season it looked like everything was going according to expectations until finally the bad results started to be obtained, at least in three matches they could only get 1 point, I don't think Al Ettifaq will be able to be in the top four, let alone be able to to be a championship contender, unfortunately the top four positions in the Saudi Pro league do not give the team the opportunity to play in the Asian Champions League, and yesterday they lost to Al Riyadh very badly because Ettifaq had more chances and controlled the ball but failed in many final finishes.
While many criticized Steven Gerrard's stance on leaving Glasgow Rangers because he didn't have enough experience for the bigger leagues it seems true and his coaching career looks bleak at the moment with what is being seen at Al Ettifaq.

[slapper]

~~ Snip ~~

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.

It's inevitable for any player, not just Benzema, and only time will tell. Apart from all that I also still appreciate him, even though he is relatively old but he is still able to compete. Because not infrequently I see players whose age is still young they cannot improve their performance or even decline faster than they should.
Sooner or later we will definitely not see him play anymore and decide to retire, something that must happen to every player.
My only question is, is he interested in becoming a coach after retiring? It's worth waiting for.

I think Benzema seems interested in trying his luck by becoming a coach. I once read some local news regarding Benzema desire to enter the managerial world after deciding to retire as a professional player. If I'm not mistaken, Benzema aspires to be like Zidane, who successfully managed Madrid and succeeded in winning the Champions League. However, I think it will take a long time for that to happen, because Benzema is still under contract with Al Ittihad until June 2026.

Source : https://www.goal.com/id/berita/karim-benzema-pelatih-real-madrid/1f0b4ex0sg8u31euajxyi5skn8

I genuinely believe that players like Benzema, with such a rich playing career, have the potential to transition into managerial roles. I've noticed that the best players don't always make the best coaches, and vice versa. Look at Zidane; many didn't expect him to reach the pinnacle as a coach so quickly. That being said, if Benzema truly desires to walk in Zidane's footsteps, starting early, learning, and gathering experience is crucial. Yet, I also agree with you; his contract with Al Ittihad might pose a hurdle in the immediate future

[Google+]

I didnt know that, he is a very brain player so i can see being a good manager, an Saudi Arabia Super league can be a very good starting point for him before make the jump into european football again, this time as a manager.

Maybe that's too far to think about right now because He still so active in playing football. But I think the level of his desire to become a Coach after retirement could be that He will strengthen the motivation for himself to learn from the Coach who is currently training him at the club. Yes, He is very smart and He has been very successful at european level And now we are really hoping for his performance to be able to bring Al Ittihad to become champion this season. In the previous match He was a hero for Al Ittihad with the goal he scored but in that match He also scored an own goal which made Al Ittihad fail to get full point.

Al ittihad is 6 points behind Al Hilal as the top of the standing. This week, Al Ittihad position has been knocked out of the Top 4 after Al Ahli was able to get 3 points in the previous match. So that way Al Ittihad cannot afford to lose any more point to maintain their chances of competing at the top of the standing.

[makishart]

Al-Ahli is again closing in on Al-Nassr in the standings and the two teams currently have the same 22 points. Al-Ahli has just won with a score of 3-1 over its opponent Al-Wehda and in this match Mahrez contributed with 1 goal and 1 assist. However, it was not only Mahrez who shone, but Saint Maximin and Roger Ibanez also contributed the winning goal for Al-Ahli. I think Al-Wehda is not a suitable opponent for Al-Ahli because the depth of the squad is already very different. Towards the end of the match, Al-Wehda actually suffered a loss by losing 1 player due to a red card and I don't think they had to do that because it was clear they would lose in this match.

This is what i have called that interesting!. As a newly promoted club and spending so much money really gave very big impact to the performance from the club. I do aware about how al ahli was trying to rebuild the club to make sure it will not be relegated again after it has been promoted to the SPL.
Nassr and ittihad's position is not safe caused by it has a new competitor even though ahly was also in the same umbrella with nassr and ittihad. Al hilal is leading the way and thanks for mitrovic to become the best player in SPL.

On the other hand, Al-Ettifaq actually failed to steal points in the away match against Al-Riyadh and Steven Gerrard's troops had to accept a narrow defeat against the hosts. Even though Al-Ettifaq dominated in terms of ball control, they conceded due to a lack of discipline in defense. Even though Al-Ettifaq still have a long time, they failed to equalize or make a comeback in this match and this result means that Al-Ettifaq has to settle for sitting in 7th position in the standings.

It's not even surprise. This club was always playing so garbage. That's the reason why i didn't even take this club. I would rather than bet in another match instead of al ettifaq. This club is a complete fail under gerrard. Gerrard is not having passion to be a good coach.
Any clubs being handled by him will always failed. I have seen some rumors ettifaq will try to buy lindergard to strengthen its attacking line which is useless. lindegard was not as good as what he used to be

Ettifaq shall have sacked gerrad otherwise it will be on the disastrous season.

[Ojima-ojo]

This match was quite fierce if you look at it because Damac was able to score 16 shots and 6 were on target. I admit that there was a lot of luck for Al Nassr and that luck was none other than because they had players who were able to execute free kicks into goals. Ronaldo is a versatile player where in this match he showed his skills in free kicks to score goals and it was quite spectacular from what he showed in this match.

For Damac, they don't have attackers who are good enough to score goals because many of the opportunities they have can't be converted into goals. I think Al Nassr has a stronger and more experienced squad depth so they were able to end this match with a win thanks to the two goals they scored via free kicks.

Fair enough the availability of star players like Cristiano Ronaldo in AI Nassr was a big make for them in the season and this has shown that indeed the Saudi Arabian clubs did not waste their money when they spent so much to attract European clubs sides in the last transfer market,  the result of that investment is the high exposure and performances that are put up in the league this season.


Seeing clubs like AI Nassr who have a hard history of poor performance in the league previously are now beginning to come up with good football performances and also building a good foundation that will lead them to a more successful future in the league side.

[arimamib]

This match was quite fierce if you look at it because Damac was able to score 16 shots and 6 were on target. I admit that there was a lot of luck for Al Nassr and that luck was none other than because they had players who were able to execute free kicks into goals. Ronaldo is a versatile player where in this match he showed his skills in free kicks to score goals and it was quite spectacular from what he showed in this match.

For Damac, they don't have attackers who are good enough to score goals because many of the opportunities they have can't be converted into goals. I think Al Nassr has a stronger and more experienced squad depth so they were able to end this match with a win thanks to the two goals they scored via free kicks.

Fair enough the availability of star players like Cristiano Ronaldo in AI Nassr was a big make for them in the season and this has shown that indeed the Saudi Arabian clubs did not waste their money when they spent so much to attract European clubs sides in the last transfer market,  the result of that investment is the high exposure and performances that are put up in the league this season.


Seeing clubs like AI Nassr who have a hard history of poor performance in the league previously are now beginning to come up with good football performances and also building a good foundation that will lead them to a more successful future in the league side.

Yes, the investment they have made has finally had quite a good impact on their performance in the league this season because Al Nassr was able to enter the top 3 and has the opportunity to continue to disturb the teams above them. Ronaldo, Sadio mane and Talisca were able to work together on the front lines by contributing to continuing to score goals and securing victory in the matches they played.

Al nassr brought in some good players in strengthening their strength in this season and now they are seeing better results from every game they play. Ronaldo is a player who is quite influential in the results they get because he is able to make the atmosphere of the game more impressive with his enthusiasm in encouraging other players to work harder.

[Jody.Drummer]

Well if that happens then I will really wait for his work when he becomes a coach, whether when he becomes a coach will gain the same success as when he was a player or not. Indeed, many players aspire to become coaches when they retire, and I think that's good because they can learn early from experienced coaches about applying strategies in matches, or the smallest things that I'm sure each coach has a different coaching style.
Now if he wants to be a coach, then he should start learning from now on, so that when he really jumps in as a coach he can quickly and carefully apply his strategy.

This is when I am sometimes stuck between a rock and a hard place. I look at the player and his achievements but first and foremost the character and then it is hard to imagine that the player could become a great coach. Zidane has always been an authority and someone who understands the game and is charsimatic. I had no doubt he could become successful as a coach. But a different example would be Diego Simeone. When he came to Atletico Madrid, I remembered how he behaved like a player and what character he was, and I couldn't get a picture into my head that would paint him as a good coach. But well, he delivered as a coach. In case of Benzema I don't know, maybe with experience at other clubs and then in 10 years from now he may be doing great as a coach. But I don't think he would be well respect by all players early on in his career.

I also can't say whether he'll be a great coach or not, as many factors will determine this. Now there are many players who are great and when they become coaches they are also great, there are players who are great but when they become coaches they fail, and so on. 
I don't know what Benzema will be able to do as a coach, because at the moment I honestly don't see his leadership potential. But that could all change with his process and his first experience as a coach.
I wouldn't expect too much from him at the start, because he's bound to be a bit nervous.

In terms of squad depth, Al-Nassr should be able to score more than two goals, but even in normal attacks they are always thwarted by the opposing goalkeeper. Luckily, when the deadlock from normal attacks didn't work, Al-Nassr still had smart players to execute free kicks and Talisca and Ronaldo managed to do it all well.

I also feel satisfied with this result and at least Al-Nassr did not achieve a draw or lose because if they get this result it is certain that the positive trend they are maintaining will be broken and also the opportunity to get closer to the top of the standings will experience another setback.

This match was quite fierce if you look at it because Damac was able to score 16 shots and 6 were on target. I admit that there was a lot of luck for Al Nassr and that luck was none other than because they had players who were able to execute free kicks into goals. Ronaldo is a versatile player where in this match he showed his skills in free kicks to score goals and it was quite spectacular from what he showed in this match.

For Damac, they don't have attackers who are good enough to score goals because many of the opportunities they have can't be converted into goals. I think Al Nassr has a stronger and more experienced squad depth so they were able to end this match with a win thanks to the two goals they scored via free kicks.

Damac really gave a very tight resistance to Al Nassr, but Al Nassr was lucky enough in this match because they could secure 3 points. Al Nassr could barely create a chance on the gamplay ball, they could only create a goal that all the process from set pieces. If I may say, Damac actually deserved points in this match, it's just that they were not that lucky to at least draw Al Nassr who played at their own headquarters.

[len01]

This match was quite fierce if you look at it because Damac was able to score 16 shots and 6 were on target. I admit that there was a lot of luck for Al Nassr and that luck was none other than because they had players who were able to execute free kicks into goals. Ronaldo is a versatile player where in this match he showed his skills in free kicks to score goals and it was quite spectacular from what he showed in this match.

For Damac, they don't have attackers who are good enough to score goals because many of the opportunities they have can't be converted into goals. I think Al Nassr has a stronger and more experienced squad depth so they were able to end this match with a win thanks to the two goals they scored via free kicks.

Fair enough the availability of star players like Cristiano Ronaldo in AI Nassr was a big make for them in the season and this has shown that indeed the Saudi Arabian clubs did not waste their money when they spent so much to attract European clubs sides in the last transfer market,  the result of that investment is the high exposure and performances that are put up in the league this season.


Seeing clubs like AI Nassr who have a hard history of poor performance in the league previously are now beginning to come up with good football performances and also building a good foundation that will lead them to a more successful future in the league side.

and this effort is because there is involvement in increasing the popularity of SPL football by bringing in star players from europe or talented players from europe and now the SPL has become a big part of football in the world with the presence of several star players and all this is because of Ronaldo who continues to looking amazing at Al Nassr. on the one hand, currently Al Nassr performance has greatly improved after the presence of Sadio Mane and Ronaldo who have added strength to continue trying to get first place in the SPL standings.

and it seems that in the long term teams from the SPL, not only Al Nassr, will continue to bring in talented players or coaches from europe to improve the quality of football in saudi arabia.

[Doell]

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Damac was happy in the first half after G.K Nkoudou made a long counter run into Al-Nassr territory and hits a stunning shots that rolled into the goal post of the home team. The Knights of Najd supporters starts throwing blames on the important players that was present and still losing, but they failed to understand that there's good probability of a comeback win. Talisca started everything with a brilliant freekick that level the game but Cristiano Ronaldo doing exactly what he did 5 years back against Spain in Russia 2018 world cup, shooting an exceptional curve ball into his opponents goal post without Moustapha Zeghba making no single attempt to save the ball. All I can say is Al Nassr is on fire this season.

Of course, Damac F.C was happy to score the first goal in that match. Because they are playing against Al Nassr, which in fact is one of the big teams in this league, so they were very happy when took the lead. But in defense Damac F.C is also not too bad, they are quite good there, it's just that Talisca and Ronaldo sharpness in scoring cannot be easy to stop. I often seen Ronaldo doing it, he is a player which can targets that position, it is natural if goalkeeper Damac did not make any effort because the ball was difficult for him to reach.

-snip-

We can see Ronaldo's performance in this season soon after they start playing in the harder matches in the AFC Champions League in which there are stronger teams to face Ronaldo and Al Nassr.
But I think the fact about Ronaldo after 30 years old is he even had better performance than years ago when he was younger.

At LCA Al Nassr leads Group E with 6 points, although in 3 matches Ronaldo has only collected 1 score and 1 assist, but Ronaldo performance will probably be even better later. I believe that.
Maybe it's because of his experience and the team that supports him, so him statistically looks better, but in my opinion Ronaldo performance was better when he was younger. At that time he often did miracles, especially when he played at Real Madrid I really admired him.

[GigaBit]

Al-Ahli is again closing in on Al-Nassr in the standings and the two teams currently have the same 22 points. Al-Ahli has just won with a score of 3-1 over its opponent Al-Wehda and in this match Mahrez contributed with 1 goal and 1 assist. However, it was not only Mahrez who shone, but Saint Maximin and Roger Ibanez also contributed the winning goal for Al-Ahli. I think Al-Wehda is not a suitable opponent for Al-Ahli because the depth of the squad is already very different. Towards the end of the match, Al-Wehda actually suffered a loss by losing 1 player due to a red card and I don't think they had to do that because it was clear they would lose in this match.

On the other hand, Al-Ettifaq actually failed to steal points in the away match against Al-Riyadh and Steven Gerrard's troops had to accept a narrow defeat against the hosts. Even though Al-Ettifaq dominated in terms of ball control, they conceded due to a lack of discipline in defense. Even though Al-Ettifaq still have a long time, they failed to equalize or make a comeback in this match and this result means that Al-Ettifaq has to settle for sitting in 7th position in the standings.

Al-Ettifaq seems unable to maintain their ranking in the standings. And slowly Al-ettifaq was pulled to a lower ranking every week. And I think it could be a problem for this team if they can't get back to winning games soon.

But currently ranked 3 to 6 we can see a very good coincidence. For example, Al-Nassr currently has the same points as Al-Ahli and their number of wins, losses and draws are also the same. And in positions 5 and 6 we can also see that Al-ittihad has the same points as Al-Fateh, namely 20 points. And these two teams also have the same number of wins, draws and losses. Competition at the top looks like it will continue to be fierce. Because the difference in points is still very small. And it looks like this season is much more competitive than last season.

Among the top 5 teams at the moment Al-Hilal takes the top position on the points table the team who are on top with 26 points with 8 wins from 10 matches in this tournament while their nearest rivals Al-Taawoun is get 23 points with 7 wins from 10 matches. The interesting thing here is that Al-Nassr has 22 points after winning 7 matches and Al-Ahli Saudi who are in fourth place with the same points. Last in fifth place is Al-Ittihad whom we thought would be the favorites of this session but their performance does not indicate anything like that. Although the team was champion last season, this time their position is not good. But what you said I would also say that this session will be more competitive than last session. I have weakness for Al-Nassr in particular. I deserve the team will get the position in this session.

[rahmad2nd]

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Talisca position was at risk when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr in middle of past season but they played well together in the last season. This summer, Al Nassr had another good attacking player, Sadio Mane but again Talisca shows that he is an important player with Al Nassr and can play with both Cristiano Ronaldo and Mane.

Talisca and Ronaldo scored two goals (from two free kicks) to help Al Nassr has another win that helps them to move to a third position with 2 points less than Al Hilal. After this week, Saudi Professional League has 6 clubs with only 6 points in biggest difference. Al Hilal still stands at the first position and they are still performing well without Neymar.

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Before Ronaldo joined Al Nassr, Talisca was a very important player for Al Nassr. In fact, he was consistently able to score 20 goals in a row in his 2 seasons with Al Nassr. Then, Al Nassr brought Ronaldo to Saudi and automatically Talisca's role now prioritizes serving Ronaldo. This season, Talisca has only scored 6 goals in his 6 matches with Al Nassr. In fact, this player is quite productive and can be relied on. Meanwhile, Ronaldo has scored 11 goals in his 9 matches this season. As for Mane, he also contributed to scoring goals and has scored 6 goals.
Well, looking at this data and statistics, Al Nassr is one of the teams that is productive in terms of scoring goals by collecting 28 goals from 10 matches. Now, this team is in 3rd place in the standings with 22 points. 1 point adrift of Al Taawoun and 4 points from Al Hilal which has 26 points.

Well, it seems that the competition in the future will be even tighter in the race for trophies. So far, Al Nassr has not met to compete against Al Iithad and neither has Al Hilal. However, I am still confident that Al Hilal will remain at the top of the standings for some time even without Neymar, who is injured.

[KTChampions]

This is when I am sometimes stuck between a rock and a hard place. I look at the player and his achievements but first and foremost the character and then it is hard to imagine that the player could become a great coach. Zidane has always been an authority and someone who understands the game and is charsimatic. I had no doubt he could become successful as a coach. But a different example would be Diego Simeone. When he came to Atletico Madrid, I remembered how he behaved like a player and what character he was, and I couldn't get a picture into my head that would paint him as a good coach. But well, he delivered as a coach. In case of Benzema I don't know, maybe with experience at other clubs and then in 10 years from now he may be doing great as a coach. But I don't think he would be well respect by all players early on in his career.

Why? Benzema has a list of achievements at the player level that most players can only envy. Plus, he will definitely not start with Real Madrid, which means under his leadership there will be players much less authoritative and strong in sports terms than he was. As for the fact that it is impossible to predict who will be a successful coach and who will not, I agree. This is a completely different field and an average player can become a great coach and vice versa.

[Leviathan.007]

Al-Ahli is again closing in on Al-Nassr in the standings and the two teams currently have the same 22 points. Al-Ahli has just won with a score of 3-1 over its opponent Al-Wehda and in this match Mahrez contributed with 1 goal and 1 assist. However, it was not only Mahrez who shone, but Saint Maximin and Roger Ibanez also contributed the winning goal for Al-Ahli. I think Al-Wehda is not a suitable opponent for Al-Ahli because the depth of the squad is already very different. Towards the end of the match, Al-Wehda actually suffered a loss by losing 1 player due to a red card and I don't think they had to do that because it was clear they would lose in this match.

On the other hand, Al-Ettifaq actually failed to steal points in the away match against Al-Riyadh and Steven Gerrard's troops had to accept a narrow defeat against the hosts. Even though Al-Ettifaq dominated in terms of ball control, they conceded due to a lack of discipline in defense. Even though Al-Ettifaq still have a long time, they failed to equalize or make a comeback in this match and this result means that Al-Ettifaq has to settle for sitting in 7th position in the standings.

The game Al Ahli won agist Al Wehda definitely helped this team to get themselves closer to the top of the table in the Saudi League but the fact about Al Ahli is they are going to have a hard match in the next week against Al Hilal and since Al Hilal doesn't want lose the position in the first place of table I think this can be very hard for Al Ahli to take the full three points from that game and Al Hilal will be the favorite in this match.