Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[QueenVera]

Al-Nassr already has good front line players. Even their level of goal productivity is also worthy of appreciation. but unfortunately their back lines are very different. Yes, Al-Nassr has a fatal weakness at the back. So they often fail to win matches simply because their opponents are always able to penetrate Al-Nassr's defense and score goals.

Even statistically it is clear that there is an imbalance between defense and attack. Where the attack line is very good but the back line is very bad. Just look, currently Al-Nassr is the second team that has scored the most goals, namely 65 goals so far in the SPL. Al-hilal is still in first place in terms of scoring goals with 70 goals. And yeah it's only 5 different from al-Nassr. But now we look at the number of goals scored against Al-Nassr. In fact, that is the same number as clubs that are considered not strong this season. So the problem here is in their defense.

A football team consists of different departments and each departments have to function above average to be considered as a great team. This is also effective in every organization and that’s why at each time there’s always An evaluation done. The same is required in a football team who have different departments especially among the 11 players on the field. It’s always in appropriate when one department of the football team seems not to be performing.

 This makes the performance of the other departments looks as if they’re meaningless and most times go unnoticeable. This is the case for Al-Nassr who just got eliminated from the Asian Champions League. This elimination of Al-Nassr speaks quite a lot on how this team is placed and checking it, you wouldn’t want to blame the attack of the this team because they delivered on their duty but rather the defense line is the major challenge of this team. And when the defense of a team is poor, it makes the whole team be in shambles.

 Yea, I think a small club without much training will be able to take on this Al-Nassr’s defense and destroy it. This should be a consideration for the current coach or maybe the new coach who’ll decide to come in. Even when you check them out in their league, yes you wouldn’t help but to see the work of the attackers because they’ve had over 65 goals scored for the team which is very commendable. When you check the goals conceded, then you understand there’s a major problem in this team. If the defense issue of this team is fixed then I think they’ll be one great team to challenge for the SPL title and I guess then they could even win the league too.

[marcous]

Whether in the Saudi League or the Asian Champions League, Al-Ittihad will not be able to win against Al-Hilal and this is a bitter pill that must be swallowed by all players who have experienced ups and downs this season. Indeed, Al-Ittihad cannot do well this season despite the complicated problems that have no solution yet. New coach Marcelo Gallardo was also unable to provide the best results for his new team in the Saudi league. I think it is possible that if the results remain the same without any significant changes then we will see Al-Ittihad sack their current coach.

As one of the elite teams in the Saudi league and even as the defending champion team, Al-Ittihad should not have to experience this in a short time and even though they are actually quite good in the Saudi league, it's just that the problems at the start of the season are the main enemy that they have to fix to move on. more advanced next season. I want to see Al-Ittihad with their European player recruitment to be on the right track in the title race and this season they can't do that. But hope is still there and it starts from small things and I hope next season they don't mess up again.

Al Ittihad experienced a very significant decline in performance, they need to completely overhaul their main squad if they want to appear again as title contenders in the Saudi Pro League. In a short span of time, three meetings in two competitions, Al Ittihad were completely defeated by Al Hilal. A very volatile period, and Al Hilal had the opposite by going untouched by defeat.

Benzema has failed to impress since he was brought from Madrid, various rumors about his relationship with the club have circulated, perhaps this is one of the factors why Al Ittihad is experiencing inconsistency. Now that they have lost the SPL trophy and been eliminated from the Asian Champions League, it looks like Al Ittihad management needs to add more top European players in the future.

With the financial strength that Al Ittihad has, it can bring in top European players, and can even recruit top European coaches. If they don't move actively next season, then we won't see them becoming a team that can compete with Al Hilal, Al Nasr or Al Ahli in the hunt for trophies. In the remaining matches this season, Al Ittihad is only trying to maintain its position in fourth place in the standings, so as not to be overtaken by Al Taawon.

[rahmad2nd]

Whether in the Saudi League or the Asian Champions League, Al-Ittihad will not be able to win against Al-Hilal and this is a bitter pill that must be swallowed by all players who have experienced ups and downs this season. Indeed, Al-Ittihad cannot do well this season despite the complicated problems that have no solution yet. New coach Marcelo Gallardo was also unable to provide the best results for his new team in the Saudi league. I think it is possible that if the results remain the same without any significant changes then we will see Al-Ittihad sack their current coach.

As one of the elite teams in the Saudi league and even as the defending champion team, Al-Ittihad should not have to experience this in a short time and even though they are actually quite good in the Saudi league, it's just that the problems at the start of the season are the main enemy that they have to fix to move on. more advanced next season. I want to see Al-Ittihad with their European player recruitment to be on the right track in the title race and this season they can't do that. But hope is still there and it starts from small things and I hope next season they don't mess up again.

IMO, it will be very difficult for Marcelo Gallardo to bring Al Ittihad to the level the club wants, if there are no significant changes. It's not just a technical problem, strategy, pattern and system, but it is clear that Gallardo needs support from players who can help him to maximize the system he implements. Marcelo Gallardo is a quite experienced coach. Plus, he also has achievements when managing the Latin American League team. however, this coach actually has his favorite pattern, namely 4-3-3. But it seems he is trying to adapt to the players available in the Al Ittihad squad, it is not uncommon for Gallardo to apply other patterns to suit the team he is opposing. Sometimes Gallardo applies an offensive pattern, often playing with a defensive system. From these statistics we can conclude that Gallardo really hasn't been able to make his team's squad the way he wants. So it's very natural that Al Ittihad had difficulty putting up resistance in the match against Al Hilal.

Well, we can even refer to the H2H meeting of these two teams. Of the 10 matches in different competitions, Al Ittihad was unable to even win their match against Al Hilal. So, so there is something wrong with this team. Apart from the problem of team mentality. Player problems are an obstacle for this new coach from Argentina. The point is, whoever will be Al Ittihad's coach later, if Gallardo is fired. it will be difficult for Al Ittihad to compete and compete like its competitors in the Saudi Pro League. So like it or not, if Al Ittihad wants change and competes fiercely like its rivals, in the summer the club will need newcomers who are really needed by the team. One more, big question, is whether Benzema will still stay with Al Itttihad next season.

[Volgastallion]

I think Benzema is lucky to not being taget much more in media for his bad performance and behavior towards the team and the coach, i think the only player who comes from the west and do much worse than him and also comeback to the west was Jordan Henderson.

After this two guys all the remain ones are doing quite well or regular. Well we can maybe talk about Neymar also but that is also another story because he is injury and not performing bad.

[Palakka]

Al Ittihad experienced a very significant decline in performance, they need to completely overhaul their main squad if they want to appear again as title contenders in the Saudi Pro League. In a short span of time, three meetings in two competitions, Al Ittihad were completely defeated by Al Hilal. A very volatile period, and Al Hilal had the opposite by going untouched by defeat.

Benzema has failed to impress since he was brought from Madrid, various rumors about his relationship with the club have circulated, perhaps this is one of the factors why Al Ittihad is experiencing inconsistency. Now that they have lost the SPL trophy and been eliminated from the Asian Champions League, it looks like Al Ittihad management needs to add more top European players in the future.

With the financial strength that Al Ittihad has, it can bring in top European players, and can even recruit top European coaches. If they don't move actively next season, then we won't see them becoming a team that can compete with Al Hilal, Al Nasr or Al Ahli in the hunt for trophies. In the remaining matches this season, Al Ittihad is only trying to maintain its position in fourth place in the standings, so as not to be overtaken by Al Taawon.

Al Ittihad this season is unable to compete with Al Hillal and even Al Nassr in the SPL, despite having Karim Benzema and Kante in their squad this season but in fact they have to lag quite far behind Al Hillal in the league, and even now Al Ittihad must also be eliminated from the Asian Champions League after being defeated by Al Hillal 4-0 on aggregate,  As a team that has spent a lot of money to sign players like Benzema and Kante, of course, the current 4th position in the standings is a sign of failure for them.

To compete for the title next season of course Al Ittihad must immediately evaluate their team after the season ends later, and I think Al Ittihad should act firmly on everything that Benzema has done in this seasons because after all Benzema previous absence from training is a form of indiscipline, indeed we admit Benzema is a top player but I think in a team the management should not distinguish between one player With other players, especially by specializing these players so that in the end the squad will be divided and have no harmony.
Reportedly Al Ittihad has now made an offer to Liverpool to bring Salah next season to the SPL, which to his horror Al Ittihad sent a blank check for Liverpool to write whatever price they asked to release Salah in the bid proposal.

[hahay]

I think Benzema is lucky to not being taget much more in media for his bad performance and behavior towards the team and the coach, i think the only player who comes from the west and do much worse than him and also comeback to the west was Jordan Henderson.

After this two guys all the remain ones are doing quite well or regular. Well we can maybe talk about Neymar also but that is also another story because he is injury and not performing bad.

If so, then it looks like they purely accepted the offer to play in the Saudi Pro League just to get a big salary. Because afterall, if their goal is purely to give the best results to the team then of course they will make great efforts in every match like they do in bigteams in Europe. Indeed, it is no longer somethingstrange if a case like this happens because after all, without winning the title but they will basically still receive a largepayment . So ya, with this factor, at least it makes them feel reluctant to play as well as they did in the previous team in Europe. But at least, there is also a statement that they will still play in the Saudi Pro League and thus, maybe in the followingseasons they can prove good results for the team, although I still not completely sure. Because after all, about Ronaldo also failed to bring Al Nassr to get a trophy in the Saudi Pro League and also in the AFC Champions League.

[lalabotax]

I think Benzema is lucky to not being taget much more in media for his bad performance and behavior towards the team and the coach, i think the only player who comes from the west and do much worse than him and also comeback to the west was Jordan Henderson.

After this two guys all the remain ones are doing quite well or regular. Well we can maybe talk about Neymar also but that is also another story because he is injury and not performing bad.

What do you mean? Benzema is also targeted by the media. You can see some bad news about him on some articles.

https://www.givemesport.com/whats-going-wrong-for-karim-benzema-at-al-ittihad/
https://www.goal.com/en/lists/karim-benzema-saudi-pro-league-al-ittihad-nightmare-few-signs-ending/blt6addb8a60ee121f3

The media always wrote interesting news whether it is true or not. In my opinion, it is normal if Benzema couldn't perform well now because he got a severe injury for a long time and he still adapt with the new atmosphere in Saudi league.

Regarding Jordan Henderson, he joined to the wrong team in Saudi. I still don't understand why Jordan Henderson could join Al-Ettifaq. It is just an average team in PSL, Jordan Henderson should join a better team. Finally, he didn't feel comfortable to play in SPL and he moved to Ajax.

Neymar may also end up his career in Saudi like Jordan Henderson. He never recovered his injury, he only got a high salary with no contribution for the team. I think Al Hilal will put him on the transfer list if there is no progress with his injury.

[Nheer]

I think Benzema is lucky to not being taget much more in media for his bad performance and behavior towards the team and the coach, i think the only player who comes from the west and do much worse than him and also comeback to the west was Jordan Henderson.

After this two guys all the remain ones are doing quite well or regular. Well we can maybe talk about Neymar also but that is also another story because he is injury and not performing bad.

Benzema has not really been performing to everyone’s expectations, people expects a Ballon D’or winner to bring changes to the team but Benzema has not been his best since signing for the Saudi league. Just a season before he was playing so well in Madrid but all of a sudden he is not the world class player we all knew, if could be as a result of change of environment and everyone is not saying anything about his poor performances. There have been some criticisms about Ronaldo who is currently the league’s highest goal scorer just because he is having a bad time currently which is normal for everyone and people fail to understand that he is old already and as already proven himself to the world already.

People blast Ronaldo for every poor performance but don’t seem to notice Benzema poor performance.

[Leviathan.007]

Al Ittihad experienced a very significant decline in performance, they need to completely overhaul their main squad if they want to appear again as title contenders in the Saudi Pro League. In a short span of time, three meetings in two competitions, Al Ittihad were completely defeated by Al Hilal. A very volatile period, and Al Hilal had the opposite by going untouched by defeat.

Benzema has failed to impress since he was brought from Madrid, various rumors about his relationship with the club have circulated, perhaps this is one of the factors why Al Ittihad is experiencing inconsistency. Now that they have lost the SPL trophy and been eliminated from the Asian Champions League, it looks like Al Ittihad management needs to add more top European players in the future.

With the financial strength that Al Ittihad has, it can bring in top European players, and can even recruit top European coaches. If they don't move actively next season, then we won't see them becoming a team that can compete with Al Hilal, Al Nasr or Al Ahli in the hunt for trophies. In the remaining matches this season, Al Ittihad is only trying to maintain its position in fourth place in the standings, so as not to be overtaken by Al Taawon.

Al Ittihad this season is unable to compete with Al Hillal and even Al Nassr in the SPL, despite having Karim Benzema and Kante in their squad this season but in fact they have to lag quite far behind Al Hillal in the league, and even now Al Ittihad must also be eliminated from the Asian Champions League after being defeated by Al Hillal 4-0 on aggregate,  As a team that has spent a lot of money to sign players like Benzema and Kante, of course, the current 4th position in the standings is a sign of failure for them.

To compete for the title next season of course Al Ittihad must immediately evaluate their team after the season ends later, and I think Al Ittihad should act firmly on everything that Benzema has done in this seasons because after all Benzema previous absence from training is a form of indiscipline, indeed we admit Benzema is a top player but I think in a team the management should not distinguish between one player With other players, especially by specializing these players so that in the end the squad will be divided and have no harmony.
Reportedly Al Ittihad has now made an offer to Liverpool to bring Salah next season to the SPL, which to his horror Al Ittihad sent a blank check for Liverpool to write whatever price they asked to release Salah in the bid proposal.

Al Hillal in this season is just like a beast and they are even winning the harder games just like the game against Al Nassr in the Saudi League and they showed us their good performance like this. That's enough reason to say even the best fans of Al Ittihad were not expecting to see their team win the game and they were even this result and seeing this team losing the game something normal especially when they knew their expensive player, Benzema is totally disappointing and not table in the team.
But after the performance we saw from Al Hilal, I think regardless of the Saudi League, they are the first hope for winning the AFC Champions League this season.

[Belarge]

I think Benzema is lucky to not being taget much more in media for his bad performance and behavior towards the team and the coach, i think the only player who comes from the west and do much worse than him and also comeback to the west was Jordan Henderson.

After this two guys all the remain ones are doing quite well or regular. Well we can maybe talk about Neymar also but that is also another story because he is injury and not performing bad.

Injuries gradually kills the motivation and qualities of players. Karim Benzema have never made it to the trends when it comes to his poor performance in Saudi Arabia. There's quite alot of things hitting these European players that seeks greener pastures in Saudi Arabia, the reverse is happening to them. None of them can be like Cristiano Ronaldo who's keen on making good improvements in the system, these SPL elite teams finds Ronaldo useful and top because he keeps exhibiting his stellar performance and also comprehended to style of game in Saudi Arabia.

[TelolettOm]

Benzema has not really been performing to everyone’s expectations, people expects a Ballon D’or winner to bring changes to the team but Benzema has not been his best since signing for the Saudi league. Just a season before he was playing so well in Madrid but all of a sudden he is not the world class player we all knew, if could be as a result of change of environment and everyone is not saying anything about his poor performances. There have been some criticisms about Ronaldo who is currently the league’s highest goal scorer just because he is having a bad time currently which is normal for everyone and people fail to understand that he is old already and as already proven himself to the world already.

Benzema totally played under performance. True, he is one of the best strikers in the world before he joined Al Ittihad. But when he is a player of Al Ittihad, he becomes an average striker, he even got difficulty to score a goal. Sure, he got a bad injury for few weeks and he plays with a different team in Al Ittihad. It is so much different when he was in Real Madrid where there were too many world-class players who support him.

I think Ronaldo first season in SPL was better than Benzema first season. If people criticized Ronaldo so much, it is because people have more expectation on Ronaldo. Every people wants him to win SPL with Al Nassr. That's why he always got a big criticism.

People blast Ronaldo for every poor performance but don’t seem to notice Benzema poor performance.

It is wrong if Ronaldo played badly in this season. He is the top scorer, it simply described that he already played well. If Al Nassr failed to lead SPL, it is because Al Nassr has weak defense. People can't blame Ronaldo!



Source: Sholynationsports

[Gallar]

I think Benzema is lucky to not being taget much more in media for his bad performance and behavior towards the team and the coach, i think the only player who comes from the west and do much worse than him and also comeback to the west was Jordan Henderson.

After this two guys all the remain ones are doing quite well or regular. Well we can maybe talk about Neymar also but that is also another story because he is injury and not performing bad.

Maybe now many people are tired of paying attention to Benzema. The reason is that almost a season has passed, Benzema has not shown his best performance at Al Ittihad. The reasons may be many, such as not getting along with the coach or not having suitable teammates at Al Ittihad. But for now, Benzema is no longer as noticed as before. I think this is a good move that will have a positive impact on Benzema. Because with fewer insults towards Benzema, Benzema's mentality will definitely improve and that way Benzema can rise from his downturn. But if, for example, Benzema doesn't show his best performance, I think the option that Benzema should choose is to leave Al Ittihad. Because if for example Benzema continues to stay at Al Ittihad with poor performance, I think his name in the world of football will continue to be tarnished. So before that happens, I think it would be better if Benzema left Al Ittihad.

And talking about Jordan Henderson and also Neymar. I think these two players are different from Benzema's current situation. Because, for example, Henderson decided to leave Al Etiffaq, it was all because his family was not comfortable with the environment in Saudi Arabia. So in my opinion the reason Henderson performed less than optimally at Al Ettifaq was most likely due to the pressure he received from his wife and children. Apart from that, for Neymar, it is clear that he suffered an injury while defending his country while playing with Uruguay. So at this time we cannot conclude whether Neymar has good or bad performance. The reason is, Neymar only appeared a few times with Al Hilal.

[armanda90]

Benzema has not really been performing to everyone’s expectations, people expects a Ballon D’or winner to bring changes to the team but Benzema has not been his best since signing for the Saudi league. Just a season before he was playing so well in Madrid but all of a sudden he is not the world class player we all knew, if could be as a result of change of environment and everyone is not saying anything about his poor performances. There have been some criticisms about Ronaldo who is currently the league’s highest goal scorer just because he is having a bad time currently which is normal for everyone and people fail to understand that he is old already and as already proven himself to the world already.

People blast Ronaldo for every poor performance but don’t seem to notice Benzema poor performance.

Karim Benzema performance not well in the first season with Al Ittihad and he failed bring his team in the domestic league race or winning AFC Champion League after defeating by Al Hilal in quarter final round. Al Ittihad's fans more expected with Karim Benzema after winning Ballon D'or he can helped and give more contribution for Al Ittihad defend the domestic league tittle and get more contribution in AFC Champion League.
In domestic league, Karim Benzema have played only 17 matches so far with Al Ittihad and scored 9 goals with 6 assists, seems its not really bad achieved but he has internal problem with manager and absent several matches. I don't think Karim Benzema keep staying with Al Ittihad until the next season or until his contract expiry after facing bad moment in the first season.

[Strongkored]

This season has not been a good season again for Al Nassr because it is certain that there is only one tournament left where they have a chance to win the title but even that is very difficult because their opponents in the semi-finals of the Saudi Super Cup are the best team currently in the Saudi Pro League so Al-Nassr is very will probably end the season without a single title.
Al-Nassr failed in the Asian Champions League and also only waited a few matches in the Saudi Pro League to ensure that they also failed in the league because Al-Hilal already led the standings with a very large point difference which was difficult for Al-Nassr to catch up with.

This week Al-Nassr will face Al-Ahli, and because they have not been in very good condition in the last few matches, it will be quite doubtful for Al-Nassr to beat Al-Ahli, and bookmakers seem to have difficulty predicting which team will be the winner in this match is because both teams have odds that are not much different, Al Nassr is still the favorite but my prediction is very likely that this will end in a draw.

[Solokan]

At this point Al-Nassr should start thinking about something else, this isn't really problem for the offense, offense scored so many goals and did their best and there was nothing wrong with them, they are doing all they could to score and win games.

But their defense is SOOOOO bad that, at this point I believe if you just hire four people here on this forum randomly, we wouldn't really be much worse, or at least you know give us 1 million dollars each and give us training grounds and trainers and chefs etc, and in 1 year we will be good enough physically to be at least good as them. They do not look talented at all, they look like they are just terrible, even the goalkeeper is terrible, they need a lot more better players at defense and this has been true all year long.

Al-Nassr already has good front line players. Even their level of goal productivity is also worthy of appreciation. but unfortunately their back lines are very different. Yes, Al-Nassr has a fatal weakness at the back. So they often fail to win matches simply because their opponents are always able to penetrate Al-Nassr's defense and score goals.

Even statistically it is clear that there is an imbalance between defense and attack. Where the attack line is very good but the back line is very bad. Just look, currently Al-Nassr is the second team that has scored the most goals, namely 65 goals so far in the SPL. Al-hilal is still in first place in terms of scoring goals with 70 goals. And yeah it's only 5 different from al-Nassr. But now we look at the number of goals scored against Al-Nassr. In fact, that is the same number as clubs that are considered not strong this season. So the problem here is in their defense.

Yes, in terms of attack, Al-Nassr is very good, but due to the imbalance between the front and back lines, of course Al-Nassr always concedes goals and makes it easier for the enemy to break through the defense, but lately I see that the players on Al-Nassr's front line are always less than optimal in their performance take advantage of the opportunity, but I hope Luis Castro can fix it, but the main factor in Al-Nassr's problems is the lack of strength in Al-Nassr's back line.

but if you compare it with Al-hilal, of course all Al-hilal players are very good because those in the front and back lines are very strong, that's why Al-hilal always consistently wins and I also like the appearance of Al-hilal defender K. Koulibaly because his appearance is very impressive. needed in defense.

but now Al-nassr is increasingly behind on points from Al-hilal. I think if Luis Castro can't make Al-nassr's defense strong, I think it will be difficult for Al-nassr to surpass Al-hilal on points. Yes, I also hope that in the future Al-Nassr can bring in a good defender to make Al-Nassr's performance even better.

Next we will see Luis Castro's troops against Al-Ahli. I think this will be a tough match for Al-Nassr, but of course it will be an exciting match, but I'm sure Cristiano Ronaldo and his friends will win the match and I want to bet on Al-Nassr's victory.

[Uruhara]

Today's match schedule in the Saudi Pro League is as follows:

1. Abha vs Al-Wehda
2. Al-Hazm vs Al-Shabab
3. Al-khaleej vs Al-Akhdoud.

I also have predictions for these matches. Like for the Abha vs Al-Wehda match, I will favor Al-Wehda. And I think Al-Wehda will win with a score of 1-2. I think Al-Wehda will win because their ranking is also very different from Abha who are in the relegation zone. Even though Al-Wehda has not been very consistent lately, Abha is actually much more inconsistent. So it looks like Al-Wehda will win, even if only by a narrow score.

[Jody.Drummer]

Today's match schedule in the Saudi Pro League is as follows:

1. Abha vs Al-Wehda
2. Al-Hazm vs Al-Shabab
3. Al-khaleej vs Al-Akhdoud.

I also have predictions for these matches. Like for the Abha vs Al-Wehda match, I will favor Al-Wehda. And I think Al-Wehda will win with a score of 1-2. I think Al-Wehda will win because their ranking is also very different from Abha who are in the relegation zone. Even though Al-Wehda has not been very consistent lately, Abha is actually much more inconsistent. So it looks like Al-Wehda will win, even if only by a narrow score.

In fact, both Al Abha and Al Wehda are not in good condition, in fact Al Wehda have never won in the last 5 matches they have played. However, overall Al Wehda is still better than Al Abha, which is currently in the relegation zone. I also have the same thoughts and predictions as you, that this is a good opportunity for Al Wehda to record another victory after they failed repeatedly.

The only advantage that Al Abha has is that they will play at their home base, apart from that I don't see anything promising from Al Abha. However, Al Wehda still has to be careful, because it is possible that in this match Al Abha will show us something surprising. If you look at their record this season, Al Abha is the club that has conceded the most goals with 59 goals scored against them, so Al Wehda can take advantage of this to be able to steal a goal and go home with 3 points from this match.

They have to work harder if they want to win, because nothing is impossible for Al Abha to beat them, so Al Wehda must remain careful.

[klidex]

Whether in the Saudi League or the Asian Champions League, Al-Ittihad will not be able to win against Al-Hilal and this is a bitter pill that must be swallowed by all players who have experienced ups and downs this season. Indeed, Al-Ittihad cannot do well this season despite the complicated problems that have no solution yet. New coach Marcelo Gallardo was also unable to provide the best results for his new team in the Saudi league. I think it is possible that if the results remain the same without any significant changes then we will see Al-Ittihad sack their current coach.

Basically, Al Ittihad experienced a decline this season while Al Hilal is in good condition so it is very difficult for Al Ittihad to beat Al Hilal with conditions like that, not only Al Ittihad experienced bad luck this season. Even Al Nassr also had to swallow bitter pill Al Nassr were also unable to beat Al Hilal in each of their meetings even Al Nassr was also eliminated by Al Ain in the AFC Champions League so Al Ittihad did not just swallow the bitter pill alone. Even so Al Nassr was still able to improve their performance in AFC Champions League next season because Al Nassr has the opportunity to get the ticket while Al Ittihad doesn't seem to get it because its position is currently in 4th place.

Ittihad's new coach hasn't really given Al Ittihad the best, even though Al Ittihad has a squad that is still capable of competing, especially with the addition of Karim Benzema, but in fact Al Ittihad isn't that impressive and isn't able to maintain their performance, I think Marcelo Gallardo won't last long if Al Ittihad's performance did not immediately improve at least to be in 3rd place in the Saudi Pro League because Al Ahli is currently 7 points ahead of Ittihad in 3rd place.

[criptoevangelista]

Whether in the Saudi League or the Asian Champions League, Al-Ittihad will not be able to win against Al-Hilal and this is a bitter pill that must be swallowed by all players who have experienced ups and downs this season. Indeed, Al-Ittihad cannot do well this season despite the complicated problems that have no solution yet. New coach Marcelo Gallardo was also unable to provide the best results for his new team in the Saudi league. I think it is possible that if the results remain the same without any significant changes then we will see Al-Ittihad sack their current coach.

Basically, Al Ittihad experienced a decline this season while Al Hilal is in good condition so it is very difficult for Al Ittihad to beat Al Hilal with conditions like that, not only Al Ittihad experienced bad luck this season. Even Al Nassr also had to swallow bitter pill Al Nassr were also unable to beat Al Hilal in each of their meetings even Al Nassr was also eliminated by Al Ain in the AFC Champions League so Al Ittihad did not just swallow the bitter pill alone. Even so Al Nassr was still able to improve their performance in AFC Champions League next season because Al Nassr has the opportunity to get the ticket while Al Ittihad doesn't seem to get it because its position is currently in 4th place.

Ittihad's new coach hasn't really given Al Ittihad the best, even though Al Ittihad has a squad that is still capable of competing, especially with the addition of Karim Benzema, but in fact Al Ittihad isn't that impressive and isn't able to maintain their performance, I think Marcelo Gallardo won't last long if Al Ittihad's performance did not immediately improve at least to be in 3rd place in the Saudi Pro League because Al Ahli is currently 7 points ahead of Ittihad in 3rd place.

Marcelo Gallardo is a good coach, he just needs time to adapt to a new league, everything is very different from what he was used to, the culture, the people, the team, it takes some time to work, maybe a few months to start reaping the fruits of their work, the players assimilate their thoughts and everything starts to flow on the field.

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It is wrong if Ronaldo played badly in this season. He is the top scorer, it simply described that he already played well. If Al Nassr failed to lead SPL, it is because Al Nassr has weak defense. People can't blame Ronaldo!



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This is true because Al-Nassr's defense is so weak and they often concede easily. It looks like Al-Nassr will also have to bring in a new goalkeeper this summer because it is very important as the final doorstop. Just look at Yassine Bono's Al-Hilal or Eduard Mendy's Al-Ahli, where previously these two goalkeepers had good experience in European competitions. Al-Nassr does not yet have a balanced goalkeeper and because of that it is also difficult for them to compete with other teams, especially Al-Hilal.

Ronaldo proves that he is still not finished and that is why wherever he stands he always wants to prove it through the records he creates, especially with the goals he scores. Regardless, it is the Saudi league which is not too difficult for him, but considering that he is approaching retirement age and being able to compete with players who are much younger, it is an impressive achievement for his career.