Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Pandu Geddon]

I did not realize that Inter Miami and Al-Nassr has a game against each other, that is a news to me. Obviously they did it for maybe a one last "messi vs ronaldo" situation, and I think that is a nice thing. However, this really doesn't feel like it counts, neither the players are that good anymore, nor the teams are good neither, it is not going to be fair, no matter which one wins, it is going to be a boring game without a doubt.

I would put a tiiiiny  bit more to Inter Miami to win, and maybe some would disagree, but they did bring in some great players, older now but they were stars of their era so they should not be all that trouble right now neither. I think it is going to be at least good to watch to say the least, that would be fun.

is this serious? friendly match which I think was planned by the match promoter to bring Messi and Ronaldo together. This will attract a lot of attention from fans of both. however, the two stars have shared the incredible stage in Europe for several years. and at the end of their careers, they still play for their teams and finally meet again in a match.

I'm not so sure Inter Miami will dominate. Al Nassr cannot be said to be below them. I would also be quite confused about the result, but it looks like both of them will still score.

[temple]

I did not realize that Inter Miami and Al-Nassr has a game against each other, that is a news to me. Obviously they did it for maybe a one last "messi vs ronaldo" situation, and I think that is a nice thing. However, this really doesn't feel like it counts, neither the players are that good anymore, nor the teams are good neither, it is not going to be fair, no matter which one wins, it is going to be a boring game without a doubt.

I would put a tiiiiny  bit more to Inter Miami to win, and maybe some would disagree, but they did bring in some great players, older now but they were stars of their era so they should not be all that trouble right now neither. I think it is going to be at least good to watch to say the least, that would be fun.

is this serious? friendly match which I think was planned by the match promoter to bring Messi and Ronaldo together. This will attract a lot of attention from fans of both. however, the two stars have shared the incredible stage in Europe for several years. and at the end of their careers, they still play for their teams and finally meet again in a match.

I'm not so sure Inter Miami will dominate. Al Nassr cannot be said to be below them. I would also be quite confused about the result, but it looks like both of them will still score.

But now I wonder whether it is guaranteed and had to be signed and promised by both clubs that Ronaldo and Messi are available for the game. I remember that there have been some friendlies in the past and it was promised that Messi is going to play and then he didn't despite contractual obligations. But of course they could just claim he is injured and that's all. So do you guys think that Messi will really play that game? I think it would be nice although it is nothing like the El Clasico used to be of course. But still it will draw a lot of attention to that game as people want to see how the two superstars behave towards each other. Ronaldo made some posts about Messi recently. The last time was when he won the Ballon d'Or.

[Volgastallion]

Messi is in rest mood from a few months ago, is like he is in an active retirement and he only play to keep the pace for the upcoming national team games, instead Cristiano Ronaldo keeps playing like no tomorrow in both teams Al Nasrr and in Portuguese national team.

[rahmad2nd]

Henderson is not a striker so you don't expect much goals from him, he is still new in the Saudi pro league, not like he is still young, he is in his 30s that's means there will be a decline in his performances , and it comes down to the form of the club, his team have not had the best of games lately and Hendo can not be blamed alone , his teammates should share in the blame too, buts his statistics so far might not be impressive but it's a long season let's see what happens in the coming weeks.

To be honest, I don't really follow the rumors and developments regarding Henderson. if it is true as reported or rumored, it is a choice he has made. if it is uncomfortable, especially since there are many obstacles and pressures that he faces, including language being one of them. if forced, maybe it wouldn't be better for him or for the team. there is nothing wrong if he wants to leave his current club, but which European club will recruit him at his current age and how long will he have a career in football?  while he is currently almost 34 next June. and before he decided to join Al Ettifaq, his decision should have been very definite. I mean, he has to think about it from all aspects including language, culture and climatic conditions there.

Well, actually I don't know whether this news is true. or, just a rumor. however, speaking from a club and team perspective, it is very natural that Al Ettifaq has difficulty competing in this competition, let alone breaking into the top four of the standings. considering that other teams are more competitive in terms of team depth, I mean for clubs acquired by PIF. if Henderson wants his team to be at a level like Al Hilal, Al Nassr, then the club must be willing to spend quite a lot of money. because, most of the players who play with Al Ettifaq do not have big names and we don't even know how they perform. let's see, just as you said, what will happen in the next few weeks.

[Slow death]

Hendo is not feeling happy anymore to stay in the ettifaq since it was performing so badly and i knew that if he was really frustrated to play in ettifaq. Firmino was also feeling the same thing like him and these players are thinking to make their comeback to the EPL again.

He has played 17 matches with Al-Ettifaq and has not scored single goal, so far he has only scored 4 assists.
From this, it can be said that Henderson cannot take part in the SPL and he also looks uninspired in his last few matches.
Meanwhile, Firmino himself was still quite lucky because he was able to get 3 goals with 2 assists with Al-Ahli even though he was in 17 matches.
From the rumors circulating, these two players seem to regret having decided to move to Saudi and there they only get big pay, not achievements or brilliant career.

The press has been asking klopp regarding the chance of re signing hendo from ettifaq but he has denied it. This is what he was saying regarding it.

For now, I sure Klopp will not be able to bring one or both of them back into the squad he trains.
Liverpool are in very good condition and when these two players come in it might make difference because of course Klopp changes all the strategies and line-ups which are already quite good.
But there is possibility that in the future Klopp will bring them in again, especially Firmino.

In my opinion, Liverpool will not bring these players back, it simply doesn't make any sense, they left Liverpool precisely because they no longer played as often and when they were at Liverpool, the Liverpool coach chose to go to the market to sign others players like Darwin Nunes and Cody Gakpo, and left Firmino sitting on the bench. So it doesn't make sense for Liverpool to bring back Firmino, who is already 32 years old, while Liverpool can sign another young player who performs well. Another point that must also be taken into consideration is that this Arab league is not strong and even so, Firmino has not been able to score many goals, so if he is not managing to score many goals in this league, then he will have difficulties in the premier league. the liverpool coach wouldn't take so much risk in bringing firmino back

I did not realize that Inter Miami and Al-Nassr has a game against each other, that is a news to me. Obviously they did it for maybe a one last "messi vs ronaldo" situation, and I think that is a nice thing. However, this really doesn't feel like it counts, neither the players are that good anymore, nor the teams are good neither, it is not going to be fair, no matter which one wins, it is going to be a boring game without a doubt.

I would put a tiiiiny  bit more to Inter Miami to win, and maybe some would disagree, but they did bring in some great players, older now but they were stars of their era so they should not be all that trouble right now neither. I think it is going to be at least good to watch to say the least, that would be fun.

is this serious? friendly match which I think was planned by the match promoter to bring Messi and Ronaldo together. This will attract a lot of attention from fans of both. however, the two stars have shared the incredible stage in Europe for several years. and at the end of their careers, they still play for their teams and finally meet again in a match.

I'm not so sure Inter Miami will dominate. Al Nassr cannot be said to be below them. I would also be quite confused about the result, but it looks like both of them will still score.

But now I wonder whether it is guaranteed and had to be signed and promised by both clubs that Ronaldo and Messi are available for the game. I remember that there have been some friendlies in the past and it was promised that Messi is going to play and then he didn't despite contractual obligations. But of course they could just claim he is injured and that's all. So do you guys think that Messi will really play that game? I think it would be nice although it is nothing like the El Clasico used to be of course. But still it will draw a lot of attention to that game as people want to see how the two superstars behave towards each other. Ronaldo made some posts about Messi recently. The last time was when he won the Ballon d'Or.

If Messi really plays, then I believe that many people will watch this game because they are Ronaldo fans and want to see Messi's team lose, one thing for me is very clear, that Ronaldo's team is at a level far below many teams in the Saudi league For some time, I looked at the US league as being better than the Saudi league, but I changed my view. The reality is that the Saudi league is at a much higher level than the US league and in this game that will be between Messi's team against Ronaldo's team, if it is available for betting, I will bet that Ronaldo's team will win this game. comfortable way. Those guys on Messi's team don't play at all. They will suffer many goals, it will be a humiliating defeat for Messi's team. It would have been better if Messi had stayed at PSG and retired at PSG

[rendravolt]

Messi is in rest mood from a few months ago, is like he is in an active retirement and he only play to keep the pace for the upcoming national team games, instead Cristiano Ronaldo keeps playing like no tomorrow in both teams Al Nasrr and in Portuguese national team.

There seems to be no end to comparing these two GOATs and yes, it seems like Messi has finished football and he has also started to rest since the MLS season ended a few months ago and is just waiting for MLS to roll back in February. So his main focus now is only with the Argentinian national team.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo will still be active, including Al-Nassr because every season the Saudi league has a system adopted by most leagues in Europe or Asia so he will still compete until the end of the season. Well, regardless of the existing conditions of these two GOATs, of course they are both in different leagues and with teams on different continents, so this cannot be equated.

[slapper]

Agree. He is already 38 years old, it is no longer an ideal age for a footballer. Yes, in this age, many footballers already retire from their career. Meanwhile Ronaldo still has a good ambition to be the best player in SPL and he still contributed well for Al Nassr. Scoring above 50 goals is something extraordinary for a 38 years old player. So, he actually already did good work for Al Nassr.

Sometimes I fold my arms and wonder how football will turn out to be without the presence of these big names. Al Nassr should be thanking their stars they signed Ronaldo and he single-handedly deliver the team in crucial moments, alot of things he has done, creating and breaking records which he's popularly known for. Cristiano Ronaldo is the top goal scorer for SPL and also lead in 2023 as top goal scorer on the leaderboard and in all this he's 38 years old. A genius in football weigh beyond the level of his teammates, infact they're learning from him in all games he featured.

Cristiano Ronaldo's presence at Al Nassr isn't just beneficial to the club only but to the entire Saudi Arabian league. His presence has significantly improved the quality of the league and have made more people all over the globe where not even interested in the Saudi Arabian league in the last to now love almost everything in the Saudi league.

He's a been great influence to Al Nassr in particular and to the Saudi Arabia league in general. At 38, Cristiano Ronaldo was still able to score 54 goals last year which was the highest by any player in world football and still isn't showing any sign of decline this new year. He's currently at the top of the chart for top goalscorer in the Saudi Pro League and hopefully he's gonna help his club win a

Ronaldo's move to Al Nassr boosts the Saudi Arabian league as well as the club. His reputation alone brings global attention to a league few knew existed. I envy Al Nassr fans. An great feat is having a legend like Ronaldo score goals for your side at 38. Henderson and Firmino, who joined the Saudi Arabian league, are reportedly eager to return to Europe. Isn't it worrying? This may make it harder for Saudi teams to sign big names. Players may reconsider a U-turn if others do. Remember Al Hilal! They're challenging Al Nassr this season. Despite Ronaldo's heroics, Al Nassr's failure to win will be devastating, especially for CR7. Proof that superstardom doesn't ensure success

[bering]

But we should no longer be hopeful to see a good performance from Benzema anymore. Benzema was mostly injured or he was not in the good for and this made even the fans of Al Ittihad unhappy about him. I think even if they buy better midfielders, with the forwards they have, they can't have much better performance and nothing will ever change for them.

Benzema first season with Al Ittihad did not go quite smoothly, it could even be said that he needed time to adapt to his new team. But his presence in the Al Ittihad team is a guide for Al Ittihad players because he is a player full of experience and last season he won the ballon dor. I think he just needs time to be able to give his best to the Al Ittihad team. Al Ittihad is in 7th place in the standings and they are quite far behind the first place team.

I think there is no big target for the Al Ittihad team this season because they will not be able to catch up again after being quite far behind Al Hilal as the top of the standings. As defending champions this season, of course they experienced a drastic decline in their performance this season. Maybe some fans are disappointed because benzema presence was not able to make Al Ittihad stronger this season, but that must be understood because he needs time to adapt to the game of the Saudi Arabian league team.

About Benzema i think he was failed to adapt with the atmosphere of Saudi Pro League so that's why the fans were starting to complaining to his performance although this season he has scores 9 goals but it didn't make the fans satisfied with his performance because they expect Benzema can scores more goals with Al Ittihad besides that Benzema also rumoured he has a conflict with Al Ittihad previous manager Nuno Espirito Santo and this also causes Espirito Santo have to sacked
Some of European players has starting not too comfortable to playing at Saudi Pro League including Benzema this because they failed to adapt with this league and some people predict those players had possibilities to leave Saudi Pro League this January and for Benzema too the recent rumour is this player maybe will leave Al Ittihad and he was linked to Manchester United

[marcous]

But now I wonder whether it is guaranteed and had to be signed and promised by both clubs that Ronaldo and Messi are available for the game. I remember that there have been some friendlies in the past and it was promised that Messi is going to play and then he didn't despite contractual obligations. But of course they could just claim he is injured and that's all. So do you guys think that Messi will really play that game? I think it would be nice although it is nothing like the El Clasico used to be of course. But still it will draw a lot of attention to that game as people want to see how the two superstars behave towards each other. Ronaldo made some posts about Messi recently. The last time was when he won the Ballon d'Or.

There is a possibility that it will happen again, the reasons for injuries and other activities sound reasonable, there is no guarantee that this friendly match can bring Ronaldo and Messi together. of course, from the perspective of fans of the two mega stars, they hope to see the two of them compete again with their skills, this friendly match really attracts the attention of fans. In my opinion, the rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi has finished after they both left europe, and now they are each enjoying the rest of their careers before deciding to retire.

[TelolettOm]

But we should no longer be hopeful to see a good performance from Benzema anymore. Benzema was mostly injured or he was not in the good for and this made even the fans of Al Ittihad unhappy about him. I think even if they buy better midfielders, with the forwards they have, they can't have much better performance and nothing will ever change for them.

It is true that Benzema often get injury, he experienced a severe injury previously. That is probably one of the factor why he can't perform in his best form anymore. The injury problem is one of the obstacles for a professional player to play again with the best level. Honestly, Benzema dropped very much his performance. We know that how good he performed in Real Madrid before he moved to SPL.

But actually the current Al-ittihad coach is still a new coach at Al-ittihad. The previous Al-Ittihad coach had disagreements with Benzema and was fired at the start of this season and then replaced by the current coach, Marcelo Daniel Gallardo.

Yes, Al Ittihad hired a new coach. They probably will let him to manage Al Ittihad until the end of the season. I really hope that this coach will apply tactics that is suitable for Benzema. If the new coach applied the wrong tactics, Benzema will be always difficult to show his best anymore.

[shogun47]

About Benzema i think he was failed to adapt with the atmosphere of Saudi Pro League so that's why the fans were starting to complaining to his performance although this season he has scores 9 goals but it didn't make the fans satisfied with his performance because they expect Benzema can scores more goals with Al Ittihad besides that Benzema also rumoured he has a conflict with Al Ittihad previous manager Nuno Espirito Santo and this also causes Espirito Santo have to sacked
Some of European players has starting not too comfortable to playing at Saudi Pro League including Benzema this because they failed to adapt with this league and some people predict those players had possibilities to leave Saudi Pro League this January and for Benzema too the recent rumour is this player maybe will leave Al Ittihad and he was linked to Manchester United

I have big doubts about his problem being the atmosphere. I think he is lacking the willpower to work for his money. Benzema had his luckiest moment ever when he became the best player in the world and out of a sudden the teams from the Saudi Professional League wanted him, but he is different than Ronaldo actually. Ronaldo really wants to score the most goals, that is the least he can do and he will do it whenever he can. Benzema doesn't care about becoming the goal scorer and he knows that nobody can take away the salary from him. That is why he doesn't behave like a professional. He plays like an amateur and can't get himself going again. It's like a scam to me, but the Saudi clubs are the ones who are wasting their money, so I don't care.

[Silence Scream]

In Week 20, Al Hilal will face Al Raed and it looks like they will get another win and extend their unbeaten run this season. Almost all the matches played by Al Hilal they will be the favorites, including in this match. Yes they are so impressive in maintaining their unbeaten record that makes them firmly at the top of the standings.
If the situation continues like this, then Al Nassr may have to remove their hopes of becoming champions this season, because their competitors are very difficult to beat even Al Nassr itself is difficult to beat them. In the first meeting of this season Al Nassr also had to recognize the superiority of Al Hilal by losing with a score that was quite striking also at this time. I think Al Nassr needs luck if they want to coup the position that Al Hilal is currently in.

Al-Raed at the end of the year was successful by beating Abha with a score of 4-3 and this was a good achievement at the end of the year for Al-Raed, but in February, when Al-Raed faced Al-Hilal, of course many predicted that Al-Hilal would win and to be honest, I personally also predict that Al-hilal will easily beat Al-raed and I am also sure that Aleksandar Mitrovic and his friends will score lots of goals, because so far Al-hilal's performance has not decreased and of course Al-hilal is a team that strongest currently in the SPL.

No one predicted Al Hilal would lose, with all their strength, they were always the favorites. The only thing that allowed Al Raed to win was because they were very lucky and at the same time Al Hilal experienced very bad luck. It could be from many factors, one of which is because they got a red card for example.
But it's hard to believe it could happen even though we realize anything can happen in football. We will definitely look at statistics and advantages on paper which will then become the basis for analysis and say who will win. And so far I have found no reason why Al Raed was able to win, apart from luck which I said at the beginning. Al Raed will probably try to at least hold a draw, which is very difficult for them to do.

Al Hilal hasn't even suffered a defeat yet. The teams that could beat Al Hilal could not beat them either, and they have dominated the league with only 2 draws and 17 wins so far. The eyes of the world are now on SAPL. Al Nassr has a lot of followers because of Ronaldo, but if Al Hilal makes no mistakes, the championship will be theirs. I don't expect them to make mistakes against Al Raed either.

[borovichok]

Al Hilal hasn't even suffered a defeat yet. The teams that could beat Al Hilal could not beat them either, and they have dominated the league with only 2 draws and 17 wins so far. The eyes of the world are now on SAPL. Al Nassr has a lot of followers because of Ronaldo, but if Al Hilal makes no mistakes, the championship will be theirs. I don't expect them to make mistakes against Al Raed either.

Al Nassr and Al Hilal are both different teams, one is bigger than the other this season interms of performance and stats. I'm more concerned about my favorite player, he's the reason I'm interested in Saudi Arabia football competition, he is the undisputed GOAT, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal international would be down if his team doesn't succeed in the long SPL race this season because they've put everything within their space to grab important titles but it seems, the harder they strive, the more they become closer to dissapointing results. Al Hilal sits comfortably on the SPL table since the early starts of the season, they've grown to become a top consistent team.

[Minecache]

About Benzema i think he was failed to adapt with the atmosphere of Saudi Pro League so that's why the fans were starting to complaining to his performance although this season he has scores 9 goals but it didn't make the fans satisfied with his performance because they expect Benzema can scores more goals with Al Ittihad besides that Benzema also rumoured he has a conflict with Al Ittihad previous manager Nuno Espirito Santo and this also causes Espirito Santo have to sacked
Some of European players has starting not too comfortable to playing at Saudi Pro League including Benzema this because they failed to adapt with this league and some people predict those players had possibilities to leave Saudi Pro League this January and for Benzema too the recent rumour is this player maybe will leave Al Ittihad and he was linked to Manchester United

I have big doubts about his problem being the atmosphere. I think he is lacking the willpower to work for his money. Benzema had his luckiest moment ever when he became the best player in the world and out of a sudden the teams from the Saudi Professional League wanted him, but he is different than Ronaldo actually. Ronaldo really wants to score the most goals, that is the least he can do and he will do it whenever he can. Benzema doesn't care about becoming the goal scorer and he knows that nobody can take away the salary from him. That is why he doesn't behave like a professional. He plays like an amateur and can't get himself going again. It's like a scam to me, but the Saudi clubs are the ones who are wasting their money, so I don't care.

Well in the grand scheme of things I don't think that the Saudi clubs are actually wasting money. Because they wanted to improve the popularity of their club and the whole of Saudi football. They are successfully doing that by bringing in these very players. Now of course it is going to matter for the individual clubs if the player is going to perform well or not. But they are actually achieving what they wanted in some way.

But the way Benzema is performing right now, it is definitely hurting the club. And I don't think anyone can actually deny that benzema was very lucky in that year which he was the best player of the world. A lot of goals that he scored were very lucky. But he did deserve that in that year. But now it's like a different person.

[beerlover]

Benzema first season with Al Ittihad did not go quite smoothly, it could even be said that he needed time to adapt to his new team. But his presence in the Al Ittihad team is a guide for Al Ittihad players because he is a player full of experience and last season he won the ballon dor. I think he just needs time to be able to give his best to the Al Ittihad team. Al Ittihad is in 7th place in the standings and they are quite far behind the first place team.

I think there is no big target for the Al Ittihad team this season because they will not be able to catch up again after being quite far behind Al Hilal as the top of the standings. As defending champions this season, of course they experienced a drastic decline in their performance this season. Maybe some fans are disappointed because benzema presence was not able to make Al Ittihad stronger this season, but that must be understood because he needs time to adapt to the game of the Saudi Arabian league team.

I would say that was a shocking one to me to be fair. I did not expect him to have such issues, I mean I could definitely see him have trouble on the field, that part is not a shocker and he doesn't need to be doing all that crazy, but that doesn't mean that I expected him to have trouble off the field neither, I think it should be something that would not be all that easy to adapt when it comes to regular life.

If he had trouble with just football, then he could keep playing and eventually he will get adapt to it, but if he is having trouble adjusting to life there? That may not be all that easy to handle, it would definitely be a trouble and needs to be something that could get a lot better and he needs to figure out a way to get adapt there.

[Gallar]

Benzema first season with Al Ittihad did not go quite smoothly, it could even be said that he needed time to adapt to his new team. But his presence in the Al Ittihad team is a guide for Al Ittihad players because he is a player full of experience and last season he won the ballon dor. I think he just needs time to be able to give his best to the Al Ittihad team. Al Ittihad is in 7th place in the standings and they are quite far behind the first place team.

I think there is no big target for the Al Ittihad team this season because they will not be able to catch up again after being quite far behind Al Hilal as the top of the standings. As defending champions this season, of course they experienced a drastic decline in their performance this season. Maybe some fans are disappointed because benzema presence was not able to make Al Ittihad stronger this season, but that must be understood because he needs time to adapt to the game of the Saudi Arabian league team.

I would say that was a shocking one to me to be fair. I did not expect him to have such issues, I mean I could definitely see him have trouble on the field, that part is not a shocker and he doesn't need to be doing all that crazy, but that doesn't mean that I expected him to have trouble off the field neither, I think it should be something that would not be all that easy to adapt when it comes to regular life.

If he had trouble with just football, then he could keep playing and eventually he will get adapt to it, but if he is having trouble adjusting to life there? That may not be all that easy to handle, it would definitely be a trouble and needs to be something that could get a lot better and he needs to figure out a way to get adapt there.

Since Benzema joined Al Ittihad, his true performance has not been seen until now. Maybe the reason why Benzema's performance is less than optimal and Al Ittihad could drop in ranking, in my opinion there are several factors that influence it. One of them

• Benzema really needs to adapt to all the players and coaches.
• Apart from that, Benzema doesn't seem to have found a suitable teammate for him
• This season's Saudi Arabian League competition is drastically different from last season (because many top European players have joined SPL clubs)

Perhaps it is because of this factor that Benzema has not shown his best abilities and Al Ittihad has been pushed to 7th place. However, Benzema is currently in fifth place on the top scorer list. So it could be said that with teammates who lack chemistry with him and with a coach who is also not good, Benzema can still score goals.
So you can imagine that at Al Ittihad he had playmates with whom he had good chemistry, a coach who was close to him and managed to adapt completely. I'm sure the performance will be much better.

[Belarge]

Benzema first season with Al Ittihad did not go quite smoothly, it could even be said that he needed time to adapt to his new team. But his presence in the Al Ittihad team is a guide for Al Ittihad players because he is a player full of experience and last season he won the ballon dor. I think he just needs time to be able to give his best to the Al Ittihad team. Al Ittihad is in 7th place in the standings and they are quite far behind the first place team.

I think there is no big target for the Al Ittihad team this season because they will not be able to catch up again after being quite far behind Al Hilal as the top of the standings. As defending champions this season, of course they experienced a drastic decline in their performance this season. Maybe some fans are disappointed because benzema presence was not able to make Al Ittihad stronger this season, but that must be understood because he needs time to adapt to the game of the Saudi Arabian league team.

SPL is an entire different league were most of these teams doesn't have the chance to fight for good titles. Matches played by elite teams, they ought to win without any struggles, sticking to the plan by thrashing their opponents. I see no future for Karim Benzema in Saudi Arabia League because he's not consistent with his performance in matches. This is Saudi Arabia and not France or Real Madrid where his weakness are evaluated and cover-up from the public. How's life treating him lately in football? I guess he's passing one of the crucial moments and they wouldn't keen on settling.

[asriloni]

Henderson is not a striker so you don't expect much goals from him, he is still new in the Saudi pro league, not like he is still young, he is in his 30s that's means there will be a decline in his performances , and it comes down to the form of the club, his team have not had the best of games lately and Hendo can not be blamed alone , his teammates should share in the blame too, buts his statistics so far might not be impressive but it's a long season let's see what happens in the coming weeks.

Old means nothing as long as the player can keep up with its fitness and healthy life. I see no problem for him to rejoin in EPL again. It's his right but the club seems being so careless with the problem faced by him. There was not even further talk with henderson to stay at the ettifaq instead of leave from there. I do feel what henderson feel caused by he was not playing in the right club. The story will be completely different when Hendo starts playing for a club like Al Hilal in the SPL, as it could potentially extend his stay in the league for a significant period of time.

It proves that money can't build good environment for the players. The players are faced with the task of deciding whether they will stay or depart from the club, based on their willingness. It's caused by the winter transfer season was not so long and the player needs to decide it as soon as possible.
In fact, henderson needs to be careful caused by his age. I think that moving to the EPL will not be a bad decision from him consider the fact that if he will still able to play better on ettifaq even though the club was very bad for him.

[Phoenix Anka]

Benzema first season with Al Ittihad did not go quite smoothly, it could even be said that he needed time to adapt to his new team. But his presence in the Al Ittihad team is a guide for Al Ittihad players because he is a player full of experience and last season he won the ballon dor. I think he just needs time to be able to give his best to the Al Ittihad team. Al Ittihad is in 7th place in the standings and they are quite far behind the first place team.

I think there is no big target for the Al Ittihad team this season because they will not be able to catch up again after being quite far behind Al Hilal as the top of the standings. As defending champions this season, of course they experienced a drastic decline in their performance this season. Maybe some fans are disappointed because benzema presence was not able to make Al Ittihad stronger this season, but that must be understood because he needs time to adapt to the game of the Saudi Arabian league team.

SPL is an entire different league were most of these teams doesn't have the chance to fight for good titles. Matches played by elite teams, they ought to win without any struggles, sticking to the plan by thrashing their opponents. I see no future for Karim Benzema in Saudi Arabia League because he's not consistent with his performance in matches. This is Saudi Arabia and not France or Real Madrid where his weakness are evaluated and cover-up from the public. How's life treating him lately in football? I guess he's passing one of the crucial moments and they wouldn't keen on settling.

I think he underestimated the Saudi league. Benzema faced a more difficult league than he expected. I think he should make an effort to repay the salary paid to him. Neymar was injured almost before he could play a match and he could not stand out either. Benzema also fell below expectations. Again, one of the best in the league is Cristiano Ronaldo. Firmino did not make the expected impact either. The stars are fading away one by one.

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Benzema first season with Al Ittihad did not go quite smoothly, it could even be said that he needed time to adapt to his new team. But his presence in the Al Ittihad team is a guide for Al Ittihad players because he is a player full of experience and last season he won the ballon dor. I think he just needs time to be able to give his best to the Al Ittihad team. Al Ittihad is in 7th place in the standings and they are quite far behind the first place team.

I think there is no big target for the Al Ittihad team this season because they will not be able to catch up again after being quite far behind Al Hilal as the top of the standings. As defending champions this season, of course they experienced a drastic decline in their performance this season. Maybe some fans are disappointed because benzema presence was not able to make Al Ittihad stronger this season, but that must be understood because he needs time to adapt to the game of the Saudi Arabian league team.

I would say that was a shocking one to me to be fair. I did not expect him to have such issues, I mean I could definitely see him have trouble on the field, that part is not a shocker and he doesn't need to be doing all that crazy, but that doesn't mean that I expected him to have trouble off the field neither, I think it should be something that would not be all that easy to adapt when it comes to regular life.

If he had trouble with just football, then he could keep playing and eventually he will get adapt to it, but if he is having trouble adjusting to life there? That may not be all that easy to handle, it would definitely be a trouble and needs to be something that could get a lot better and he needs to figure out a way to get adapt there.

Yes, this is surprising to many people because Karim Benzema, who we know at Real Madrid, is a figure who is aggressive in attacking and can easily score goals. Perhaps because at Real Madrid Karim Benzema found a match and his club mates were able to help Karim Benzema. Whereas in the Saudi league It seems like Karim Benzema has a little difficulty adapting to the environment and his teammates so Karim Benzema doesn't work optimally, I think Ittihad really has to be a little patient waiting for Benzema to return to his best performance because adapting to a different league and environment is of course a new experience for an experienced player playing in Europe.

Karim Benzema doesn't have a problem with football. If he had a problem, of course he would prefer to retire rather than continue his career in the Saudi league. I think Benzema does have problems in life there, where the Saudi league definitely has a different life from the European league, but in my opinion, Benzema still keep trying so that he can be like Cristiano Ronaldo who is already very good at playing for Al Nassr.