Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Popkon6]

Al Faisaly Vs Jeddah Club

Al Faisaly Vs Jeddah Club is currently playing a very competitive game. Between these two teams, Jeddah club is now ahead by two goals. In the first half of the game, he scored a goal in 15 minutes and the second goal in 44 minutes. Jeddah club is ahead with a total of two goals and today the support of the visitors is more towards this club. Because many people bet, jeddah club has more chances to win. Jeddah club is always attacking and the defense is very strong.

[QueenVera]

Lewandowski definitely still wants to play in big competitions like the Champions League with Barcelona. So he will definitely not rush to move to any team when he currently has a good opportunity to play in the Champions League. Every European player always wants to play in the Champions League. Even some players who are in clubs that are relegated in their domestic leagues always move to better clubs that have a chance of getting into the Champions League. I think Lewandowski does too. He definitely still wants to play and achieve many things at his age, which is no longer young. 35 years old is actually not that old compared to Luka Modric at Real Madrid who is 38 years old. So I think Lewandowski will still be able to play European football for at least another 2 or 3 years. But I agree that this season Lewandowski is really not as good as in the previous season at Barcelona. And I personally still want to see more top European players in the Arab League, but the problem is that not all players want to come here.

The good thing for top European players who come to the Arab League is that their popularity doesn't seem to be decreasing even though the Arab League is still considered not a big league. It looks like even more countries are now fighting over broadcast rights for the SPL. And as the SPL becomes more famous, I think European players will start to think less about moving to the SPL.

Lewandowski is a great striker. He's still got the fuel in him to net in more goals. He's agile, skilful and his goal scoring abilities are at the peak. Although age is calling gradually but he's still got a bit of time in him to show his worth in the public and projected games too. Although like Ronaldo, even at the age he is, he still kept the zeal on. I don't think Lewandowski's case would be any different, and even though he doesn't offer what Ronaldo offers, he's got alot of experience to offer.

 Let him still use the ample of his time left to do exploits. He's got European cups and tournaments to journey through and in him, there's all that it'd take. Age is still favourable to him and he doesn't look like he'd slack in a few years to come, so for the mean time, he's got to enjoy his playing time before thinking of retiring back to the Arab league or quit football generally.

[hahay]

I am quite curious about what has happened to Al-Shabab because last season they managed to finish in 4th position in the standings and now they have fallen all the way down to 12th in the standings. Last season they were one of the strongest teams in the Saudi league and collected a total of 56 points in 30 matches. Meanwhile, currently they are still collecting 18 points from 17 matches.

Even though the composition of the players was still the same as the previous season, they even got additional strength with the presence of Yannick Carassco in their squad, but the results were still felt to be lacking. Even though there is still half a season left, it seems like it is too late for Al-Shabab to compete again in the top 4 and with the existing competition, they may be stuck finishing in the middle of the table.

It's natural, because in previous seasons the SPL teams at least still had quality that wasn't much different, of course it's different from now because the SPL teams have crazy transfers with the top European players they have. Therefore, it seems inappropriate to expect Al Shabab to be in the top zone in the current SPL standings.

Because even though a team like Al Ittihad has slipped to 5th place at the moment, despite the fact that Al Ittihad also has top European players in the squad . But ya, in fact Al Ittihad also still failed to be strong at least in the race for the title and therefore, compare it with Al Shabab which does not have top European players in the squad. So ya, it is very natural that at this moment Al Shabab is only in the middle zone or bottom zone in the SPL standings this season.

[beerlover]

In fact, this cultural difference is also a consideration for many players who reject offers from Arab clubs. Even Messi is the same about this. Maybe even his wife doesn't agree with Messi going to an Arab club for this reason. And I wouldn't be surprised if Lewandowski also had the same reason. But I still believe that if the offer is higher than the previous offer then Lewandowski might consider it. Even the Barcelona club itself has been open to offers from Arab clubs since last summer's transfer market.

I will say it might not be because of culture, he doesn't understand English or perhaps he might understand a little but he doesn't know how to speak English or he doesn't just care about them because I see that Ronaldo is a Portuguese person and over the years, he has improved and that is why he is able to have more partnership deals than Messi. I think Messi is more love in Adidas and  it is an America biggest sport wear company but did that influence him to learn? No. Inter Miami should have even made him take classes but he enjoy his lowkey life.

Ronaldo has been in Saudi Arabia and he is happy by his decision and nobody has seen him fight or quarrel people eve when he is known for stubbornness and arrogant, if Messi want to go to Saudi Arabia which I doubt, he can go and will not consider cultural difference as a factor that will stop, we have plenty of more Christians that are playing in Saudi and they are not move or concerned about their culture; they celebrate their days with them which even give them more money. Football now is all about the pocket and not some random emotions.

Let me give you a one very very simple example; he is Christian, he is allowed to eat pork, he can eat bacon, he can eat ham, there is nothing stopping him, and probably grew up eating it all the time, it's a cheap meat, and very delicious as well. How many places in all of Saudi Arabia sells pork?

I am not even sure if there is any, but on the streets of Miami you can find any place and I bet you they will have it, you will not go to a special place that has it, or drinking beer, this dude likes to go to clubs and drink beer, can he do that everywhere in Saudi Arabia? Not everywhere, maybe there are some places that does it, but you can literally grab a beer at a market and start drinking at Miami, it's that common. You may want to reject the fact that there is enough cultural differences to get used to, but not for everyone. I am not some rich footballer, but if Saudi Arabian company offered me twice the money I am making today, I would not move there.

[Smack That Ace]

Al Nassr will face Al Ettifaq this Friday, and my prediction is that this will still be an easy match for Al Nassr, because even though Al Ettifaq has some pretty good foreign players, they still haven't been able to show an impressive performance and it is very possible that this match will to determine the fate of Steven Gerrard who was unable to bring his squad to a good performance, especially in five matches only getting three points is a bad thing, Al Ettifaq didn't even score a single goal in the last few matches, with Al Nassr's performance being quite good it is very possible that they will score more than two goals and can also protect the goal from being conceded, but a result of 3 points in this match will still not bring Al Nassr closer to Al Hilal because the point difference is already quite far.
Ronaldo will score another goal to move away from the number of goals scored by Mitrovic.

Yeah it should be an easy game for Al-Nassr especially when they play at home. Apart from that, Al-Nassr also continues to try to catch Al-Hilal at the top of the standings and if Al-Nassr win this match then Al-Nassr is only 7 points behind Al-Hilal meaning the fight can still continue, also as you said Ronaldo wants to continue to secure his position as top scorer and Aleksandar Mitrović continues to get closer with 1 goal adrift. Recently Al-Nassr has played more aggressively in the last 2 matches they have scored 9 goals I'm sure they will still be in the same situation in the next game, I can't imagine if Al-Nassr only played a draw of course their chances of winning the title are getting lower moreover their competitor Al-Hilal has not been defeated, this indirectly forces Al-Nassr to win all the remaining matches in the Pro Saudi league there is no other option.

By the way, has anyone noticed Al-Damac? the club has been playing impressively recently they recorded 4 consecutive wins and managed to climb to 6th place, their best record is a draw against Al-Ahli and beating Al-Ittihad I also saw their player Kévin NKoudou take 3rd place in the top scorers list by collecting 14 goals or only 2 goals away from Ronaldo. To be honest this was a bit surprising to me as I was not familiar with this club before and suddenly they caught our attention, their only weakness is defense, imagine if they had a strong defense they would certainly be competitors for the top clubs.

Al-Nassr is currently hungry to catch up with Al-Hilal. Although the gap between them is too big but they don't want to let that go easily. Al-Nassr's recent performance looks good. They have won 4 out of their last 5 matches and the only loss came against Al-Hilal.

Al-Ettifaq doesn't have much going for them right now. They have drawn 3 of their last 5 matches which puts them in a position. Steven Gerrard has not been able to do something good with the team.

If I had to predict the result I would have said Al-Nassr will win it by 3-0. Ronaldo and his teammates are looking good. They had a big victory against Al-Shabab in their last match winning by the score 5-2. They looking good on offense, scoring more.

Duke

[rahmad2nd]

Al-Nassr is currently hungry to catch up with Al-Hilal. Although the gap between them is too big but they don't want to let that go easily. Al-Nassr's recent performance looks good. They have won 4 out of their last 5 matches and the only loss came against Al-Hilal.

Al-Ettifaq doesn't have much going for them right now. They have drawn 3 of their last 5 matches which puts them in a position. Steven Gerrard has not been able to do something good with the team.

If I had to predict the result I would have said Al-Nassr will win it by 3-0. Ronaldo and his teammates are looking good. They had a big victory against Al-Shabab in their last match winning by the score 5-2. They looking good on offense, scoring more.

Duke

Al Nassr is a team that has the most competitive depth compared to all existing teams, including their rival teams Al Hilal and Al Iithad. as for Al Shabab, this season this team seems to be drowning in competition. moreover, finishing in the top four of the Saudi Pro League seems to be something that is difficult for them to achieve this season. like it or not, in the following season Al Shabab must participate in strengthening their squad if they want to remain one of the elite teams in this competition. well, for Al Nassr, they should be at the top of the standings with the depth of the team they have. unfortunately, Al Nassr stumbled in 3 matches with defeats. finally, Al Nassr lost in an away match against Al Hilal. now, the two teams are separated by 10 points. the difference is, Al Nassr has 1 match postponed. actually, this competition still has a lot of matches left, even half of the season is not over yet. so, as one of the elite teams and has a competitive squad. they will not stop until this, there are still many opportunities and they will even be increasingly challenged to show their best game. well, the problem now is in Al Hilal. if Al Hilal slips in their 3 matches, Al Nassr has the opportunity to reduce the points gap between these two teams. let's just wait and see, there are still a lot of matches left.

Talking about the match against Al-Ettifaq, so far I don't dare to speculate. moreover, there is a break for Steven Gerrard to work on his strategy so as not to lose points in the match against Al Nassr. even though Al-Ettifaq didn't win in their 5 matches, Gerrard can now rely on Moussa Dembele again in their front line. on paper and based on betting odds, Al Nassr is far superior. however, to be sure we have to wait for this match to be held.

[Leviathan.007]

I am quite curious about what has happened to Al-Shabab because last season they managed to finish in 4th position in the standings and now they have fallen all the way down to 12th in the standings. Last season they were one of the strongest teams in the Saudi league and collected a total of 56 points in 30 matches. Meanwhile, currently they are still collecting 18 points from 17 matches.

Even though the composition of the players was still the same as the previous season, they even got additional strength with the presence of Yannick Carassco in their squad, but the results were still felt to be lacking. Even though there is still half a season left, it seems like it is too late for Al-Shabab to compete again in the top 4 and with the existing competition, they may be stuck finishing in the middle of the table.

It's natural, because in previous seasons the SPL teams at least still had quality that wasn't much different, of course it's different from now because the SPL teams have crazy transfers with the top European players they have. Therefore, it seems inappropriate to expect Al Shabab to be in the top zone in the current SPL standings.

Because even though a team like Al Ittihad has slipped to 5th place at the moment, despite the fact that Al Ittihad also has top European players in the squad . But ya, in fact Al Ittihad also still failed to be strong at least in the race for the title and therefore, compare it with Al Shabab which does not have top European players in the squad. So ya, it is very natural that at this moment Al Shabab is only in the middle zone or bottom zone in the SPL standings this season.

At the moment when they bought many famous and well-experienced superstar players for Al Ittihad, they were expecting to see their team racing for great achievements such as the Saudi League title or the AFC Champions League. But currently, the situation of Al Ittihad is not good in the Saudi League and they are in the 5th place of the table with 28 points.

[borovichok]

At the moment when they bought many famous and well-experienced superstar players for Al Ittihad, they were expecting to see their team racing for great achievements such as the Saudi League title or the AFC Champions League. But currently, the situation of Al Ittihad is not good in the Saudi League and they are in the 5th place of the table with 28 points.

Al Ittihad are suffering, they're not earning points as Al Hilal and Al Nassr this season, they're totally different from other elite clubs this season. This is challenging for other clubs and  its clearly coincidence to watch top clubs underrated performance this season. Marcelo Gallardo, the head coach of Al Ittihad, is attempting to link up his club to become one of the most substantial clubs to hook up with the current team's performance this season. Everyone understands the SPL is challenging, yet these clubs haven't sent any signals that they will be competitive this season for an important position. Al Ittihad did not sign the expected players to strengthen their club, but they will add more players in the January transfer window for the purpose to improve the team's performance in league matches.

[TelolettOm]

And how would it benefit Lewandowski if he moved to Saudi Arabia? You said he needs to do that, but what is the benefit for him? He isn't playing well in Barcelona, I agree. But he would not gain anything if he moved to Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo did, because money is everything to him. But there are people with a heart in their chest, listening to it.

Lewandowski must get the benefit when he moved to SPL. He will get a higher salary, Saudi clubs want to pay a huge salary for European star players. Moreover, Lewandowski is still a popular striker and still performed quite well in Barcelona. Although he couldn't play as well as in the last season, he still has a great skill as a striker.

I think you are wrong to say money is everything for Ronaldo. If money is everything, he will choose the team that wants him a huge salary since he started his professional career as a footballer. In fact, he prefer to choose the team that can optimize his potential to be the best player in the world. He just came to SPL because he is almost 40 years old.

I think it's time for Lewandowski to go to Saudi Arabia and spend some rest time. Dozens of Saudi teams wanting to transfer him will be waiting at the door. The money offered to him will be very high. As he lives the last years of his career, Lewandowski will think that this decision is logical.

Indeed. Lewandowski is better to move to SPL. He must enjoy his career before he retired from professional footballer. Sure, many teams in Saudi will be ready to accept him and offer a huge salary. I'm sure it is the right time to leave Barcelona and join the SPL with other star players like Ronaldo, Mane, and Benzema. Lewandowski is no longer in his prime era, specifically after he got a serious injury.

[Solokan]

Last season Damac only ranked 8th with 36 points. I think this season Damac is starting to develop in terms of play and I see G.N'koudou always playing well and always being a hero for Damac against Ittihad and Al-Raed, he also scored goals and I didn't expect last season's champion Ittihad to lose to Damac with score 3-1 for Damac's win. It seems that Ittihad has to be careful because the difference in points between Damac and Ittihad is not much different. Ittihad has now only collected 28 points while Damac has 27 points. and I'm sure that in the near future Damac has the potential to shift Ittihad's position because tomorrow Damac will compete against Al-ta'ee who is ranked 13th and I'm sure Damac will easily beat Al-ta'ee because I'm sure Damac's performance is good and I saw that Al-ta'ee's performance was declining, so when they faced Al-okhdood, Al-ta'ee lost with a score of 1-0. and I want to bet Damac wins, I hope my prediction is correct this time. Yes, we'll see because Laurentiu Reghecampf can make a good strategy to achieve victory for his team because Laurentiu Reghecampf is an experienced coach. That's why when facing Al-Hilal in the previous match, even though Al-Ta'ee lost, the goal difference was not far, namely 1-2.

[shogun47]

Lewandowski needs to move to Saudi or whatever place faster than he imagine, Barcelona doesnt suit good for him this season and he is becoming old. I think is a win-win transfer for everybody, for the player for Barcelona and for the Saudi league to count a new high value striker.

And how would it benefit Lewandowski if he moved to Saudi Arabia? You said he needs to do that, but what is the benefit for him? He isn't playing well in Barcelona, I agree. But he would not gain anything if he moved to Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo did, because money is everything to him. But there are people with a heart in their chest, listening to it.

Money is not everything and after what happened to Ronaldo at Manchester United during his second spell at the club despite giving everything for Manchester United they were still not satisfied and treated him badly so all Ronaldo wanted was peace of mind and i am glad he found it in Saundi. Peace of win + More money is his reward and i am also glad someone United criticized is doing well for himself and his new club, he is the current highest goal scorer in the league.

Lewandowski is old and soon his career will come to an end and we all know when a player is old they begin to criticize them and so leagues like saudi league, China league and other less competitive leagues is where they go to end their careers because they can’t keep up in European leagues anymore. Lewandowski will be valued more in Saudi or any of the above mentioned leagues he will even earn more money but since you said money is not everything he can choose to join other leagues or teams that will pay him less doesn’t necessarily need to join Saudi league if you think money is not everything.

Most footballers opt for Saudi league so they can earn higher wages because they know they can’t play long anymore so they want to accumulate more money before retirement. There will be no work for them anymore after retirement so they just have to earn more for their families not for themselves.

But why do you say that money isn't everything when in the end you admit that they go to Saudi Arabia because they can make more money? I don't care if someone is open about it and says he wants to make a lot of money and that is one reason why he is going to Saudi Arabia, but do you know these moments when something feels awkward when a player gives an interview telling the world that he loves the country and everyone knows it is about the money only? Ronaldo would have declined any offer paying him less than 100 million. I am pretty sure about that. I think he himself has never imagined to sign a contract with that salary. Of course he loves the country. If any sheikh decides to pay me 200 million a year, I am in love with Saudi Arabia as well.

[Arenga pinnata]

I am quite curious about what has happened to Al-Shabab because last season they managed to finish in 4th position in the standings and now they have fallen all the way down to 12th in the standings. Last season they were one of the strongest teams in the Saudi league and collected a total of 56 points in 30 matches. Meanwhile, currently they are still collecting 18 points from 17 matches.

Even though the composition of the players was still the same as the previous season, they even got additional strength with the presence of Yannick Carassco in their squad, but the results were still felt to be lacking. Even though there is still half a season left, it seems like it is too late for Al-Shabab to compete again in the top 4 and with the existing competition, they may be stuck finishing in the middle of the table.

Al-Shabab doesn't seem to have prepared well enough for this season. Considering that the competition is getting tougher this season, it is natural that Al-Shabab will lose its good position last season and become worse this season. Last season, Al-Shabab only suffered 8 defeats throughout the season. But now Al-Shabab has suffered 7 defeats even though the season has only reached the middle of the season. I think this season will indeed be difficult for Al-Shabab. Because it looks like Al-Shabab must have the courage to compete more fiercely next season by bringing in more European players like other teams. Because if we don't do this, Al-Shabab will only lose further in the competition in the SPL.

[MusaMohamed]

At the moment when they bought many famous and well-experienced superstar players for Al Ittihad, they were expecting to see their team racing for great achievements such as the Saudi League title or the AFC Champions League. But currently, the situation of Al Ittihad is not good in the Saudi League and they are in the 5th place of the table with 28 points.

They spent money to buy some star players but the most anticipating star player in the club is Karim Benzema. The player got so many problems with his body and fitness so that he has less appearances and contributions for Al Ittihad than initial expectation.

They are defending their title in Saudi Professional League but are falling too far behind Al Hilal and Al Nassr. The fifth position is so shame for Al Ittihad as a current champion of the league and with big money they spent for transfers recent months.

Al Ittihad are suffering, they're not earning points as Al Hilal and Al Nassr this season, they're totally different from other elite clubs this season.

Everyone understands the SPL is challenging, yet these clubs haven't sent any signals that they will be competitive this season for an important position. Al Ittihad did not sign the expected players to strengthen their club, but they will add more players in the January transfer window for the purpose to improve the team's performance in league matches.

Saudi Professional League has changed a lot since a transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to it from Manchester United. The massive support from PIF to top four big clubs in Saudi Arabia and appearances of many star players are contributing to make the league more exciting and more unpredictable. The ranking of Al Ittihad shows that the league this year is more challenging than last season.

Al Nassr got Cristiano in January last year after World Cup 2022 and it's realistic to think of new star players will join the league in January 2024 that is only a few days ahead.

[len01]

I am quite curious about what has happened to Al-Shabab because last season they managed to finish in 4th position in the standings and now they have fallen all the way down to 12th in the standings. Last season they were one of the strongest teams in the Saudi league and collected a total of 56 points in 30 matches. Meanwhile, currently they are still collecting 18 points from 17 matches.

Even though the composition of the players was still the same as the previous season, they even got additional strength with the presence of Yannick Carassco in their squad, but the results were still felt to be lacking. Even though there is still half a season left, it seems like it is too late for Al-Shabab to compete again in the top 4 and with the existing competition, they may be stuck finishing in the middle of the table.

Al-Shabab doesn't seem to have prepared well enough for this season. Considering that the competition is getting tougher this season, it is natural that Al-Shabab will lose its good position last season and become worse this season. Last season, Al-Shabab only suffered 8 defeats throughout the season. But now Al-Shabab has suffered 7 defeats even though the season has only reached the middle of the season. I think this season will indeed be difficult for Al-Shabab. Because it looks like Al-Shabab must have the courage to compete more fiercely next season by bringing in more European players like other teams. Because if we don't do this, Al-Shabab will only lose further in the competition in the SPL.

not only from last season but from the previous 3 seasons Al Shabab was able to achieve very good achievements in the SPL and all that changed after many talented players from europe joined one of the SPL teams and this greatly influenced Al Shabab performance to achieve achievements like 3 last season and the main thing Al Shabab had to do was just transfer european players like other teams to strengthen their performance. If not, Al Shabab will only achieve unstable achievements and the fans will be very sad to see it, but several times Al Shabab has not shown that they want to target european players, but we'll see if Al Shabab can bring in european players.

In this case, I dont really think that european players are very special, it's just that european players have much more football experience so they can really give a big boost to an SPL team to achieve success like Al Nassr and several other teams that are currently in over Al Shabab.
but there are also several teams that rely on native players without having many european players but still have a comfortable ranking, such as Al Taawon which is currently ranked 4th in the SPL standings.

[roksana.hee]

Al-Shabab doesn't seem to have prepared well enough for this season. Considering that the competition is getting tougher this season, it is natural that Al-Shabab will lose its good position last season and become worse this season. Last season, Al-Shabab only suffered 8 defeats throughout the season. But now Al-Shabab has suffered 7 defeats even though the season has only reached the middle of the season. I think this season will indeed be difficult for Al-Shabab. Because it looks like Al-Shabab must have the courage to compete more fiercely next season by bringing in more European players like other teams. Because if we don't do this, Al-Shabab will only lose further in the competition in the SPL.

Al-Shabab is facing a challenging season, experiencing a higher number of defeats compared to the previous one. The increased competition has put a strain on their performance. Bringing in more European players could potentially strengthen the team, but it's essential to consider various factors such as team dynamics and adaptation. What strategic changes do you think Al-Shabab should implement to improve their standing in the SPL next season?

[Arenga pinnata]

Al-Shabab doesn't seem to have prepared well enough for this season. Considering that the competition is getting tougher this season, it is natural that Al-Shabab will lose its good position last season and become worse this season. Last season, Al-Shabab only suffered 8 defeats throughout the season. But now Al-Shabab has suffered 7 defeats even though the season has only reached the middle of the season. I think this season will indeed be difficult for Al-Shabab. Because it looks like Al-Shabab must have the courage to compete more fiercely next season by bringing in more European players like other teams. Because if we don't do this, Al-Shabab will only lose further in the competition in the SPL.

Al-Shabab is facing a challenging season, experiencing a higher number of defeats compared to the previous one. The increased competition has put a strain on their performance. Bringing in more European players could potentially strengthen the team, but it's essential to consider various factors such as team dynamics and adaptation. What strategic changes do you think Al-Shabab should implement to improve their standing in the SPL next season?

In fact, even talking about next season could still be difficult for Al-Shabab even if they start bringing in European players next season. Because teams under PIF ownership will always be superior in recruiting top European players. But at least Al-Shabab can learn from Al-Fateh and Al-Taawoun who also don't recruit many European players but still have good performance. Or Al-Shabab could also take steps like Al-Ettifaq, which took part in the competition to recruit top European players. It's just that Al-ettifaq doesn't seem to have shown good effectiveness. Because usually European players have to adapt first for at least one season before they can really play well. Because Cristiano Ronaldo also did that last season.

So the solution might be to participate in the hunt for top European players and it is hoped that this can help their team's performance in the following seasons.

[klidex]

I am quite curious about what has happened to Al-Shabab because last season they managed to finish in 4th position in the standings and now they have fallen all the way down to 12th in the standings. Last season they were one of the strongest teams in the Saudi league and collected a total of 56 points in 30 matches. Meanwhile, currently they are still collecting 18 points from 17 matches.

Even though the composition of the players was still the same as the previous season, they even got additional strength with the presence of Yannick Carassco in their squad, but the results were still felt to be lacking. Even though there is still half a season left, it seems like it is too late for Al-Shabab to compete again in the top 4 and with the existing competition, they may be stuck finishing in the middle of the table.

It's natural, because in previous seasons the SPL teams at least still had quality that wasn't much different, of course it's different from now because the SPL teams have crazy transfers with the top European players they have. Therefore, it seems inappropriate to expect Al Shabab to be in the top zone in the current SPL standings.

Because even though a team like Al Ittihad has slipped to 5th place at the moment, despite the fact that Al Ittihad also has top European players in the squad . But ya, in fact Al Ittihad also still failed to be strong at least in the race for the title and therefore, compare it with Al Shabab which does not have top European players in the squad. So ya, it is very natural that at this moment Al Shabab is only in the middle zone or bottom zone in the SPL standings this season.

Yes, you are right, the difference in the composition the player squad is also very influential, maybe Al Shabab is still using the same performance as last season, but this season many Saudi Arabian club are recruited players from Europe who have good potential, so this is what causes Al Shabab to appear difficulty to compete in 5th position big against clubs thats have top European players so I hopes Al Shabab can do the same thing in the transfer market that opens laters if they want a decent position like last season.

Yes, Ittihad, which has Karim Benzema, a striker who is really relied on by Real Madrid, failed to compete with Al Nassr and Al Hilal this season at the top of standings, even though last season Ittihad was able to win the Saudi Pro League, so yes, I thinks even if it had European players, it wouldn't be able to win hone it well and it will be the same as they will have difficulty competing in the Saudi League. Currently, Ittihad is no longer the favorite as a strong candidate to win the title again like last season.

[roksana.hee]

In fact, even talking about next season could still be difficult for Al-Shabab even if they start bringing in European players next season. Because teams under PIF ownership will always be superior in recruiting top European players. But at least Al-Shabab can learn from Al-Fateh and Al-Taawoun who also don't recruit many European players but still have good performance. Or Al-Shabab could also take steps like Al-Ettifaq, which took part in the competition to recruit top European players. It's just that Al-ettifaq doesn't seem to have shown good effectiveness. Because usually European players have to adapt first for at least one season before they can really play well. Because Cristiano Ronaldo also did that last season.

So the solution might be to participate in the hunt for top European players and it is hoped that this can help their team's performance in the following seasons.

Al-Shabab faces an interesting challenge in the upcoming season, with the potential difficulty in recruiting top European players. Learning from the experiences of Al-Fateh and Al-Taawoun, who have performed well without relying heavily on European players, or considering the approach of Al-Ettifaq, which actively competed for top European talent despite mixed results, could offer valuable insights. The adaptation period for European players, as exemplified by Cristiano Ronaldo last season, also raises important considerations. What strategic approach do you think Al-Shabab should adopt to navigate these challenges successfully in the next season?

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I am quite curious about what has happened to Al-Shabab because last season they managed to finish in 4th position in the standings and now they have fallen all the way down to 12th in the standings. Last season they were one of the strongest teams in the Saudi league and collected a total of 56 points in 30 matches. Meanwhile, currently they are still collecting 18 points from 17 matches.

Even though the composition of the players was still the same as the previous season, they even got additional strength with the presence of Yannick Carassco in their squad, but the results were still felt to be lacking. Even though there is still half a season left, it seems like it is too late for Al-Shabab to compete again in the top 4 and with the existing competition, they may be stuck finishing in the middle of the table.

It's natural, because in previous seasons the SPL teams at least still had quality that wasn't much different, of course it's different from now because the SPL teams have crazy transfers with the top European players they have. Therefore, it seems inappropriate to expect Al Shabab to be in the top zone in the current SPL standings.

Because even though a team like Al Ittihad has slipped to 5th place at the moment, despite the fact that Al Ittihad also has top European players in the squad . But ya, in fact Al Ittihad also still failed to be strong at least in the race for the title and therefore, compare it with Al Shabab which does not have top European players in the squad. So ya, it is very natural that at this moment Al Shabab is only in the middle zone or bottom zone in the SPL standings this season.

It must be admitted that this is a big factor because the crazy transfers of several Saudi teams can affect the existing competition, but if you look at Al-Taawoun's performance, which did not bring in a single European player last summer, shouldn't they also not be able to compete at the top? So I think this is not entirely a factor in the transfer of the star player and more about how a team can adapt to a different competitive level.

Talking about Al-Ittihad, they have lost their consistency so far and that is due to their lack of preparedness this season as well as the problems with coaches and players which were previously rumored to have also affected the results. Al-Ittihad will likely be able to return to the top flight and that is not to occupy 1st or 2nd place but rather finish in 3rd place in the standings this season.

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In fact, even talking about next season could still be difficult for Al-Shabab even if they start bringing in European players next season. Because teams under PIF ownership will always be superior in recruiting top European players. But at least Al-Shabab can learn from Al-Fateh and Al-Taawoun who also don't recruit many European players but still have good performance. Or Al-Shabab could also take steps like Al-Ettifaq, which took part in the competition to recruit top European players. It's just that Al-ettifaq doesn't seem to have shown good effectiveness. Because usually European players have to adapt first for at least one season before they can really play well. Because Cristiano Ronaldo also did that last season.

So the solution might be to participate in the hunt for top European players and it is hoped that this can help their team's performance in the following seasons.

But if Al-Shabab has club assets that are quite large and have a budget that is the same as the clubs in the PIF, then of course Al-Shabab can also participate in the competition to bring in top European players. But the problem is that it is not easy to get top European players. In fact, Al-Nassr also has to make an approach from now on to bring in one of the Atletico Madrid defenders who Al-Nassr plans to bring in in the transfer market next summer. So Al-Shabab also has to make the same preparations and take the same approach as the big clubs currently taking in the SPL.

But another step could be that Al-Shabab could bring in quite good players from Europe. No need for top players. But just ordinary players will also be enough. As long as the trainers at Al-Shabab can make good use of it. Because the role of the coach is also very important in football. Because without a good coach, a club that has many quality players will still have difficulty competing in a league. Because game strategy also plays an important role.