Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Docnaster]

Surely several players will follow to this competition next season? There is enough money, and for a lot of money there are many football players who are only too happy to kick a ball here. moreover, Ronaldo will also have had contact with the necessary players about the environment and lifestyle in Saudi Arabia. Only 4 or 5 good players could become Ronaldo's teammates next season. I just don't know how long he will continue to play football in this league? I understand that it is financially attractive, but he has enough money, right? And you've been used to a European life all your life, haven't you? The difference between the Middle East and Europe in culture seems really huge to me. I don't think Messi will go this way.

Players have different thoughts and ideals. Ronaldo knows what's best for him and he went for it. Apart from the money involved in the Arab Professional league, I see football to be a little bit easy and convenient for Ronaldo at that age.
Europe football requires more potency Than The arab league, and that makes it easy for a talented player at 38 kike Ronaldo. In Arab, skills and enough experience is ok, but all this without physical strength doesn't work well in Europe. I am not saying Ronaldo isn't strong, but there is a decrease in his strength dew to age and that's why he still doing well in Arab football.

[el kaka22]

The freekick goal looked amazing, I will agree to that but we also have to accept the fact that he shot right at the wall and the wall just got separated, if they stayed without even moving, he wouldn't have scored at all, it's that simple, just not move and he misses that shot.

But at the end of the day, Ronaldo keeps scoring and thanks to that Al Nasr is still following Al Ittihad very closely, one loss or a draw from Al Ittihad and we get Al Nasr as the leader once again and after that I do not think that they would be giving that back ever again after that happens. It's obvious that the top two teams will win as much as possible, maybe even win all the remaining games, because they are just that much better than everyone else.

[shogun47]

The freekick goal looked amazing, I will agree to that but we also have to accept the fact that he shot right at the wall and the wall just got separated, if they stayed without even moving, he wouldn't have scored at all, it's that simple, just not move and he misses that shot.

But at the end of the day, Ronaldo keeps scoring and thanks to that Al Nasr is still following Al Ittihad very closely, one loss or a draw from Al Ittihad and we get Al Nasr as the leader once again and after that I do not think that they would be giving that back ever again after that happens. It's obvious that the top two teams will win as much as possible, maybe even win all the remaining games, because they are just that much better than everyone else.

I don't know, to me it seems that nothing really changed since Ronaldo joined the team. They scored 28:6 goals in the first 14 games and the 14th game was when Ronaldo joined in January. They won that game, but Ronaldo didn't score. Since then they played seven more games and they scored 16:6 goals and dropped from rank 1 to rank 2. They lost rank 1, conceded more goals on average (conceded double the goals per game to be precisely), and scored 2.3 goals instead of 2 goals per game. Now where is the effect?

Now everyone has their own taste, but I didn't like Ronaldo's free kicks for quite some time. He had some remarkable free kick goals, definitely! But it turned too much into a lottery. Hardly precision and shoot as hard as you can and then hope. In this case the wall created a gap and the keeper let the ball slip through. Congratulations. Precise free kicks are fun to watch, but most of his free kicks go straight into the wall these days. He scored some of the best quite often, but that is a good while ago.

[Juggy777]

The freekick goal looked amazing, I will agree to that but we also have to accept the fact that he shot right at the wall and the wall just got separated, if they stayed without even moving, he wouldn't have scored at all, it's that simple, just not move and he misses that shot.

But at the end of the day, Ronaldo keeps scoring and thanks to that Al Nasr is still following Al Ittihad very closely, one loss or a draw from Al Ittihad and we get Al Nasr as the leader once again and after that I do not think that they would be giving that back ever again after that happens. It's obvious that the top two teams will win as much as possible, maybe even win all the remaining games, because they are just that much better than everyone else.

@el kaka22 well that’s the beauty of football, if you lose discipline then you’ll be punished for it and here Ronaldo stuck to the basics and he was rewarded for it. Also the signing of Ronaldo has boosted the overall confidence of the squad, and I believe that he can inspire them to win the league title as he’s getting better and better with each and every game.

[Lordhermes]

The freekick goal looked amazing, I will agree to that but we also have to accept the fact that he shot right at the wall and the wall just got separated, if they stayed without even moving, he wouldn't have scored at all, it's that simple, just not move and he misses that shot.

But at the end of the day, Ronaldo keeps scoring and thanks to that Al Nasr is still following Al Ittihad very closely, one loss or a draw from Al Ittihad and we get Al Nasr as the leader once again and after that I do not think that they would be giving that back ever again after that happens. It's obvious that the top two teams will win as much as possible, maybe even win all the remaining games, because they are just that much better than everyone else.

@el kaka22 well that’s the beauty of football, if you lose discipline then you’ll be punished for it and here Ronaldo stuck to the basics and he was rewarded for it. Also the signing of Ronaldo has boosted the overall confidence of the squad, and I believe that he can inspire them to win the league title as he’s getting better and better with each and every game.

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game. I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

[tranthidung]

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game. I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

Ronaldo is not God and he is old so his contribution for Al-Nassr is affected by his age clearly. I agree with you about his contribution that is booster for Al-Nassr players too about increasing their confidence, ambition and results on matches.

Ronaldo is a player who does not want to fail in any competition. In Al-Nassr, he is their captain and surely boosts his team-mates to play better. There are mutual cooperation and benefit for Ronaldo and his team-mates. Together they are playing better after the appearance of Ronaldo in their club.

Ronaldo effects are even bigger and not limited to Al-Nassr or in Saudi Arabia. He helped Saudi Professional League reached more to Europe with many television, media companies paid attention to the league and began to bring Saudi Professional League to European citizens. Around Saudi Arabia, he made noise and forced other nations in Middle East join the race with Saudi Arabia to bring more star players to the area.

[GiftedMAN]

The freekick goal looked amazing, I will agree to that but we also have to accept the fact that he shot right at the wall and the wall just got separated, if they stayed without even moving, he wouldn't have scored at all, it's that simple, just not move and he misses that shot.

But at the end of the day, Ronaldo keeps scoring and thanks to that Al Nasr is still following Al Ittihad very closely, one loss or a draw from Al Ittihad and we get Al Nasr as the leader once again and after that I do not think that they would be giving that back ever again after that happens. It's obvious that the top two teams will win as much as possible, maybe even win all the remaining games, because they are just that much better than everyone else.

@el kaka22 well that’s the beauty of football, if you lose discipline then you’ll be punished for it and here Ronaldo stuck to the basics and he was rewarded for it. Also the signing of Ronaldo has boosted the overall confidence of the squad, and I believe that he can inspire them to win the league title as he’s getting better and better with each and every game.

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game. I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

I agree with you@Lordhermes. The arrival of Ronaldo has brought about a great change in Al-Nassr,  the team were not winning most of their games before his arrival but since he became their player, their goal  scoring pattern has changed, they now win matches and score multiple goals in most of their matches and Ronaldo keeps motivating them to do more even when they feel tired in most matches you always see him clapping and cheering them to victory that's one of the good effects he has brought to the team and the Saudi Arabian League as a whole.

Yes Al-Nassr may not be topping the League right now but there are chances of them getting back to winning the League after the break as you mentioned and with their good performance, Ronaldo effect will help them win the League.

[rahmad2nd]

By the looks of it, Ronaldo could get upset here as well, which I wouldn't really blame all on him considering the type of players he plays with, but the fact that he got here when they were leading the league and they may lose the league after he got here will definitely cause a lot of mockery. That doesn't mean that he was the reason for it, but it will not stop people from mocking him of course, just the situation itself is sort of funny already and that is why I would guess that there will be a ton of memes and videos mocking him in the end this season if they can't win the title. They still have the chance, but they just need to fight much harder.

I second that too, there are quite a lot of Ronaldo haters all over the internet, people waiting for him to fail or be put on the bench so they can make fun of him, i know it is all part of the banter, but sometime last year i began to think if maybe those in higher authorities actually somewhat dislike Ronaldo, not that it matters though, but it feels like Fifa and some of the other governing bodies are Messi fanboys.

Ronaldo is one of the stars that has become iconic in the world of football, no matter when he was still playing in the European league or his current club. there will always be people, or groups who dislike it and even sneer at it. this is natural, the dislike of other star supporters will tend to ridicule or mock him. whether it's by making mockery memes, shouting Messi's name when Ronaldo is playing against another team. whatever it is, everything will be done by groups or people who don't like it.

So, Ronaldo's current problem does not come from within the team or the opponent. however, pressure comes from outsiders who tend to corner him. but as a big star, it shouldn't be a big problem for him. his current focus is to bring his team to win a competition trophy this season. yes, Ronaldo has to work hard to make it happen and reply to all the negative responses that lead to him with achievements.

[shogun47]

By the looks of it, Ronaldo could get upset here as well, which I wouldn't really blame all on him considering the type of players he plays with, but the fact that he got here when they were leading the league and they may lose the league after he got here will definitely cause a lot of mockery. That doesn't mean that he was the reason for it, but it will not stop people from mocking him of course, just the situation itself is sort of funny already and that is why I would guess that there will be a ton of memes and videos mocking him in the end this season if they can't win the title. They still have the chance, but they just need to fight much harder.

I second that too, there are quite a lot of Ronaldo haters all over the internet, people waiting for him to fail or be put on the bench so they can make fun of him, i know it is all part of the banter, but sometime last year i began to think if maybe those in higher authorities actually somewhat dislike Ronaldo, not that it matters though, but it feels like Fifa and some of the other governing bodies are Messi fanboys.

Ronaldo is one of the stars that has become iconic in the world of football, no matter when he was still playing in the European league or his current club. there will always be people, or groups who dislike it and even sneer at it. this is natural, the dislike of other star supporters will tend to ridicule or mock him. whether it's by making mockery memes, shouting Messi's name when Ronaldo is playing against another team. whatever it is, everything will be done by groups or people who don't like it.

So, Ronaldo's current problem does not come from within the team or the opponent. however, pressure comes from outsiders who tend to corner him. but as a big star, it shouldn't be a big problem for him. his current focus is to bring his team to win a competition trophy this season. yes, Ronaldo has to work hard to make it happen and reply to all the negative responses that lead to him with achievements.

But do you really think winning the Saudi Professional League would make much of a difference as to how the public perceives him? It didn't start in the SPL. He has always been the guy who behaved quite controversially. I think that a lot of people, even his own fans, would have preferred to see him trying to fight back in one the European top leagues. But in the end it was all about the salary. He could have chosen a club that is a little bit below the maybe best five or six clubs, cut a bit of his salary and then try it again in the Champions League.
I wouldn't even say he is a bad player now. He would just have to adapt to new circumstances, to a different fitness level and to the fact that there are 11 guys on the pitch and not just him. This attitude he can keep up only in some inferior league.

But he finally let someone else take a penalty as I am sure he is noticing public discussions about him.

[Jody.Drummer]

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game. I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

True, the experience of a Cristiano Ronaldo in Europe brings mentality to other players. Even though he came here at a young age, experience speaks here. I see that there is something different from Cristiano Ronaldo, I mean he doesn't like playing at Manchester United, this seems to have something to do with the comfort felt by a player so that it affects his enthusiasm for playing.
Ronaldo's statistics are also good, from the 8 matches he has played at Al Nassr he has scored 9 goals and 2 assists.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game. I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

That's no news, it was expected as it has played out. Ronaldo's influence is undeniable the biggest in sports in generally and not just football. Just him moving to Al Nassr has given the league the biggest publicity that it can even get. This isn't the first time he's doing this, even when he moved to Juventus, we saw how impactive he was both in the clubs and league in general. That's the exact same thing he's doing to the Saudi professional league. I mean just imagine he's the one taking most of if the discussion on this particular thread about a whole league not even Messi can pour that kind of influence.

The whole squad has been affected by Ronaldo mentality that even when he isn't in games the squad can perform comebacks to win games. I strongly believe Al Nassr can win the trophy and as a Ronaldo fan we all want that to happen even though it will be disregarded as a farmers trophy, it's better he gets laugh at that way then him not winning and still getting mocked as the media usually do. We could see how competitive the Saudi league is getting that every team is trying harder to win games and perform individually since they know the world is watching them play all because of Ronaldo.

[samcoin]

Ronaldo is one of the stars that has become iconic in the world of football, no matter when he was still playing in the European league or his current club. there will always be people, or groups who dislike it and even sneer at it. this is natural, the dislike of other star supporters will tend to ridicule or mock him. whether it's by making mockery memes, shouting Messi's name when Ronaldo is playing against another team. whatever it is, everything will be done by groups or people who don't like it.

There's no doubt about that, Ronaldo has many historical numbers that haven't been broken till now, as he has the highest number of matches played in the European Champions League with 183 matches, and the highest number of goals in this competition with 140 goals. In addition, he is the world's highest scorer in terms of national teams, with 118 goals. These achievements may be broken in the future by Haaland or Mbappe, but Ronaldo will always be remembered as a legend.

So, Ronaldo's current problem does not come from within the team or the opponent. however, pressure comes from outsiders who tend to corner him. but as a big star, it shouldn't be a big problem for him. his current focus is to bring his team to win a competition trophy this season. yes, Ronaldo has to work hard to make it happen and reply to all the negative responses that lead to him with achievements.

Unfortunately, the destiny of Al Nassr in the SPL competition this season is no longer in their hands, and so does Ronald.Even if they win all their remaining matches,they won't win the title as Al Ittihad could win all their matches as well. Al Ittihad are motivated to win the title this season more than any previous title. However, in football, everything is possible as long as there are more matches to play.

[Zlantann]

Having said that, Ronaldo's arrival for the amount of money in question raised the expectations, of course Al Nassr is expected to win the Saudi Pro league, and if they don't so many people would turn to Ronaldo and ask what his impact has been in the team. Well there are still many games to play, and i think Al Nassr can do it, i hope they win the league because of Ronaldo.

Nobody will doubt the impact of Ronaldo even if Al Nassr ends up at the second spot in the league. Ronaldo have brought so much publicity and influence to the team. A close analysis of their last game against Abha showed that the game was not an easy one because both teams has almost the same goal on target but Al Nassr controlled the game. The points between the first and second team in the league is just one point, therefore Ronaldo's team still have the opportunity to win the league if they keep winning games as they have done in the last seven games. There still ten games to play, which means anything can still happen. It will be a historical sight to see captain Ronaldo lifting the Saudi Arabia League trophy.

[Rigon]

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game. I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

A great plaque went to play tonight with Cristiano Ronaldo in front. Ronaldo also holds the record for playing the most single matches in this match. But that is not enough why stop at the name Ronaldo. Ronaldo had a lot to answer for.  Ronaldo gave that answer while playing in the European qualifiers. Ronaldo scored two goals alone in the 4-0 victory. Having scored two goals, he said that even though he is 38 years old, he is not finished yet.

[Cryptock]

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game. I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

A great plaque went to play tonight with Cristiano Ronaldo in front. Ronaldo also holds the record for playing the most single matches in this match. But that is not enough why stop at the name Ronaldo. Ronaldo had a lot to answer for.  Ronaldo gave that answer while playing in the European qualifiers. Ronaldo scored two goals alone in the 4-0 victory. Having scored two goals, he said that even though he is 38 years old, he is not finished yet.

Just read in news Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the record for the highest number of international appearances, by scoring twice on his 197th cap for Portugal in their 4-0 win over Liechtenstein.

[Lordhermes]

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game. I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

A great plaque went to play tonight with Cristiano Ronaldo in front. Ronaldo also holds the record for playing the most single matches in this match. But that is not enough why stop at the name Ronaldo. Ronaldo had a lot to answer for.  Ronaldo gave that answer while playing in the European qualifiers. Ronaldo scored two goals alone in the 4-0 victory. Having scored two goals, he said that even though he is 38 years old, he is not finished yet.

Just read in news Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the record for the highest number of international appearances, by scoring twice on his 197th cap for Portugal in their 4-0 win over Liechtenstein.

Ronaldo is has broken every records in the international game. yesterday night he scored brace with free kick, making it his 60 career free kicks in his highest international appearance game. it was a great time for Rinaldo, he worked so hard for this, i am glad i witness him play. he is so passionate about winning games.

[kawetsriyanto]

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game.

I agree about this, Ronaldo really brings a big impact. Al Nassr becomes more popular instantly and many people begin to know their players. But I assume Ronaldo still can't improve the chance for Al Nassr to win Saudi Pro League title/trophy.

I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

There are still some tough matches for Al Nassr and the remaining matches are only 9 remaining matches. I'm not sure about the chance of Al Nassr winning the league title. Although they keep winning all the remaining matches, they are still unable to win it if Al Ittihad also wins all the remaining matches. TBH, the defeat from Al Ittihad on matchday 20 is a very big loss. Al Nassr needs a miracle to lead the league again.

[Strongkored]

Ronaldo effect has changed everything about the club, their confidence and moral in every game.

I agree about this, Ronaldo really brings a big impact. Al Nassr becomes more popular instantly and many people begin to know their players. But I assume Ronaldo still can't improve the chance for Al Nassr to win Saudi Pro League title/trophy.

I believe they will win the league title if they keep playing with determination and confidence. I know Captain Ronaldo is a man that doesn't like losing matches none love been defeated. Al-Nassr will lead the league again, after the International break.

There are still some tough matches for Al Nassr and the remaining matches are only 9 remaining matches. I'm not sure about the chance of Al Nassr winning the league title. Although they keep winning all the remaining matches, they are still unable to win it if Al Ittihad also wins all the remaining matches. TBH, the defeat from Al Ittihad on matchday 20 is a very big loss. Al Nassr needs a miracle to lead the league again.

I somewhat agree with you, there is little doubt that Al Nassr will win the league trophy this season because one point difference is indeed a little but if Ittihad can maintain well all the remaining matches where only 9 matches remain then it becomes useless what is achieved by Al Nassr.
Al Nassr must really want to get the championship trophy this season because the last time they won was the 2018-2019 season then Al Hilal who became the champion in a row because it was noted that they were quite dominating in the Saudi Pro League.
The most obvious thing that Ronaldo has given is that the Arab League broadcasting has become quite widespread, although maybe only when his club is playing to be the most anticipated especially for viewers outside Arabia.

[Sirait]

In yesterday's match, Al-Hilal as the host managed to win over his opponent Al-Ettifaq with a score of 3-0. Each goal was scored by Ighalo, Kanno and Al Dawsari and with this result Al-Hilal's position remains safe in the top 4 of the standings. In the next game, Al-Hilal will face al-Khaleej and they must again secure 3 points to shorten the distance from Al-Shabab, which is currently in 3rd place in the standings.

2 matches of Al Hilal are currently unplayed.  Other teams played 21 matches but Al Hilal played 19 matches.  If they get 2 wins in these matches, they can move up to the third place in the ranking.  On the other hand, I think Al Nassr and Ittihad will fight for the leadership until the last week.

al hilal will definitely be ranked 3rd until the end of the season, because as we can see, they have only had 19 matches while the other teams have had 21 matches, regarding the competition between al nassr and al ittihad at the top of the standings, I doubt al nassr will be lucky to be able to shift al ittihad because so far they are very good and stable, al ittihad is a tough team.

[Dewi Aries]

al hilal will definitely be ranked 3rd until the end of the season, because as we can see, they have only had 19 matches while the other teams have had 21 matches, regarding the competition between al nassr and al ittihad at the top of the standings, I doubt al nassr will be lucky to be able to shift al ittihad because so far they are very good and stable, al ittihad is a tough team.

What you say is probably true because Ittihad played consistently so far only lost once and their goal productivity is also high
But because the difference in points between the two teams is one point then anything can happen at the end of the season
Ittihad and Al Nasr can depend on luck who knows in the remaining matches they get a draw or lose.