Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[QueenVera]

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It's really funny how hope is placed on just one person..... He is not the whole team, besides him there are other players who will determine whether Cristiano will score or not. He can help his team, but if the team performs badly, nothing will help them, not even Ronaldo.

You're right, it makes absolutely no sense for a title to be easy to win just because a team is depending on one player. Ronaldo is not responsible for success, but he is responsible for his own performance which in turn can help the team get the most out of a game. Al-Nassr was able to win the title not only because of Ronaldo, but it is because the team played well all season.

After all Ronaldo is part of the team and he still needs the help of other players to play well. In the 2022-2023 season Ronaldo played 16 times by scoring 14 goals and 2 assists, those are good statistics for him. Last season Al-Nassr failed to win the title, but next season they will try their best.

You're right all hope shouldn't be placed on C Ronaldo because they just bought some top European players to Strengthen the club and help boast the team spirit all though the whole team is build around Ronaldo but they're still other players there that would help assist him and i think that why they're getting good results lately.
 Talking about good results Ronaldo is having a good time and currently getting the ball in the net back to back and his current form and performance has helped his team to reach the finals of the Arab Club Champions Club to play against their strong rival Al-Hilal, i think it's going to be one very tough match but Al-Nassr stand a good chance of winning the cup considering Ronaldo's current form and the quality of players they introduced into their squad lately.

[kawetsriyanto]

Another offer from Saudi teams to the famous players and this time Al Hilal sent an offer to Atletico Marid and they wanted to hire João Félix for the next season while this player already got offers from other teams in Europe I think sending this offer couldn't be accepted by Atletico Madrid and now
Al Hilal wants to get this player on loan for next season but he prefers to leave the team for even and he obviously prefers to play in Barcelona instead of the Arabian teams.

If Al Hilal only wants him as a loan player, surely João Félix prefers to stay in Europe. Not only Barcelona, I ever hear that Real Madrid is also interested in João Félix. Although his last performance wasn't impressive, he did some mistakes. But since he is still young, many top teams in Europe interested to sign him. Not sure where he will play in the next season, but I believe he will stay in Europe and refused the offer from Saudi club. 

João Félix was excluded because he is a youth player another reason Barcelona is also interested in him is that it is easy for him to make a choice
Barcelona, Benfica and Al Hilal are in the queue but somehow Barcelona can complete the transfer while they have financial problems
Of all the teams Al Hilal showed the highest interest however João Félix would find no future there obviously he will choose Europa competitions.

Al Hilal may be very serious to sign him, but they won't get anything if João Félix refused it. João Félix is still 23 years old, it is too early for him to leave Europe leagues. He is in his golden age, he must play in competitive leagues and deserved teams. The offer from Barcelona should be better than the offer from Al Hilal. So, no way that João Félix to move to SPL.

[Leviathan.007]

A goal from Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed Al Nassr in the final. In the final match I think Al Nassr has a chance to win because they have two legendary players Ronaldo and Sadia Mane in this team. If they perform well, they can definitely take the Al Nassr trophy, Cristiano Ronaldo's team is most likely to win the final match. However, we cannot say for sure which team will win but Al Hilal should not be taken lightly as they also won the match brilliantly to enter the final. Whereas a strong team like ittihad who were champions this season beat Al Hilal 3-1, and Al Shabab 3-1 to reach the final match. In that case, if we look at Al Hilal players, we will see that they are all good players because Al Hilal currently has good European players. In that case we can say that Al Nassr and Al Hilal will definitely be a great game with enough fighting between the two teams. And in this fight only those who attack enough and can score goals will win the trophy. Although I am backing Al Nassr to win, it is difficult to predict which team will win the game.

Both players Sadio Mane and Ronaldo are not in good form and we can't expect to see good performances from them as we saw in the last years but still, a player like Ronaldo is a great advantage for Al Nasr and I think this season he can even have better performance because he is playing there for a year and he obviously knows the team better than last season.
The fans of Al Nasr expect to see their teams racing for the Saudi league title even better than last season because of the superstar players they bought.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

A goal from Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed Al Nassr in the final. In the final match I think Al Nassr has a chance to win because they have two legendary players Ronaldo and Sadia Mane in this team. If they perform well, they can definitely take the Al Nassr trophy, Cristiano Ronaldo's team is most likely to win the final match. However, we cannot say for sure which team will win but Al Hilal should not be taken lightly as they also won the match brilliantly to enter the final. Whereas a strong team like ittihad who were champions this season beat Al Hilal 3-1, and Al Shabab 3-1 to reach the final match. In that case, if we look at Al Hilal players, we will see that they are all good players because Al Hilal currently has good European players. In that case we can say that Al Nassr and Al Hilal will definitely be a great game with enough fighting between the two teams. And in this fight only those who attack enough and can score goals will win the trophy. Although I am backing Al Nassr to win, it is difficult to predict which team will win the game.

Both players Sadio Mane and Ronaldo are not in good form and we can't expect to see good performances from them as we saw in the last years but still, a player like Ronaldo is a great advantage for Al Nasr and I think this season he can even have better performance because he is playing there for a year and he obviously knows the team better than last season.
The fans of Al Nasr expect to see their teams racing for the Saudi league title even better than last season because of the superstar players they bought.

You are right, in this 2nd season Ronaldo's performance looks better and now Ronaldo has a better partner than last season I mean who can supply the ball, just check Al Nassr history  match in some tournaments and pre season matches Ronaldo scored goals in almost all matches meaning he has found what is needed in the team. By the way Al Nassr made it to the Final of the Arab Champions Cup they will fight Al hilal tomorrow, I will bet on Al Nassr to win and Ronaldo to score I know Ronaldo is on fire   

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Absolutely impressive! Cristiano Ronaldo, a true headmaster, guides his team to the Arab Club Champions Cup final, for the first time in club's history, by scoring the only goal. Al Nassr is all set to face against Al Hilal in the Saturday final. Al Nassr really needs well preparation; it won't be a simple task. Al Hilal holds a stronger position, but my hope is that CR7 will do his things.

I am amazed at what Ronaldo did because he managed to bring Al Nassr to reach the Arab Champions League Final. Where Ronaldo has scored goals in a row in 4 matches in the Arab Champions League, even when Al Nassr faced Al Shorta Ronaldo became a big hero in this match because his one goal was able to bring Al Nassr to the Arab Champions League final. Ronaldo even became the temporary top scorer in the Arab Champions League, thus increasing his confidence in being able to bring Al Nassr to win a trophy in this competition.

I think Al Nassr is very favored in the final match against Al Hilal. Because the depth of the Al Nassr squad is stronger compared to their opponents. But the final match is a crucial match and Al Nassr must not underestimate the opponent they face. We will see this final match which will take place tomorrow at the King Fahd Stadium.

[Ndabagi01]

Absolutely impressive! Cristiano Ronaldo, a true headmaster, guides his team to the Arab Club Champions Cup final, for the first time in club's history, by scoring the only goal. Al Nassr is all set to face against Al Hilal in the Saturday final. Al Nassr really needs well preparation; it won't be a simple task. Al Hilal holds a stronger position, but my hope is that CR7 will do his things.

It's really funny how hope is placed on just one person..... He is not the whole team, besides him there are other players who will determine whether Cristiano will score or not. He can help his team, but if the team performs badly, nothing will help them, not even Ronaldo.

He doesn't appear to have placed all of his hopes on one person, but there is usually one player who stands out from the crowd. And the performance of such individual often decides the team's success. CR7 is one of those players in that team, and everyone on the team, including the team management, is rooting for him to do his best for the club to win the Champions League final. His resolve might also inspire other players who may be tempted to give up or have reservations about winning the champions cup against Al-Hilal, who have a better chance of winning looking at their past records. This is a final match and it can take a twist and the unexpected could take place. Whatever the case may be, I believe the final is going to be a competitive game for these two teams before one of them will prevail.

[makishart]

You are right, in this 2nd season Ronaldo's performance looks better and now Ronaldo has a better partner than last season I mean who can supply the ball, just check Al Nassr history  match in some tournaments and pre season matches Ronaldo scored goals in almost all matches meaning he has found what is needed in the team. By the way Al Nassr made it to the Final of the Arab Champions Cup they will fight Al hilal tomorrow, I will bet on Al Nassr to win and Ronaldo to score I know Ronaldo is on fire   

Im taking opposite thing to bet on al hilal to win the game tomorrow. Im aware if al nassr always being humiliated by al hilal last season. Im thinking al hilal will be able to play even better compared with nassr tomorrow. It's pretty interesting to see the rivalry between nassr and hilal gonna continue soon. You shall not underestimate al hilal too even though this club doesn't have a star player like ronaldo. Al hilal is considerably one of strongest team in saudi pro league. It has also beaten al ittihad which was having benzema and kante.

[shogun47]

Absolutely impressive! Cristiano Ronaldo, a true headmaster, guides his team to the Arab Club Champions Cup final, for the first time in club's history, by scoring the only goal. Al Nassr is all set to face against Al Hilal in the Saturday final. Al Nassr really needs well preparation; it won't be a simple task. Al Hilal holds a stronger position, but my hope is that CR7 will do his things.

It's really funny how hope is placed on just one person..... He is not the whole team, besides him there are other players who will determine whether Cristiano will score or not. He can help his team, but if the team performs badly, nothing will help them, not even Ronaldo.

He doesn't appear to have placed all of his hopes on one person, but there is usually one player who stands out from the crowd. And the performance of such individual often decides the team's success. CR7 is one of those players in that team, and everyone on the team, including the team management, is rooting for him to do his best for the club to win the Champions League final. His resolve might also inspire other players who may be tempted to give up or have reservations about winning the champions cup against Al-Hilal, who have a better chance of winning looking at their past records. This is a final match and it can take a twist and the unexpected could take place. Whatever the case may be, I believe the final is going to be a competitive game for these two teams before one of them will prevail.

Yes and although you are right, Ronaldo hasn't turned Al-Nassr into an invincible team. I think they lost more points with him last season when he joined than they lost before he joined. They still did ok despite losing the SPL title or not winning it so to say, but Al-Nassr does definitely not win every game only because Ronaldo is now there. They have had their defeats and draws with Ronaldo and that happened more often than I would have expected.

[borovichok]

Both players Sadio Mane and Ronaldo are not in good form and we can't expect to see good performances from them as we saw in the last years but still, a player like Ronaldo is a great advantage for Al Nasr and I think this season he can even have better performance because he is playing there for a year and he obviously knows the team better than last season.
The fans of Al Nasr expect to see their teams racing for the Saudi league title even better than last season because of the superstar players they bought.

It was a lot of pleasure to witness Al-Nassr perform a spectacular exhibition, confirming that they are equipped to face any challenge. They secured their position in the final, and they have a 90% probability of winning since they are more determined and competitive than their opponents. Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates are held accountable for the club's the recent improvements in performance; they achieved it with a furious competitive spirit-filled and they are completely prepared to put the pressure on any club they encounter in the final.

[Sithara007]

Yes and although you are right, Ronaldo hasn't turned Al-Nassr into an invincible team. I think they lost more points with him last season when he joined than they lost before he joined. They still did ok despite losing the SPL title or not winning it so to say, but Al-Nassr does definitely not win every game only because Ronaldo is now there. They have had their defeats and draws with Ronaldo and that happened more often than I would have expected.

Ronaldo alone can't do anything. And that is the reason why Portugal never won a major trophy despite having Ronaldo in the XI for so long. But this time, the chances look brighter since Al Nassr has now got a number of players to support Ronaldo. This time they have managed to get Marcelo Brozović and Talisca in the squad, which should boost the team balance for Al Nassr. Anyway, Al Nassr is doing well recently. Yesterday they won the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-final, by defeating Al Shorta (1-0, goal by Cristiano Ronaldo).

[Kasabus]

Over and over again Cristiano Ronaldo has proven that he's immuned to pressure and also knows how to rise up to the big occasions when his services is needed most. Cristiano Ronaldo's match-defining moments since the start of his career is one the reasons he's regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
The final match against Al-Hilal will be a tough game because the quality of players in Al-Hilal are strong.

Absolutely impressive! Cristiano Ronaldo, a true headmaster, guides his team to the Arab Club Champions Cup final, for the first time in club's history, by scoring the only goal. Al Nassr is all set to face against Al Hilal in the Saturday final. Al Nassr really needs well preparation; it won't be a simple task. Al Hilal holds a stronger position, but my hope is that CR7 will do his things.

It's really funny how hope is placed on just one person..... He is not the whole team, besides him there are other players who will determine whether Cristiano will score or not. He can help his team, but if the team performs badly, nothing will help them, not even Ronaldo.

You cannot blame them if people think that way because that is indeed one of the reasons why Al Nassr acquired Cristiano Ronaldo to play on their team in the first place and it's not because of his popularity because Saudi League mainly the club cannot benefit from that. But you are also correct, CR7 is not the same star anymore because he is quite older now, hence he cannot perform the same and lift the team just like what he did in his previous years in the European League but his experience will be a big help to the team.

[marcous]

You cannot blame them if people think that way because that is indeed one of the reasons why Al Nassr acquired Cristiano Ronaldo to play on their team in the first place and it's not because of his popularity because Saudi League mainly the club cannot benefit from that. But you are also correct, CR7 is not the same star anymore because he is quite older now, hence he cannot perform the same and lift the team just like what he did in his previous years in the European League but his experience will be a big help to the team.

If you look at the benefits that are obtained from Ronaldo presence at Al Nassr, not one party benefits. Ronaldo plays a role more than any player in the SPL, how come Ronaldo does not carry the name Saudi Pro League in the eyes of the world. Who would have cared about the SPL before Ronaldo arrived, now Sponsors, News media and we all look at him.

I agree and of course agree with you that Ronaldo is no longer the same player as at Real Madrid and Juventus. But for now, the target of Al Nassr is to increase the popularity of the club and the league through the prestige of Ronaldo. Another fact, we can see the world's major media writing news about the SPL using the keyword Cristiano Ronaldo.

[Sithara007]

You cannot blame them if people think that way because that is indeed one of the reasons why Al Nassr acquired Cristiano Ronaldo to play on their team in the first place and it's not because of his popularity because Saudi League mainly the club cannot benefit from that. But you are also correct, CR7 is not the same star anymore because he is quite older now, hence he cannot perform the same and lift the team just like what he did in his previous years in the European League but his experience will be a big help to the team.

When Al Hilal purchased Cristiano Ronaldo for such a huge amount, they had bigger plans. Performing well in the Saudi Professional League was just one of the secondary targets. The main aim was to win hosting for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Ronaldo is expected to stay in Saudi Arabia until 2026 or so, and he will be leading the Saudi delegation which is going to bid for hosting rights. There are rumors that Ronaldo will be giving up his citizenship from Portugal in favor of a passport from Saudi Arabia. But I agree that his form is down recently.

[shinratensei_]

Yes and although you are right, Ronaldo hasn't turned Al-Nassr into an invincible team. I think they lost more points with him last season when he joined than they lost before he joined. They still did ok despite losing the SPL title or not winning it so to say, but Al-Nassr does definitely not win every game only because Ronaldo is now there. They have had their defeats and draws with Ronaldo and that happened more often than I would have expected.

Ronaldo alone can't do anything. And that is the reason why Portugal never won a major trophy despite having Ronaldo in the XI for so long. But this time, the chances look brighter since Al Nassr has now got a number of players to support Ronaldo. This time they have managed to get Marcelo Brozović and Talisca in the squad, which should boost the team balance for Al Nassr. Anyway, Al Nassr is doing well recently. Yesterday they won the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-final, by defeating Al Shorta (1-0, goal by Cristiano Ronaldo).

It's a common thing to see the fans were only concentrating their focus on ronaldo. They think that ronaldo is a big hope for al nassr in any match. What's the correlation between it with portugal? What you said actually a non sense thing. There have been so many nations participated in the big competitions like world cup. The previous against al shorta was not so good as nassr could only win the game through penalty that has been successfully executed by ronaldo. I won't win through penalty is something special even though win is a win.
The next match will become a hardest match. I remember when al hilal was beating al nassr with huge scores last season. The same thing gonna repeat again soon.

[rendravolt]

Don't forget guys, today we have the opening match for the saudi league bringing together Al-Ahli against Al-Hazm. If we look at the H2H two teams, Al-Ahli is superior with several wins and of course with a very dangerous squad owned by Al-Ahli which is almost entirely filled with European star players, this will definitely be an easy match to win. From the odds offered by the dealer, it is very clear that Al-Ahli is winning with very small odds. Meanwhile, Al-Hazm gets so many odds @10.00 and it's very impossible to win. But if you are not quite satisfied with the odds for Al-Ahli @1.22, we can bet using the handicap (-1.5) with odds @1.70 which has a much bigger winning result.

[BRINIRHA]

Over and over again Cristiano Ronaldo has proven that he's immuned to pressure and also knows how to rise up to the big occasions when his services is needed most. Cristiano Ronaldo's match-defining moments since the start of his career is one the reasons he's regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
The final match against Al-Hilal will be a tough game because the quality of players in Al-Hilal are strong.

Absolutely impressive! Cristiano Ronaldo, a true headmaster, guides his team to the Arab Club Champions Cup final, for the first time in club's history, by scoring the only goal. Al Nassr is all set to face against Al Hilal in the Saturday final. Al Nassr really needs well preparation; it won't be a simple task. Al Hilal holds a stronger position, but my hope is that CR7 will do his things.

It's really funny how hope is placed on just one person..... He is not the whole team, besides him there are other players who will determine whether Cristiano will score or not. He can help his team, but if the team performs badly, nothing will help them, not even Ronaldo.

Well in the end teamwork is what is needed in football. And actually Al-Nassr has good teamwork. But I honestly want to assess that Al-Nassr's midfield has several gaps which make it sometimes difficult for them to help the attack line. So often the attack line is a little backwards. But if you compare it with other clubs in Arab besides Al-hilal and Al-ittihad, Al-Nassr is indeed better. So far Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad have the same performance. But this time, Al-Hilal actually has the most improvement this season.

So that the task of CR7 and his friends will definitely experience difficulties when facing Al-Hilal in the Finals.

And about Al-Nassr actually they trouble for convert the ball towards CR7. Because we know that every CR7 game is always guarded closely. So it is very difficult for this player to get out of the tight guard of the opponent.
Fortunately when there is Sadio Mane who can help CR7 in the attack. Well, now the  the focus of tight guard by the opponent will be divided into two namely to Mane and also CR7.

[tusandii]

Don't forget guys, today we have the opening match for the saudi league bringing together Al-Ahli against Al-Hazm. If we look at the H2H two teams, Al-Ahli is superior with several wins and of course with a very dangerous squad owned by Al-Ahli which is almost entirely filled with European star players, this will definitely be an easy match to win. From the odds offered by the dealer, it is very clear that Al-Ahli is winning with very small odds. Meanwhile, Al-Hazm gets so many odds @10.00 and it's very impossible to win. But if you are not quite satisfied with the odds for Al-Ahli @1.22, we can bet using the handicap (-1.5) with odds @1.70 which has a much bigger winning result.

An easy match for Al-Ahli to win and from their last few meetings it is also clear that Al-Ahli always dominates the game and makes it difficult for Al-Hazm to balance the game or beat Al-Ahli.
Within the two clubs Al-Ahli is also superior by having great players who can easily block enemy attacks and can easily penetrate enemy defenses, I think Al-Hazm will get a pretty crushing defeat in this match.

The odds that Al-Ahli has are quite low but taking the risk by adding a little more money at stake I think it's still worth it so that the wins you get are bigger.

[Die_empty]

Ronaldo alone can't do anything. And that is the reason why Portugal never won a major trophy despite having Ronaldo in the XI for so long. But this time, the chances look brighter since Al Nassr has now got a number of players to support Ronaldo. This time they have managed to get Marcelo Brozović and Talisca in the squad, which should boost the team balance for Al Nassr. Anyway, Al Nassr is doing well recently. Yesterday they won the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-final, by defeating Al Shorta (1-0, goal by Cristiano Ronaldo).

It's a common thing to see the fans were only concentrating their focus on ronaldo. They think that ronaldo is a big hope for al nassr in any match. What's the correlation between it with portugal? What you said actually a non sense thing. There have been so many nations participated in the big competitions like world cup. The previous against al shorta was not so good as nassr could only win the game through penalty that has been successfully executed by ronaldo. I won't win through penalty is something special even though win is a win.
The next match will become a hardest match. I remember when al hilal was beating al nassr with huge scores last season. The same thing gonna repeat again soon.

I am not sure you clearly understood the point @Sithara007 was making. His point is that a single player cannot bring victory to a club. Such players will need the assistance or cooperation of other quality players to win matches and trophies. He gave an example of Portugal not winning many trophies even with the presence or participation of Ronaldo in almost all their games. The relationship is that if only Ronaldo can singlehandedly  bring success to a team, Portugal would have won many trophies but because a single player cannot Al-Nassr fans shouldn't expect Ronaldo to perform miracles. But with the signing of some good players like Sadio Mané, Seko Fofana, Marcelo Brozovic, and Alex Telles, the fans should expect a better performance this season.

[Strongkored]

It's really funny how hope is placed on just one person..... He is not the whole team, besides him there are other players who will determine whether Cristiano will score or not. He can help his team, but if the team performs badly, nothing will help them, not even Ronaldo.

You are absolutely right, Ronaldo will be the main striker with 3 third mid attackers installed behind Ronaldo to supply the ball to him, but that slowly changed when Sadio Mane played in yesterday's semifinals, coach Al Nassr no longer placed Ronaldo as a striker in front, straight with 3 strikers in front, only two strikers are not the main choice to take a penalty, so that's why Ronaldo who scores.
It's not a good game strategy if coach Al Nassr continues to apply the same thing after Sadio Mane was present and Talisca before Ronaldo's presence can be said to be a productive striker in this team, and I suspect why before they relied fully on Ronaldo because it was impossible to expect him to run like when he was playing at Real Madrid or Juventus because age would certainly prevent him from playing like that.
In tomorrow's final against Al Hilal, they will again deploy 3 strikers at once, and pretty sure Sadio Mane will do well to score goals instead of just providing an assist for Ronaldo.

[len01]

Yes and although you are right, Ronaldo hasn't turned Al-Nassr into an invincible team. I think they lost more points with him last season when he joined than they lost before he joined. They still did ok despite losing the SPL title or not winning it so to say, but Al-Nassr does definitely not win every game only because Ronaldo is now there. They have had their defeats and draws with Ronaldo and that happened more often than I would have expected.

Ronaldo alone can't do anything. And that is the reason why Portugal never won a major trophy despite having Ronaldo in the XI for so long. But this time, the chances look brighter since Al Nassr has now got a number of players to support Ronaldo. This time they have managed to get Marcelo Brozović and Talisca in the squad, which should boost the team balance for Al Nassr. Anyway, Al Nassr is doing well recently. Yesterday they won the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-final, by defeating Al Shorta (1-0, goal by Cristiano Ronaldo).

It's a common thing to see the fans were only concentrating their focus on ronaldo. They think that ronaldo is a big hope for al nassr in any match. What's the correlation between it with portugal? What you said actually a non sense thing. There have been so many nations participated in the big competitions like world cup. The previous against al shorta was not so good as nassr could only win the game through penalty that has been successfully executed by ronaldo. I won't win through penalty is something special even though win is a win.
The next match will become a hardest match. I remember when al hilal was beating al nassr with huge scores last season. The same thing gonna repeat again soon.

reviewing the Al Nassr match yesterday actually Ronaldo had two scores but Ronaldo first goal made a mistake crossing the offside line so the first score was annulled. I also agree with what you said because even though he looks strong and has reliable players from Europe like Ronaldo, it does not guarantee that he will win against Al Hilal because yesterday match against Shorta was almost a draw with a little difficulty, its just that Mane gave a surprise which resulted in a penalty.
so there is no guarantee that Al Nassr can beat Al Hilal but hopefully this prediction is wrong and hopefully it ends in a draw.