Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[borovichok]

Several clubs in the Saudi League have spent huge sums of money to buy players from Europe this season. Al Ittihad signed Real Madrid star Karim Benzema for a big fee this season to keep pace with Al Nasser and Al Hilal. Karim Benzema was bought with big money, but they are not getting the performance that Al Ittihad expected from him. We can compare Karim Benzema's performance with his performance at Real Madrid but he cannot perform at Al Etihad the way he did at Real Madrid because the players at this new club may not understand him the way Real Madrid players understood him. Even if he fails to perform to his full potential now, he will perform much better in the future because with time he will be able to build a good understanding with the team players which will help him to perform well.

The capacity of Saudi Pro clubs to scout widely recognized players in Europe is a challenge. Al Nassr and Al Hilal are the main teams who have introduced prospective European players to the league; these players are enjoying one of their greatest performances and are hitting good targets for their future clubs. Concerning Al Ittihad's recruitment of Karim Benzema, he has yet to demonstrate the same qualities he displayed at the Santiago Bernabéu in the past few decades, as well as having an adverse effect on his new team. Though I would not compare him to Neymar Jr, who is presently out for at least 6 months due to a severe injury received in a national team game.

[tusandii]

Sometimes even if you spend a huge amount of money, still you can't get the results you want to get because of some expected things. For example, Al Ittihad spent lots of money during the summer and they bought many expensive and top European players for this team. Benzema joined this team but he is one of the best players in the world but Al Ittihad was not lucky enough because Benzema was mostly injured during the time when he joined Alittihad and he could help the team as they were expecting from him.

Al Ittihad headcoach, Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo ready to display good tactics for his team. They're in the competitive race for SPL trophy this season, all they're keen on achieving at the present moment is consistency in league games. Spending hugh sums on Karim Benzema but there's absolutely no positive results from the Frenchman. However there's time for Benzema to develop and he will stand in good position to elevate his balance form in his new team, supporters are forever ready to watch the pending outstanding form of Benzema.

Several clubs in the Saudi League have spent huge sums of money to buy players from Europe this season. Al Ittihad signed Real Madrid star Karim Benzema for a big fee this season to keep pace with Al Nasser and Al Hilal. Karim Benzema was bought with big money, but they are not getting the performance that Al Ittihad expected from him. We can compare Karim Benzema's performance with his performance at Real Madrid but he cannot perform at Al Etihad the way he did at Real Madrid because the players at this new club may not understand him the way Real Madrid players understood him. Even if he fails to perform to his full potential now, he will perform much better in the future because with time he will be able to build a good understanding with the team players which will help him to perform well.

In fact, it is too early to compare Benzema's performance when he was at Real Madrid and when he was at Ittihad this is really unfair because when he was at Real Madrid he had been there for too long so he already knew how players played in Europe, whereas at Ittihad Benzema had just Being here takes a little time to adapt and if you compare it it's not fair unless you have been at Ittihad for 3 seasons you will see a very strong performance from Benzema and almost all the players also have adaptations to perform perfectly.
Another problem is that Benzema needs supporting players, just like Ronaldo has other supporting players like Sadio Mane, so if he has supporting players like this, Benzema will adapt more quickly to immediately contribute his talents to Ittihad.

[Strongkored]

In fact, it is too early to compare Benzema's performance when he was at Real Madrid and when he was at Ittihad this is really unfair because when he was at Real Madrid he had been there for too long so he already knew how players played in Europe, whereas at Ittihad Benzema had just Being here takes a little time to adapt and if you compare it it's not fair unless you have been at Ittihad for 3 seasons you will see a very strong performance from Benzema and almost all the players also have adaptations to perform perfectly.
Another problem is that Benzema needs supporting players, just like Ronaldo has other supporting players like Sadio Mane, so if he has supporting players like this, Benzema will adapt more quickly to immediately contribute his talents to Ittihad.

In fact, there is no need to compare his performance at Real Madrid with his time at Ittihad because the two clubs are very different when talking about players at Real Madrid, of course the quality is more even and Benzema's age at Real Madrid was a productive age, whereas here he is about to reach retirement, maybe he will only play 3 seasons in this league and will retire from football.
He is still needed by Ittihad because he is still able to score goals, although not always because he will score in one match and most likely not score in the next match and so on, but his role at this club is still quite important because he left Real Madrid to join Ittihad not when his performance declined but he was still a core player at his old club.

[Arenga pinnata]

In fact, it is too early to compare Benzema's performance when he was at Real Madrid and when he was at Ittihad this is really unfair because when he was at Real Madrid he had been there for too long so he already knew how players played in Europe, whereas at Ittihad Benzema had just Being here takes a little time to adapt and if you compare it it's not fair unless you have been at Ittihad for 3 seasons you will see a very strong performance from Benzema and almost all the players also have adaptations to perform perfectly.
Another problem is that Benzema needs supporting players, just like Ronaldo has other supporting players like Sadio Mane, so if he has supporting players like this, Benzema will adapt more quickly to immediately contribute his talents to Ittihad.

In fact, there is no need to compare his performance at Real Madrid with his time at Ittihad because the two clubs are very different when talking about players at Real Madrid, of course the quality is more even and Benzema's age at Real Madrid was a productive age, whereas here he is about to reach retirement, maybe he will only play 3 seasons in this league and will retire from football.
He is still needed by Ittihad because he is still able to score goals, although not always because he will score in one match and most likely not score in the next match and so on, but his role at this club is still quite important because he left Real Madrid to join Ittihad not when his performance declined but he was still a core player at his old club.

In fact, when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr last season, he was not immediately able to adapt well to the Al-Nassr squad. And last season Cristiano Ronaldo was not very productive either. But this season Cristiano Ronaldo has adapted and as we can see he has become very productive and we can even see Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his best performance as when he was young.

And I think Benzema is the same. He does need adaptation for at least half a season. And I'm sure that in the second half of the season Benzema will be even better at Al-Ittihad. Because I know that Benzema's quality is still very good when he can play more comfortably.

[klidex]

Several clubs in the Saudi League have spent huge sums of money to buy players from Europe this season. Al Ittihad signed Real Madrid star Karim Benzema for a big fee this season to keep pace with Al Nasser and Al Hilal. Karim Benzema was bought with big money, but they are not getting the performance that Al Ittihad expected from him. We can compare Karim Benzema's performance with his performance at Real Madrid but he cannot perform at Al Etihad the way he did at Real Madrid because the players at this new club may not understand him the way Real Madrid players understood him. Even if he fails to perform to his full potential now, he will perform much better in the future because with time he will be able to build a good understanding with the team players which will help him to perform well.

The capacity of Saudi Pro clubs to scout widely recognized players in Europe is a challenge. Al Nassr and Al Hilal are the main teams who have introduced prospective European players to the league; these players are enjoying one of their greatest performances and are hitting good targets for their future clubs. Concerning Al Ittihad's recruitment of Karim Benzema, he has yet to demonstrate the same qualities he displayed at the Santiago Bernabéu in the past few decades, as well as having an adverse effect on his new team. Though I would not compare him to Neymar Jr, who is presently out for at least 6 months due to a severe injury received in a national team game.

It seems like Karim Benzema is finding it difficult to adapt to the Ittihad club well so he hasn't been able to perform at his best like when he was at Real Madrid. Sometimes players can perform well if they are able to collaborate well between players and in my opinion Karim Benzema still shows that he still has that potential. and he has contributed 5 goals in 9 appearances.
Indeed, Ittihad did not perform well this season, unlike last season and they thought that bringing in Karim Benzema would further improve their performance, but unfortunately the competition in the Saudi pro league is getting more difficult, even other clubs such as Al Hilal and Al Nassr are trying to win the title this season. .

[KTChampions]

Al Fayah come up against Al Nassr where they have already conceded three goals and Al Nassr are fighting for victory.  As the game is almost over and there is some time left and Al Fayah will never be able to equalize the game in this interval.  With players like Sadio Mane and Ronaldo on the field, Al Nassr will surely win the match. And today's last minute betting avoidance, I am really surprised that there is such a big gap between the two teams. Late in the game came the bet avoidance, @351 Al Fayah and draw @51 and Al Nassr @1.00 It's really ridiculous.

What tempting odds with coefficient of 1!  But in fact, even such a bet makes sense if someone is interested in the wagering.

In fact, when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr last season, he was not immediately able to adapt well to the Al-Nassr squad. And last season Cristiano Ronaldo was not very productive either. But this season Cristiano Ronaldo has adapted and as we can see he has become very productive and we can even see Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his best performance as when he was young.

And I think Benzema is the same. He does need adaptation for at least half a season. And I'm sure that in the second half of the season Benzema will be even better at Al-Ittihad. Because I know that Benzema's quality is still very good when he can play more comfortably.

I think that adapting to the level of your partners is also of great importance here, because on the one hand it’s nice to play against weak opponents, but on the other hand, your partners are also of a much lower level than you are used to in Europe and this negatively affects your game. Let's see how Benzema gets used to the fact that it is not Modric and Kroos who play along with him, but less skilled players.

[TastyChillySauce00]

So far in Al Hilal, the performance of Aleksandar Mitrović was amazing in the recent matches, and even if they don't have a superstar player like Neymar for the rest of this season but still, some players in this team had a much better performance than we could ever expect to see from them and that's why AL Hilal is on top of the Saudi League and they had good performance in the AFC Chmapnips league even without some players.
Aleksandar Mitrović was the best player of ChmapniosLeageu in the last week.

That guy is best striker in both AFC and SPL. there's no doubt to call that as the best striker caused by his performance was consistently helping al hilal in securing the full points. I don't even know who has been initiating the club to recruit him but al hilal made the right decision to recruit him last season. I remember that if his name was a bit unfamiliar for me but he has proven that if he can have amazing performances with al hilal. His consistency in carrying the game for the club made al hilal fans even much more loyal toward him.
Mitrovic shall become the best striker in the SPL and AFC. It will be so dumb if he will not able to win it.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

That guy is best striker in both AFC and SPL. there's no doubt to call that as the best striker caused by his performance was consistently helping al hilal in securing the full points. I don't even know who has been initiating the club to recruit him but al hilal made the right decision to recruit him last season. I remember that if his name was a bit unfamiliar for me but he has proven that if he can have amazing performances with al hilal. His consistency in carrying the game for the club made al hilal fans even much more loyal toward him.
Mitrovic shall become the best striker in the SPL and AFC. It will be so dumb if he will not able to win it.

So you weren't familiar with Aleksandar Mitrović before? he is Fulham mainstay player and he is also in the top 5 as the top scorer in the Premier League so Premier League fans definitely know this player and that is also one of the reasons why Al-Hilal recruited him, we know that players who move to the Saudi Pro League are players who have star labels I mean players who moved from European competitions to this League. By the way it's too early to say Aleksandar Mitrović is the best player in the AFC and SPL we know there are many great players in this league like Ronaldo and Talisca these two players are on the top scorer list so don't ignore them.

[rendravolt]

Well, Al-Nassr has managed to win again and this victory is very important for Al-Nassr because they can be in 2nd place in the standings and one step closer to being able to overtake Al-Hilal. In the away match against Al-Feyha,. I thought they would reach a deadlock because not a single goal was scored by Al-Nassr in the first half. However, this desired need was finally answered in the second half and this time Ronaldo provided an assist to Talisca which resulted in 1 goal in this match. But this narrow lead did not make Al-Nassr very comfortable and soon Talisca scored his second goal again and this time it was Alex Telles' turn to provide the assist. Al-Feyha managed to catch up with a goal scored by Al Shuwaish but it was still not enough to equalize. On the other hand, Al-Nassr finally closed the victory decisively through the third goal scored by Otavio in the 74th minute. Even though Ronaldo didn't score in this match, at least he still contributed through assists and that was a pretty good result.

[Jody.Drummer]

Well, Al-Nassr has managed to win again and this victory is very important for Al-Nassr because they can be in 2nd place in the standings and one step closer to being able to overtake Al-Hilal. In the away match against Al-Feyha,. I thought they would reach a deadlock because not a single goal was scored by Al-Nassr in the first half. However, this desired need was finally answered in the second half and this time Ronaldo provided an assist to Talisca which resulted in 1 goal in this match. But this narrow lead did not make Al-Nassr very comfortable and soon Talisca scored his second goal again and this time it was Alex Telles' turn to provide the assist. Al-Feyha managed to catch up with a goal scored by Al Shuwaish but it was still not enough to equalize. On the other hand, Al-Nassr finally closed the victory decisively through the third goal scored by Otavio in the 74th minute. Even though Ronaldo didn't score in this match, at least he still contributed through assists and that was a pretty good result.

To contribute to the team, a player doesn't have to score goals, and that's what Ronaldo did in this match. Overall he played well and was indeed one of the players who contributed to Al Nassr's victory in this match.
Looking at Al Nassr this season, it is interesting to see the performance of their forward line. Yes, the names that are there are players who can score goals and even they are in the list of temporary top scorers. Ronaldo, Talisca and Mane are the players who really help Al Nassr every time they compete for victory.

[Docnaster]

Well, Al-Nassr has managed to win again and this victory is very important for Al-Nassr because they can be in 2nd place in the standings and one step closer to being able to overtake Al-Hilal. In the away match against Al-Feyha,. I thought they would reach a deadlock because not a single goal was scored by Al-Nassr in the first half. However, this desired need was finally answered in the second half and this time Ronaldo provided an assist to Talisca which resulted in 1 goal in this match. But this narrow lead did not make Al-Nassr very comfortable and soon Talisca scored his second goal again and this time it was Alex Telles' turn to provide the assist. Al-Feyha managed to catch up with a goal scored by Al Shuwaish but it was still not enough to equalize. On the other hand, Al-Nassr finally closed the victory decisively through the third goal scored by Otavio in the 74th minute. Even though Ronaldo didn't score in this match, at least he still contributed through assists and that was a pretty good result.

Al Nassr yesterday continued their impressive run both in the Saudi Pro League and in the continental competition as they won against a stubborn Al Feiha. The club's captain and top scorer in the league Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to score yesterday but his inability to score in that game didn't stop his club to his club from winning as he was also instrumental to his clubs winning by providing one if the assists. Al Hilal who are four points about Al Nassr now knows that they really have a strong team that'll challenge them for the title this season unlike other seasons

[Volgastallion]

Al ittihad with 4 games without a single win... really abd run for them considering the strong team they have, and they are starting to see a gap between them and the top teams in term of points that its not gonna be easy to cut, i think they cant cut that one already.

[marcous]

The Saudi Pro League has been running for 11 weeks and Al Hilal is the only club that has not been defeated, Neymar absence has not had any impact in terms of a decline in the team performance. Now they have collected 29 points and are at the top of the standings, while Al Nassr shadows them in second place with 25 points, followed by Al Tawoon with 24 points and Al Fateh with 23 points. In terms of top scorer, Cristiano Ronaldo still leads this list with a score of 11 in 11 SPL matches, even though I already thought he wasn't finished yet.

The competition for the top four in the standings has become very fierce, with Al Nassr consistently gaining points and pushing to second place in the standings, and the points gap is not too wide. I think Al Hilal can still maintain its winning trend in the future, and other hand Al Ittihad is currently in unstable performance.

[yudi09]

Al ittihad with 4 games without a single win... really abd run for them considering the strong team they have, and they are starting to see a gap between them and the top teams in term of points that its not gonna be easy to cut, i think they cant cut that one already.

Apart from that, Al Ittihad is also not that great when it comes to scoring goals at home. Al Ittihad's 21 goals this season, they were only able to score 9 goals at Prince Abdullah Stadium.
Only able to achieve a draw against Al Hazeem, Al Ittihad's performance in the competition for the standings is less convincing this season.
Al Ittihad's next match will be against Al Shabab. But before facing Al Shabab, Al Ittihad will face Al-Fayha in the King Cup tournament. Al-Fayha has just been defeated by Al Nassr 1-3 at home. Against Al Ittihad in the King Cup match will be a serious test for Al Ittihad.

[imamusma]

Well, Al-Nassr has managed to win again and this victory is very important for Al-Nassr because they can be in 2nd place in the standings and one step closer to being able to overtake Al-Hilal. In the away match against Al-Feyha,. I thought they would reach a deadlock because not a single goal was scored by Al-Nassr in the first half. However, this desired need was finally answered in the second half and this time Ronaldo provided an assist to Talisca which resulted in 1 goal in this match. But this narrow lead did not make Al-Nassr very comfortable and soon Talisca scored his second goal again and this time it was Alex Telles' turn to provide the assist. Al-Feyha managed to catch up with a goal scored by Al Shuwaish but it was still not enough to equalize. On the other hand, Al-Nassr finally closed the victory decisively through the third goal scored by Otavio in the 74th minute. Even though Ronaldo didn't score in this match, at least he still contributed through assists and that was a pretty good result.

It seems that Al Nassr has found its best form after stumbling at the start of the season with two defeats, and is now in second place in the standings. Even though in the last match versus AL Feiha Ronaldo didn't score a goal, it's not a big problem, what's more important is the three points to improve their position in the SPL standings. Al Hilal has not been touched by a single defeat, and is leading the standings for the time being. The level of competition in the SPL continues to increase, as evidenced by Al Ittihad position as defending champions who were knocked out of the top four of the standings.

The potential to overtake Al Hilal at the top of the standings is still very open, the point difference is not too wide and it is possible to do this in future matches. On the other hand, next week Al Hilal, Al Ittihad and Al Nasr will play matches in the Champions League (AFC) competition, for now the three of them are leading their respective groups.

[baeva]

Since he was at Real Madrid, Benzema has suffered quite a lot of injuries which have made him often absent while defending Real Madrid. And now Benzema has also been injured quite often while with Al-Ittihad and I don't think that should surprise us. And Al-Ittihad is ready for all of that. The aim of PIF in providing large funds to the clubs they own is to attract the attention of the football world so that they pay more attention to Arab football. And also to improve the quality of matches in the Saudi Pro League. And yes, now we can see clearly that the quality of all Arab clubs has really changed this season. Everything becomes more competitive and becomes stronger.

Talking about injuries, I think Al-Nassr is very lucky to be able to bring in Cristiano Ronaldo. Because this player really knows how to avoid injury and really knows how to maintain stamina in the match. His skills are also better than the young players. So it is not surprising that some players call Cristiano Ronaldo a monster in football. Age doesn't seem to stop him.

Benzema was actually never the same level of prolific scorer as Cristiano Ronaldo. Of course, he was able to win the Ballon d'Or. But to be honest, some of the goals that he scored in that season were really lucky. But anyway, she has always been pretty inconsistent throughout his whole career, except for that one season. And it is not going to be very wise to ask a lot from him at this age. But I thought he would be able to perform well because he is in the Saudi league. But I think it is very evident that he is not performing as expected.

35 is not an age where you shouldn't demand something from a player. It's just a normal age for him and he has normal stats for that. I think he doesn't live up to a lot of people's expectations simply because he's, as they say, in the wrong boat, that is, he's a little bit uncomfortable playing in this league and on this team, maybe I noticed that from the first days.

In fact, it is quite normal to see players who are no longer young experiencing a lot of injuries. Maybe we are stricter in our assessments here because we compare too much with Cristiano Ronaldo, who is older than Benzema but can still play optimally and always avoids injury.

The point is that not all players can be as good as Cristiano Ronaldo. Whether it's in terms of fitness, stamina or skill at a old age. So actually Benzema has contributed a lot. It's just that we shouldn't compare with Cristiano Ronaldo. Because it seems like Cristiano Ronaldo is at a different level.

Of course he is on a different level, Ronaldo has 5 golden balls and plays at a high level every season, his numbers hardly ever drop and at times grow at all. Ronaldo will be able to play for a couple more years, which is not the case with Benzema, who could end his career at any time and he certainly won't be performing at 38 like he is now

[dezoel]

To be fair both Al Hilal and Al Nassr are looking might great compared to other teams in the league, there are some teams which are a little closer, but it looks like those two are the best. All Nassr started terrible and now they are only 4 points behind, if they didn't lose those two games at the start which they should have won easily, they would have been at the top. There are still 19 more games left and 4 point difference in 19 games is nothing that can't be closed, I think they could handle that.

I believe that we are going to end up seeing Ronaldo keep playing the way he did and he will take this team to championship if he keeps this up. Obviously, at his age it's not easy to play like this, so the only possibility of things going terrible would be Ronaldo getting an injury, when you are that old, and playing at such high level professional athlete levels of sports, there is a bigger chance that your body may not handle it as well as it did when you were younger and get injured easier.

[rahmad2nd]

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The capacity of Saudi Pro clubs to scout widely recognized players in Europe is a challenge. Al Nassr and Al Hilal are the main teams who have introduced prospective European players to the league; these players are enjoying one of their greatest performances and are hitting good targets for their future clubs. Concerning Al Ittihad's recruitment of Karim Benzema, he has yet to demonstrate the same qualities he displayed at the Santiago Bernabéu in the past few decades, as well as having an adverse effect on his new team. Though I would not compare him to Neymar Jr, who is presently out for at least 6 months due to a severe injury received in a national team game.

The two teams you mentioned in the first point are teams that have a long rivalry in this competition. apart from that, these teams have a long history, especially Al Hilal in the last decade. It would be very natural for Al Nassr and Al Hilal to hunt for top European players who really have big names even though they are aged 30+. But so far, Al Nassr is the most generous team in terms of bringing in top European star players. they have Ronaldo and Mane, supported by other players who can still be relied on to compete in this competition. for example, Talisca, Brozovic, Fotana, Otavio. plus, defensive line players Aymiric Laporte and Alex Telles. In other words, this team can be said to be a star-studded team in the Saudi Pro League. It would be very natural, as top European players would be interested in joining Al Nassr.

Unlike Al Hilal, they don't have many big name stars. The only star they have is Neymar, even though he is suffering from injuries. The rest are only players who have played in European competitions with mostly mediocre teams. Even though there is Bono the goalkeeper, Koulibaly, their names are not as big as Neymar, Ronaldo and even Mane.
Nevertheless, this team is solid and strong, with the right selection of players. plus, the coach seems competent so far.

As for Karim Benzema, this team needs new ammunition that is much more competent. for the midfield, Al Ittihad has brought in the right players. But to help Benzema, Al Ittihad inevitably has to have a winger who is ready to use and worthy of being Benzema's partner. One more thing, it would be appropriate if Nuno Santo should be replaced with a coach who has a proven track record, especially one who uses an offensive system. Thus, Benzema can be creative with the remaining skills, talents and abilities that he still has, even with his experience. also, Benzema is an established player.

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To be fair both Al Hilal and Al Nassr are looking might great compared to other teams in the league, there are some teams which are a little closer, but it looks like those two are the best. All Nassr started terrible and now they are only 4 points behind, if they didn't lose those two games at the start which they should have won easily, they would have been at the top. There are still 19 more games left and 4 point difference in 19 games is nothing that can't be closed, I think they could handle that.

I believe that we are going to end up seeing Ronaldo keep playing the way he did and he will take this team to championship if he keeps this up. Obviously, at his age it's not easy to play like this, so the only possibility of things going terrible would be Ronaldo getting an injury, when you are that old, and playing at such high level professional athlete levels of sports, there is a bigger chance that your body may not handle it as well as it did when you were younger and get injured easier.

Yes, these two teams have been very consistent this season where they have both shown better performance this season. For Al Nassr, of course they have found their best form so far because they managed to maintain every match to get points after at the start of this season they experienced an unimpressive start, but slowly they were able to improve their performance. The victory that Al Nassr achieved when facing Al Feiha was certainly quite impressive because Ronaldo et al managed to steal full points at Al Feiha headquarters.

With an additional 3 points in this match, Al Nassr succeeded in reducing the points behind Al Hilal who are at the top of the standings. For Al Hilal, they are increasingly under pressure from Al Nassr because if they are not consistent in achieving victory in the next match, then Al Nassr has a big opportunity to shift their ranking.

[Leviathan.007]

To be fair both Al Hilal and Al Nassr are looking might great compared to other teams in the league, there are some teams which are a little closer, but it looks like those two are the best. All Nassr started terrible and now they are only 4 points behind, if they didn't lose those two games at the start which they should have won easily, they would have been at the top. There are still 19 more games left and 4 point difference in 19 games is nothing that can't be closed, I think they could handle that.

I believe that we are going to end up seeing Ronaldo keep playing the way he did and he will take this team to championship if he keeps this up. Obviously, at his age it's not easy to play like this, so the only possibility of things going terrible would be Ronaldo getting an injury, when you are that old, and playing at such high level professional athlete levels of sports, there is a bigger chance that your body may not handle it as well as it did when you were younger and get injured easier.

The difference between Al Hilal and Al Nassr is mostly because of the players they have.  Al Hilal got Neymar and they lost this player but this team didn't change at all because they are at the top of the table without problems many because of the teamwork they have. But Al Nassr is performing well mostly because of Ronadlo and if they lose this player in this season I think Al Nassr can't even race with Al Hilal at the top of the Saudi League table anymore.