Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Volgastallion]

Aymery Laporte is also complaining about this country/league, he said he is not feeling good and after the sign of the contract some kind of thigs were not fullifished.

I think is pretty common because its not easy to move abroad to a country with a total diferent culture and life, and more when you come from a top life in europe.

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[Jody.Drummer]

Injury is something that we don't have control over or no one can predict when it can happen, Though Neymar's injury has actually become a loss for the club because of his absence in their games but what Al-Hilal should do right now is start to have other plans over finding a player replacement for Neymer and not wholly rely on his return or coming back because Neymar already started losing form right when he was with PSG due to same injury problem and so he will continue to lose form because of injury and age.

Al Hilal learnt from their mistakes, next time they wouldn't settle for big names in European football, the board should work on their scouts because they can't afford to make the exact same mistakes with Neymar to another player. Neymar Jr is top player, a recommendation for every elite team because his presence will served good purpose and the massive improvement in a club. Perhaps it's no longer the usual form we always find Neymar Jr because there are quite alot of things that have gone wrong on the path of the player.

Indeed, injuries are things that we cannot predict, but in this case the club can look at the records of each player, whether the player has a history of recurring injuries or not. Neymar is one player who is very prone to injury, in a season he can suffer injuries several times, it is a history that must be taken into consideration for clubs who want to recruit him.
I think Neymar has a problem in him so he repeatedly has to pull over because of injuries. Only he knows why he can experience this. I don't mean to judge him, but it could be because he can't control himself or unhealthy living habits. Again, it will only be known by him, or people who are close to him and monitor his development.

[Leviathan.007]

Again there is some news about Neymar and Al Hial, it seems they want to hire Renan Lodi and this player can't join Al Hila unless they release a player to this team.
Since Neymar couldn't really help Al Hilal and he wasn't useful in this team and he is currently hardly injured, they want to remove his name from the list to use the empty spot for Renan Lodi. However, the news is not confirmed yet by Al Hilal.
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I read this news in Fabrizio Romano's tweet and indeed Al-Hilal had to remove Neymar's name from the list so they could register Renan Lodi in the squad. I think Al-Hilal have taken the right steps because the most important thing this season is to be able to win the title with a solid squad and if they are bothered by Neymar's status then they can lose his name for a moment.

Neymar still suffers from regular injuries during his career and who knows how long it will take for players to recover and that will only be detrimental to Al-Hilal. I think Al-Hilal is definitely planning something at the end of the season for Neymar's future, whether they will terminate his contract or keep him. However, if Al-Hilal still needs Neymar's services as a boost to the club's name, then they must also be ready for a season of playing without Neymar, whose injuries often recur and cannot strengthen Al-Hilal.

Al Hilal sought goodwill, and reports suggest Neymar's contract might not be terminated immediately. However, the situation could change by the end of the season. Neymar is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season, allowing the management to make room for other players. This is likely a temporary measure until Neymar recovers from injuries and can offer his service to the club.
Neymar, is a talented player, has faced a career setback due to persistent injuries. It's unfortunate that injuries have been a recurring issue, and there's currently no sign of improvement.

Al Hilal spent lots of money on Neymar and they prefer to use this player that's why I think they won't remove the name of Neymar from the list. There is still the chance for Neymar to get back in better form and get well before the end of this season however the chance for Al Hilal to use Neymar during this season is very low but they are still hopeful. On the other hand, Al Hilal is currently in the good form and this is not necessary for them to hire another player and remove Neymar from the list for a new player.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Again there is some news about Neymar and Al Hial, it seems they want to hire Renan Lodi and this player can't join Al Hila unless they release a player to this team.
Since Neymar couldn't really help Al Hilal and he wasn't useful in this team and he is currently hardly injured, they want to remove his name from the list to use the empty spot for Renan Lodi. However, the news is not confirmed yet by Al Hilal.
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I read this news in Fabrizio Romano's tweet and indeed Al-Hilal had to remove Neymar's name from the list so they could register Renan Lodi in the squad. I think Al-Hilal have taken the right steps because the most important thing this season is to be able to win the title with a solid squad and if they are bothered by Neymar's status then they can lose his name for a moment.

Neymar still suffers from regular injuries during his career and who knows how long it will take for players to recover and that will only be detrimental to Al-Hilal. I think Al-Hilal is definitely planning something at the end of the season for Neymar's future, whether they will terminate his contract or keep him. However, if Al-Hilal still needs Neymar's services as a boost to the club's name, then they must also be ready for a season of playing without Neymar, whose injuries often recur and cannot strengthen Al-Hilal.

Al Hilal sought goodwill, and reports suggest Neymar's contract might not be terminated immediately. However, the situation could change by the end of the season. Neymar is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season, allowing the management to make room for other players. This is likely a temporary measure until Neymar recovers from injuries and can offer his service to the club.
Neymar, is a talented player, has faced a career setback due to persistent injuries. It's unfortunate that injuries have been a recurring issue, and there's currently no sign of improvement.

Al Hilal spent lots of money on Neymar and they prefer to use this player that's why I think they won't remove the name of Neymar from the list. There is still the chance for Neymar to get back in better form and get well before the end of this season however the chance for Al Hilal to use Neymar during this season is very low but they are still hopeful. On the other hand, Al Hilal is currently in the good form and this is not necessary for them to hire another player and remove Neymar from the list for a new player.

Well to be honest I would love for Ney to return to the ranks of Al HIlal so that he can show what he is made of, in this case we must always do our best so that we can generate better ways for the Brazilian to be accepted again in the team, what happened is that when we are watching Saudi football, there are many who criticize a lot, but we have to see that this football has its level, and in this case we are very attached to what it has to do with football European and everything that has to do with them, in Saudi football Ney could not demonstrate his potential, and it was not the fault of Saudi football, they were unfortunate events, for example when he was in the World Cup qualifiers, things turned out to be very unfortunate for Neym, Well, basically what happened was that they injured him against Colombia and that is something that affected them so much that they lost that game, right now Brazilian football is on fire.

In fact, Ancelotti refused to be the coach of the Brazilian team, and preferred to stay in Spain in the ranks of a Madrid that is reaping everything to be League champion, UCL champion, everything and that is something that we are seeing so that it can be generated. Thus, the UCL is tough, the GIrona League is giving him a lot to talk about and for his part Ney has no participation in any aspect, this has led to thinking that Al Hilal should consider Neym, he is a good player so What's happening is that it's a bit unfortunate about his injury, but when this game takes revenge, he'll go with everything, and that's only good, because in the team he's in he'll do everything, things like that have always happened to Ney, and that he works his body very well, perhaps he has not been lucky enough to show everything that he is, the fact that he has been injured, and something that escapes the hands of anyone, that is something unique that always It seems very unfortunate, but that's what this sport is like, it's very tough, you have to be very strong.

[nurilham]

Al Hilal's main mistake was recruiting Neymar when the player had not fully recovered and the next mistake that Al Hilal should have made was to investigate how Neymar would recover or not and what the disadvantages would be if he recruited this player, but like Al Hilal, he ignored this because at that time he only wanted to get star players who can boost the reputation of fans to raise the name of Al Hilal.

Al Hilal must know Neymar often gets injury. It is not the first time Neymar got injury, he already got injuries many times in PSG. It was also one of the reasons why PSG want to put Neymar on the transfer list in the last transfer window. So, it is actually very clear that Neymar is injury prone, it even ever created a speculation that Neymar will retire soon. However, Al Hilal didn't care about it, they only believe signing Neymar will be good for the club reputation and he will contribute well if he can recover. Unfortunately, Neymar didn't recover, there is no clear time when he will recover. Al Hilal may begin a little doubt with Neymar's future.

I felt a little strange regarding this and initially Al Hilal did not think more deeply before bringing in Neymar but after experiencing this bad impact Al Hilal seemed to want to throw away the player on the grounds that he had no contribution and was just sitting there treating his injury.

I think they already think deeply, it doesn't make sense if they sign Neymar carelessly without a deep consideration. Moreover, Al Hilal spent a lot of money to sign him and pat his salary. But they may feel frustrated with Neymar's condition, it is never getting better. Al Hilal doesn't want to pay a huge salary for a player who only sits on the bench. That's why Al Hilal wants Neymar to leave now.

[Hyphen(-)]

Injury is something that we don't have control over or no one can predict when it can happen, Though Neymar's injury has actually become a loss for the club because of his absence in their games but what Al-Hilal should do right now is start to have other plans over finding a player replacement for Neymer and not wholly rely on his return or coming back because Neymar already started losing form right when he was with PSG due to same injury problem and so he will continue to lose form because of injury and age.

Al Hilal learnt from their mistakes, next time they wouldn't settle for big names in European football, the board should work on their scouts because they can't afford to make the exact same mistakes with Neymar to another player. Neymar Jr is top player, a recommendation for every elite team because his presence will served good purpose and the massive improvement in a club. Perhaps it's no longer the usual form we always find Neymar Jr because there are quite alot of things that have gone wrong on the path of the player.

They were only focused on the name and not the current condition or state of the player or his age.

Al Hilal signed Neymar just to feel that among other teams that have signed big names from top European competition, if not, they are supposed to be aware that Neymar has usually been an injury player right from the start of his career due to how he does hold ball and dribble defenders, which is why they do kick him.

Al Hilal has learned their mistake now. I don't think they can spend such money on any player without doing more investigation into his health and injury records. Although his injury did not affect the overall team performance, they are still unbeaten after 19 matches.

[QueenVera]

This is truly my least favorite news of the season. Because I think we will all be disappointed with this news. We have all been waiting for the match that will reunite C.Ronaldo with Messi. Well, this will be a phenomenal match. So if C.Ronaldo doesn't play in this match then everyone will be disappointed. Because everyone is looking forward to this match to see the two football giants meet again after a long time.

The injury that C.Ronaldo suffered during a training session will really make everyone sad. But anyway I hope the news is not true. And I hope C.Ronaldo recovers quickly and can still play in the AL-Nassr vs Inter Miami match. Because this match will be exciting if Ronaldo is there. Without him I think the excitement would be less.

C.Ronaldo is reported to be absent for 2 weeks and yes, actually this is also good news for Al-Nassr because C.Ronaldo does not suffer a serious injury which means he can be absent for longer. But C. Ronaldo only had a minor injury and will only be out for 2 weeks. But this will make C.Ronaldo miss around 3 matches. including the match against Inter Miami.

CR7 vs Messi this is one fixture that always has enough viewers especially as they both have graced the footballing stage in more than a decade. The both clubs knows the importance of this fixture that’s why they decided to create a friendly of this sort amd already football fans are anticipating. But bad news, especially for CR7 fans; his injury update is that he’ll be gone for 2 weeks and might most likely miss this fixture. Well CR7 is one strong fellow and also knows how this fixture is important and will also want to feature, so I trust him to rush his recovery process so as to get in this fixture.

 The Saudi Pro League has improved and playing other clubs in other leagues is one that shows improvement and it wouldn’t be surprising when we see the clubs in the SPL as top clubs like European Clubs soon. This is the importance of investment in teams as it helps build not just the club but the league in general.

[rahmad2nd]

Al Hilal's main mistake was recruiting Neymar when the player had not fully recovered and the next mistake that Al Hilal should have made was to investigate how Neymar would recover or not and what the disadvantages would be if he recruited this player, but like Al Hilal, he ignored this because at that time he only wanted to get star players who can boost the reputation of fans to raise the name of Al Hilal.
I felt a little strange regarding this and initially Al Hilal did not think more deeply before bringing in Neymar but after experiencing this bad impact Al Hilal seemed to want to throw away the player on the grounds that he had no contribution and was just sitting there treating his injury.
However it would be a fair decision to sack Neymar and immediately get a comparable player.

Previously, Al Hilal had tried to recruit players who also had big names before Neymar. however, Al Hilal's efforts always experience obstacles. either because the players are unwilling, or Al Hilal has other obstacles. especially when Al Hilal tried to target other top European stars, but their efforts always failed to materialize. I'm sure the club has considered it carefully when they speculated to bring Neymar from PSG. Moreover, the injury suffered by Neymar was not caused during his match with his new squad Al Hilal. So, it seems this scenario is beyond the club's expectations.

Let's see, several star players suffered injuries while playing matches with their national team. for example, Haaland with Norway, Salah with his national team, Viictor Boniface with his Nigerian national team. well, no one thought that something like that would happen. For me, I can't argue too far beyond my scope and authority. Whatever it is, Neymar was injured in his national team match, so it wasn't during his match in the Saudi Pro League. It is also important to note that the Saudi Pro League competition is not as tight as the European League competition. In this competition, Neymar actually has a lot of free time that doesn't drain his stamina and physique too much. referring to information I read based on the famous journalist, Fabrizio Romano. what was reported about Neymar has been denied by related parties. Neymar is scheduled to return after his injury recovers and is predicted to recover next summer. as for the additional slots made by Al Hilal, in order to maximize the vacant position due to Neymar suffering from a long injury. therefore, for the time being he has only been dropped for this season. btw, so far what I have said is based on sources from Al Hilal and Fabrizio Romano.

[snipie]

The Saudi Pro League has improved and playing other clubs in other leagues is one that shows improvement and it wouldn’t be surprising when we see the clubs in the SPL as top clubs like European Clubs soon. This is the importance of investment in teams as it helps build not just the club but the league in general.

Saudi teams are quite good especially these on top but we shouldn't forget that some players are unsatisfied with the rhythm of the leagues and the integration of his family like Handerson who is planning to move to Eredivisie, others with his team like Benzema and so on.
Nevertheless, the achievements made so far are great for the league and the country.

[Toro iskandar]

The Saudi Pro League has improved and playing other clubs in other leagues is one that shows improvement and it wouldn’t be surprising when we see the clubs in the SPL as top clubs like European Clubs soon. This is the importance of investment in teams as it helps build not just the club but the league in general.

Saudi teams are quite good especially these on top but we shouldn't forget that some players are unsatisfied with the rhythm of the leagues and the integration of his family like Handerson who is planning to move to Eredivisie, others with his team like Benzema and so on.
Nevertheless, the achievements made so far are great for the league and the country.

That's right, as a top team and its players are at the top right now, of course with the success and excellence that the Saudi team has achieved so far, they can't stop or be complacent, there's still a long way to go. and the achievements that Saudi players must make in order to become players. which is more trusted and perhaps more famous in various countries. For example, we already know that CR7 player is the best player to date. and in my opinion he is not just satisfied with the results he has achieved so far by proving that he plays better and even though he often suffers injuries on the field, it is possible that he will just quit the football he has made. his name is famous in various countries in the world.
And what you say is true, the achievements achieved by the Saudi Pro team to date are truly extraordinary, but this would not be so impressive if there were not the best players and the best coaches on the Saudi Team.

[klidex]

It is very unfortunate that Al Hilal made a mistake that should have been thought through carefully before making the decision to recruit the well-known star player Neymar, whose condition has not yet fully recovered from his injury. And this was very detrimental to Al Hilal because Neymar, who was supposed to appear and support the Saudi pro player, had to be postponed for a while. But whether this is just an issue or a fact, we'll see.

Yes, I think it's unfair if a world-famous star is made a substitute or thrown away and replaced by another player, it sounds very strange and doesn't make sense. I agree with you that if Neymar has a new replacement player at Al Hilal, he should just terminate his contract or be fired properly, due to the injury that Neymar is currently experiencing. And Neymar can take advantage of this opportunity to really rest for a while to recover from his injury.

This is completely not a mistake because we don't know what will happened in the future because as far as Al Hilal knows, Neymar is a good players in the European league and Al Hilal recruit him. Because they knew that his injury would definitely not affect his potentials and would not happen again in the near future and could help strengthen him his club when he started being brought to Al Hilal but apparently Al Hilal had not felt a big contribution in recruited these players Neymar had to suffer another injured which made Al Hilal feels at a loss, but bad luck no one knows and everything has already happened. But what amazes me about this club even though without Neymar Al Hilal remains a strong club in the Saudi league and Neymar's absence does not have a big impact on Al Hilal.

Al Hilal would not have done that if Neymar had not suffered a long injury, Neymar injury was serious enough that he had to be absent for 1 season and Al Hilal needed new players to further strengthen its attack line to defend Neymar when condition like this would be very detrimental to Al Hilal. considering that Neymar hasn't contributed much to the club.

[FinePoine0]

The Saudi Pro League has improved and playing other clubs in other leagues is one that shows improvement and it wouldn’t be surprising when we see the clubs in the SPL as top clubs like European Clubs soon. This is the importance of investment in teams as it helps build not just the club but the league in general.

Saudi teams are quite good especially these on top but we shouldn't forget that some players are unsatisfied with the rhythm of the leagues and the integration of his family like Handerson who is planning to move to Eredivisie, others with his team like Benzema and so on.
Nevertheless, the achievements made so far are great for the league and the country.

The Saudi league is mainly known by European players. Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo joined the Saudi club, people's ideas about the Saudi clubs have come and they are one by one European players are full of Saudi clubs. Saudi clubs have European players training because Saudi players can move forward by regretting them. That's why the best European players with the highest salaries have joined the Saudi club. But the Saudi clubs will be more developed according to advanced education, they will be able to perform well in football.

[poodle63]

The Saudi Pro League has improved and playing other clubs in other leagues is one that shows improvement and it wouldn’t be surprising when we see the clubs in the SPL as top clubs like European Clubs soon. This is the importance of investment in teams as it helps build not just the club but the league in general.

Saudi teams are quite good especially these on top but we shouldn't forget that some players are unsatisfied with the rhythm of the leagues and the integration of his family like Handerson who is planning to move to Eredivisie, others with his team like Benzema and so on.
Nevertheless, the achievements made so far are great for the league and the country.

But the exodus from some great players in EU a few years ago may be affecting the reputation of SPL. There have been many journalist who was also publishing their article regarding this. Saudi was in the process to build the reputation and image as one of best league in the world.
The exodus was just giving bad image to the saudi pro league and it proves that if saudi's culture was not that good for european players. Ettifaq has stated that if the club will be trying to get a better player than but the question is appearing regarding it whether ettifaq will capable enough to attract the good players to join in the club? I meant that if the fact an ettifaq keeps to play so poorly and this is also making a bad image for any player that is willing to join in the club. Im doubting this club to get a new player caused by this.
I think that if ettifaq will not able to get a good player to replace him. Henderson has been contributing a lot to the club when it played for ettifaq but he was not feeling confidence with the culture of saudi.

[Belarge]

Saudi teams are quite good especially these on top but we shouldn't forget that some players are unsatisfied with the rhythm of the leagues and the integration of his family like Handerson who is planning to move to Eredivisie, others with his team like Benzema and so on.
Nevertheless, the achievements made so far are great for the league and the country.

This is one of the good reason why Cristiano Ronaldo is the undisputed GOAT because he has managed to control the basics of the system and positively influenced the league. Saudi Arabia should probably work on their style of game because not all players are able to blend into the system of football over there. Most European players that made a move to Saudi Arabia ends up not meeting up the expectations from their new SPL club and supporters. Jordan Henderson was a bit curious of Saudi Arabia and his family was not acquainted and couldn't manage to stay much longer, he terminated his contract and move to Eredivisie club, Ajax. European stars are complaining regarding the atmosphere and they don't blend with in Saudi Arabia.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Aymery Laporte is also complaining about this country/league, he said he is not feeling good and after the sign of the contract some kind of thigs were not fullifished.

His expectation was way too big. He shall always put minimum expectation. I do feel how he was feeling regarding this and he may be thinking to do another exodus to leave from saudi pro league club to join in the european competition again.
I kinda feel that if laporta has been trying so hard to keep this but he can't and i think that it's gonna be the best decision if he will be leaving from there to join in the european league like hendo.

Im feeling that if more players will be speaking up regarding their condition in the saudi pro league club. It seems some of them have not been treating well in the saudi club. So, they can make their own decision to go back again in european competition.

I think is pretty common because its not easy to move abroad to a country with a total diferent culture and life, and more when you come from a top life in europe.

So true, he was not able adapting the new culture and it may be shocking him too. So, im expecting more players who have joined in the saudi pro league to go back into the european continent as soon as possible. I think that was also making him lose his confidence in SPL.
No doubt that if there will be more players to leave from this league. Will ronaldo become the last who stay in this league forever? Let's see that.

[rendravolt]

After being left behind by Henderson, Al-Ettifaq moved again to bring in European players and this time their choice fell on Abdoulaye Doucouré from Everton. I think Al-Ettifaq are on the right track in dealing with the problems left by Henderson and in any case they need a good enough midfielder before the half-season of the Saudi league starts again.

On the other hand, Everton wants to keep Abdoulaye Doucouré because his role is very important in the squad and is a key player at the club. I understand that every team wants to do everything they can so that their players don't leave, but if Al-Ettifaq's offer is tempting enough, Everton won't be able to refuse the big money later. At least they can get new players with this money and Al-Ettifaq can get the midfielder they want. Let's see the next transfer developments, whether Abdoulaye Doucouré will join Al-Ettifaq or not.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1748687720195510603

After Jordan Henderson left Al Ettifaq, I know they're surely gonna find a world class player that's capable of replacing the England international in the team and I think they're on the right track with their efforts to bring Everton's Abdoulaye Doucouré to the Saudi club. Doucouré if signed, I think will bring so much quality and experience to the clubs midfield as he's proven over the year that he can survive in any league in the world with his impressive performances for his club Everton.

Everton had some issues earlier this season which led to their points deduction by the English Premier League authorities though it wasn't financial related,  I think Everton will not be able to resist Al Ettifaq's offer of they're too juicy. The deal isn't yet confirmed, but hopefully I think it's gonna be confirmed anytime soon.

That is why this transfer is actually very profitable for Everton and they must consider their decision wisely. I know Al-Ettifaq will not just watch Henderson leave and if they just give up without a replacement it will certainly be very bad for the squad's performance in the remainder of the season. Al-Ettifaq definitely wants to target the top spot again rather than just remaining in 8th place in the standings and therefore they have to make another transfer before the winter closes.

Abdoulaye Doucouré is their latest target and it is not impossible that the player is also interested in experiencing the atmosphere outside England. It's just that if the club doesn't allow him to leave, this transfer will fail and Everton as the main controller must be able to think logically and hope to find a worthy replacement for Abdoulaye Doucouré.

[temple]

Saudi teams are quite good especially these on top but we shouldn't forget that some players are unsatisfied with the rhythm of the leagues and the integration of his family like Handerson who is planning to move to Eredivisie, others with his team like Benzema and so on.
Nevertheless, the achievements made so far are great for the league and the country.

This is one of the good reason why Cristiano Ronaldo is the undisputed GOAT because he has managed to control the basics of the system and positively influenced the league. Saudi Arabia should probably work on their style of game because not all players are able to blend into the system of football over there. Most European players that made a move to Saudi Arabia ends up not meeting up the expectations from their new SPL club and supporters. Jordan Henderson was a bit curious of Saudi Arabia and his family was not acquainted and couldn't manage to stay much longer, he terminated his contract and move to Eredivisie club, Ajax. European stars are complaining regarding the atmosphere and they don't blend with in Saudi Arabia.

But then let me ask you when you say that Ronaldo influenced the Saudi Professional League positively, what effects do you expect to remain long term that Ronaldo created? I agree that there was a lot of short term buzz, but what is it that will stay forever or for decades that Ronaldo did in a positive way for the league?

I as an observer have to say that whatever buzz Ronaldo created, it is rapidly declining at the moment. I can speak for myself that I was interested in seeing what's going on and now interest is decreasing. Players are leaving the league. No young talents could be hired and taken away from the best European clubs. I can see that there is not a lot left of the initial hype.

[asriloni]

I can't believe it.

Gerrard signed a new contract earlier this week, despite a dismal run of form that has seen Ettifaq go nine games without a win, and the loss of Jordan Henderson, who terminated his contract and joined Ajax. The club are currently eighth in the Saudi Pro League, 28 points behind leaders Al-Hilal. However, TalkSPORT reports that Gerrard's new deal, which is a two-year extension, is worth a staggering £15m ($19m) per year.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/revealed-steven-gerrard-staggering-salary-al-ettifaq-pep-guardiola-jurgen-klopp/bltb44b1c8e5c376888#csfbaf889b004a3239

Gerrard has been signed a new contract with ettifaq which was unbelievable for me to see that. Ettifaq is still trusting this worst coach to manage its club. The club can try to approach someone like mourinho rather than gave very big salary for someone who can't even manage the club properly.
This is a setback for the club caused by gerrard was so wasteful. He can't even make his club to perform consistently and im wondering what things that make club can trust him much longer. If i were the owner and i have been sacked him since a few months ago.

Gerrard deserves no more place in the club and this guy is a disaster as a coach. He has been so wasteful and that's it. Im only focusing on how gerrard was performing so badly in ettifaq.
He was unable building the club to perform even better than before. Im concerning this caused by ettifaq was so wasteful in the saudi pro league. This club is going to go down again soon.

[Arenga pinnata]

That is why this transfer is actually very profitable for Everton and they must consider their decision wisely. I know Al-Ettifaq will not just watch Henderson leave and if they just give up without a replacement it will certainly be very bad for the squad's performance in the remainder of the season. Al-Ettifaq definitely wants to target the top spot again rather than just remaining in 8th place in the standings and therefore they have to make another transfer before the winter closes.

Abdoulaye Doucouré is their latest target and it is not impossible that the player is also interested in experiencing the atmosphere outside England. It's just that if the club doesn't allow him to leave, this transfer will fail and Everton as the main controller must be able to think logically and hope to find a worthy replacement for Abdoulaye Doucouré.

Abdoulaye Doucouré is still a key or important player at Everton. And I think if Everton let him go it would be very difficult to find a replacement for the 31 year old midfielder. So I think Everton will continue to retain their best midfielder.

But as usual, clubs from the SPL are always good at making offers, so if the offer is so big then maybe Everton will waver and let go of their key player. And I don't know yet whether Abdoulaye Doucouré is also willing to move clubs or not. Because it seems like he is very comfortable at Everton. Because he has been at the club for a long time, namely from 2020 until now.

[KTChampions]

But then let me ask you when you say that Ronaldo influenced the Saudi Professional League positively, what effects do you expect to remain long term that Ronaldo created? I agree that there was a lot of short term buzz, but what is it that will stay forever or for decades that Ronaldo did in a positive way for the league?

I as an observer have to say that whatever buzz Ronaldo created, it is rapidly declining at the moment. I can speak for myself that I was interested in seeing what's going on and now interest is decreasing. Players are leaving the league. No young talents could be hired and taken away from the best European clubs. I can see that there is not a lot left of the initial hype.

I wonder what answer you expect from him? Ronaldo opened the way to Saudi Arabia for absolutely everyone, after his transfer it became absolutely normal, another question is what the long-term consequences of this will be - but it does not depend on him.
And I don’t agree with you that the excitement is dying down, it’s just a return to normal - someone couldn’t adapt and is leaving, someone was expecting easy money without having to work hard, they are also leaving. But the League itself is developing and I’m looking forward to when its best clubs get into either the European Champions League or the Super League. In my opinion, this would be a logical business development. Even now, the Saudi League is watched with more attention than the European championships outside the top 5 (is anyone even interested in how things are going there except for the residents of those countries?).