Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[hyudien]

Damac gave Al Nassr significant difficulties in this match so that Al Nassr had to fight until the last minute to get a goal. I thought this would be a match that ended in a draw after no goals were scored in 90 minutes, but the long-awaited goal came in extra minutes. Al Nassr was lucky enough because they managed to win even with the late goal they scored in this match.
Al Nassr indeed controlled the game, but the defense built by Damac was strong enough that Al Nassr could not penetrate the defense in 90 minutes of the match. Maybe one of the factors why AL Nassr had difficulty attacking was because the players on the front line who were usually their main players were not deployed from the start. Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane came off the bench in the second half. This may be one of the reasons why they had difficulty penetrating Damac's defense, especially in the first half. However, they were also able to secure victory even though they had to wait until the last minute.

[Ayers]

Damac gave Al Nassr significant difficulties in this match so that Al Nassr had to fight until the last minute to get a goal. I thought this would be a match that ended in a draw after no goals were scored in 90 minutes, but the long-awaited goal came in extra minutes. Al Nassr was lucky enough because they managed to win even with the late goal they scored in this match.
Al Nassr indeed controlled the game, but the defense built by Damac was strong enough that Al Nassr could not penetrate the defense in 90 minutes of the match. Maybe one of the factors why AL Nassr had difficulty attacking was because the players on the front line who were usually their main players were not deployed from the start. Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane came off the bench in the second half. This may be one of the reasons why they had difficulty penetrating Damac's defense, especially in the first half. However, they were also able to secure victory even though they had to wait until the last minute.

This was a good competitive match but the problem is in my opinion Al Nassr should have been able to score a lot more goals than only one. They should have been able to score at least three goals with all the chances that they had. And one time the ball came off the crossbar which should definitely have been a goal because he was right in front of the goal. And the cross from Ronaldo was also perfect. Anyway at the end of the day Al Nassr got the wind and that's what matters. I think we can expect Al Nassr to finish on the second position in this season because they are not sliding down to the third because they have a good point advantage over the team that is on the third position. And I don't believe they are also going to be able to win the league title because Al Hilal has created a big difference of points with them.

[Hirose UK]

Last match against Damac, Al Nassr manager Luis Castro save Cristiano Ronaldo in the bench and only playing him around 20 minutes save him for next important match against Al Hilal on Saudi Super Cup with format one leg only. Its important match for Al Nassr exactly get chance to win one trophy in this season after Al Hilal dominating in domestic league and keep unbeaten until games week 27 and currently lead 12 points left from Al Nassr.
Al Hilal requirement four winning matches later to secure domestic league trophy, in other side they won't loss opportunity for treble winner if loss in Saudi Super Cup from Al Nassr because currently Al Hilal still existing in AFC Champion League and lead the top standings in domestic league.

This was good decision taken by the coach to be able to keep his main players fit and not have any problems for the semifinal match in the Saudi Super Cup which was only played in one match.
Anyone who experiences clear defeat is immediately eliminated and the winner advances to the final, this competition is the last chance for Al Nassr to win the championship trophy so they will do their best to achieve victory over Al Hilal.
Moreover, for the SPL, Al Nassr doesn't have any chances at the moment because there are fewer and fewer matches left and the point difference from Al Hilal, who is at the top of the standings, is also quite far.
Any result in an SPL match is not considered that important and Al Nassr will still maintain second position until they actually finish the SPL as runners-up.

For the semifinals, it looks like Ittihad FC will clearly qualify for the final because their opponent is only Al Wahda and for Al Hilal against Al Nassr we have to wait to see how it will be resolved because it is match that is difficult to predict.
In the SPL it is clear that Al Hilal is stronger and always beats Al Nassr, but for the Saudi Super Cup there is possibility that differences in results could occur.

[Palakka]

Damac gave Al Nassr significant difficulties in this match so that Al Nassr had to fight until the last minute to get a goal. I thought this would be a match that ended in a draw after no goals were scored in 90 minutes, but the long-awaited goal came in extra minutes. Al Nassr was lucky enough because they managed to win even with the late goal they scored in this match.
Al Nassr indeed controlled the game, but the defense built by Damac was strong enough that Al Nassr could not penetrate the defense in 90 minutes of the match. Maybe one of the factors why AL Nassr had difficulty attacking was because the players on the front line who were usually their main players were not deployed from the start. Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane came off the bench in the second half. This may be one of the reasons why they had difficulty penetrating Damac's defense, especially in the first half. However, they were also able to secure victory even though they had to wait until the last minute.

As I predicted in the previous post, I am quite sure if Al Nassr can win over damac very difficult, because indeed so far damac is a strong team and continues to be able to make it difficult for other teams in the league, because I see even though damac was ranked 10th before but so far damac often gives difficult victories to Al Hillal and Al Al Ahli and even often big teams lose points when playing at their home.

The crucial victory over Damac was still able to keep the gap between Al Nassr and Al Hillal maintained with 12 points at this time, in addition to getting a victory in the last minute over Damac in the match, unfortunately Ronaldo who performed poorly in the match failed to score, even though I hope at least Ronaldo can score 1 goal to be able to continue to solidify their position at the top of the SPL top scorer this season,  But despite Ronaldo's failure today in scoring, but of course Ronaldo's position is still very safe from the pursuit of Mitrovich who is ranked second top scorer temporarily.

[Docnaster]

Since the start of the season, Karim Benzema haven't been as outstanding as he used to be when he was still at Real Madrid and it got to a point that he started having issues with his current club Al Ittihad which the reason(s) haven't been disclosed to the media but two days ago, the France international granted an interview where he said somethings i think are the reason why he's bot been at his best at the club and also the reason why he's been having some internal issues with tge club.
Karim Benzema was asked why he's not scored goals since December and he responded " I'm not the same Benzema of Real Madrid because it's not the same game, same players. I need help on the team, I need a lot of things. I can't win games alone." The statement I think tells how dissatisfied he is as an Al Ittihad player probably because of how the club have failed to bring in players of his choice who he thinks will make work easier for him at the club

[asriloni]

Damac gave Al Nassr significant difficulties in this match so that Al Nassr had to fight until the last minute to get a goal. I thought this would be a match that ended in a draw after no goals were scored in 90 minutes, but the long-awaited goal came in extra minutes. Al Nassr was lucky enough because they managed to win even with the late goal they scored in this match.
Al Nassr indeed controlled the game, but the defense built by Damac was strong enough that Al Nassr could not penetrate the defense in 90 minutes of the match. Maybe one of the factors why AL Nassr had difficulty attacking was because the players on the front line who were usually their main players were not deployed from the start. Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane came off the bench in the second half. This may be one of the reasons why they had difficulty penetrating Damac's defense, especially in the first half. However, they were also able to secure victory even though they had to wait until the last minute.

Al Nassr played differently when Ronaldo was not playing full-time and it's the reason why al nassr was winning the game against damac with narrow score caused by it must be even greater than it. It should be noted that despite al Nassr's best efforts to improve the situation against Damac, it has completely failed. I must fully appreciate all of al Nassr's efforts to play without ronaldo caused by they were trying so hard in winning the game, but without Ronaldo, the club appears to be even weaker than what i though, so ronaldo played very important role in this case.
My impression if I saw different al Nassr in that game without ronaldo. It's understandable that many people are still skeptical of lassr's performance, given that it will soon face Al Hilal, the strongest team at the time.
I can't wait for the match between Al Hilal and Al Nassr. This is going to be the biggest match at the moment caused by the result from this game will determine the winner of super cup. I'm wondering what strategy al Nassr came up with to defeat al Hilal soon. This game appears to be out of reach for Al Nassr considering how strong al hilal is.
I learned a lot from the previous match about how al Hilal always dominated al Nassr in any game. It's strange if al Hilal will lose to al Nassr soon. I won't even believe it.

[Jody.Drummer]

Since the start of the season, Karim Benzema haven't been as outstanding as he used to be when he was still at Real Madrid and it got to a point that he started having issues with his current club Al Ittihad which the reason(s) haven't been disclosed to the media but two days ago, the France international granted an interview where he said somethings i think are the reason why he's bot been at his best at the club and also the reason why he's been having some internal issues with tge club.
Karim Benzema was asked why he's not scored goals since December and he responded " I'm not the same Benzema of Real Madrid because it's not the same game, same players. I need help on the team, I need a lot of things. I can't win games alone." The statement I think tells how dissatisfied he is as an Al Ittihad player probably because of how the club have failed to bring in players of his choice who he thinks will make work easier for him at the club

We cannot always compare a player's performance at his previous club, especially since we can see the differences between Al Ittihad and Real Madrid, and Benzema is also getting older, which could have an impact on his performance on the pitch. From what he said, perhaps he felt that his strategy and game did not suit him and that resulted in his performance not being as good as before. And also the problems he is facing with his club may have an impact on his performance too.

I don't think anyone can be blamed for this, because even if we look at the past, we have seen that Benzema had very difficult times with Real Madrid, he even received a lot of criticism from supporters for his performance which was far from what was expected. We saw that he missed so many opportunities at that time, but slowly his performance began to improve again and in the end he became a very reliable player for the Real Madrid squad.

[Volgastallion]

Why Cristiano was not in the starter eleven yesterday?.

Al itihad and Al tawoun with this draw maintain their positions but both lose the chance to fill the gap between them and Al Hilal, a third position is very worth after we already know the two top spots are filled from the early stages of the tournament with and Al Hilal in a super form.

[rendravolt]

Damac gave Al Nassr significant difficulties in this match so that Al Nassr had to fight until the last minute to get a goal. I thought this would be a match that ended in a draw after no goals were scored in 90 minutes, but the long-awaited goal came in extra minutes. Al Nassr was lucky enough because they managed to win even with the late goal they scored in this match.
Al Nassr indeed controlled the game, but the defense built by Damac was strong enough that Al Nassr could not penetrate the defense in 90 minutes of the match. Maybe one of the factors why AL Nassr had difficulty attacking was because the players on the front line who were usually their main players were not deployed from the start. Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane came off the bench in the second half. This may be one of the reasons why they had difficulty penetrating Damac's defense, especially in the first half. However, they were also able to secure victory even though they had to wait until the last minute.

I never imagined that it would be so difficult for Al-Nassr to beat Damac, but I have to admit that sometimes Damac can be a troublesome opponent, especially when they are playing at home. Al-Nassr's attacks were less effective and even though they had many opportunities, they were always thwarted well by Damac. It may be true that the absence of several key players from the start of the match made it difficult for Al-Nassr.

On the other hand, even though several key players came on in the second half, that didn't change anything and Al-Nassr's attacks continued to be thwarted. Luckily, Aymeric Laporte's header became a goal after taking advantage of a corner kick in the final minute. At least this victory allows Al-Nassr to continue its winning trend.

[rahmad2nd]

Why Cristiano was not in the starter eleven yesterday?.

Al itihad and Al tawoun with this draw maintain their positions but both lose the chance to fill the gap between them and Al Hilal, a third position is very worth after we already know the two top spots are filled from the early stages of the tournament with and Al Hilal in a super form.

It could be that Luis Castro deliberately didn't field some of his core players for the match against Al Hilal in the Super Cup, that's why almost all of Al Nassr's core players played in the second half. different from Brozovic, he was played in the 15th minute replacing one of the players due to injury. Mane came on in the 46th minute, but still no goals were scored. Ronaldo was finally sent off in the 66th minute, but his position remained unchanged. Until the time came in the 90+1 minute, Brozovic was able to provide an assist for Aymeric Laporte which led Al Nassr to victory. the only goal, making Al Nassr avoid a draw.
Meanwhile Al Hilal, achieved a big win to ensure their progress towards confirming the Saudi Pro League trophy this season.

IMO, that's why it seems like the Al Nassr coach chose not to field his main players in the main line-up for the match they will play against Al Hilal. because on April 9, Al Nassr will be reunited with Al Hilal in the semifinal match in the Super Cup. It seems that Luis Castro hopes that his team will be very ready and fit when playing the match against their rival, namely Al Hilal.

[hyudien]

Damac gave Al Nassr significant difficulties in this match so that Al Nassr had to fight until the last minute to get a goal. I thought this would be a match that ended in a draw after no goals were scored in 90 minutes, but the long-awaited goal came in extra minutes. Al Nassr was lucky enough because they managed to win even with the late goal they scored in this match.
Al Nassr indeed controlled the game, but the defense built by Damac was strong enough that Al Nassr could not penetrate the defense in 90 minutes of the match. Maybe one of the factors why AL Nassr had difficulty attacking was because the players on the front line who were usually their main players were not deployed from the start. Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane came off the bench in the second half. This may be one of the reasons why they had difficulty penetrating Damac's defense, especially in the first half. However, they were also able to secure victory even though they had to wait until the last minute.

This was a good competitive match but the problem is in my opinion Al Nassr should have been able to score a lot more goals than only one. They should have been able to score at least three goals with all the chances that they had. And one time the ball came off the crossbar which should definitely have been a goal because he was right in front of the goal. And the cross from Ronaldo was also perfect. Anyway at the end of the day Al Nassr got the wind and that's what matters. I think we can expect Al Nassr to finish on the second position in this season because they are not sliding down to the third because they have a good point advantage over the team that is on the third position. And I don't believe they are also going to be able to win the league title because Al Hilal has created a big difference of points with them.

Yes, they missed several opportunities because they couldn't end with a goal, but once again they were lucky enough because in the final minute they were finally able to shake Damac's goal so they could win this match.
As for the title, I see that is impossible now, they are too far from Al Hilal who can comfortably be at the top of the standings. However, this is not entirely their fault, because Al Hilal themselves have played extraordinary this season. It is very difficult for other teams to beat them and it can be seen from their record that they have never been defeated. Even when Al Nassr faced them, in fact it was Al Nassr who lost. In fact, one opportunity to get closer to Al Hilal is to beat them when AL Nassr meets Al Hilal.
Maybe next season they can try again, and I hope they can be even better, especially in defense, because their defense line also has many shortcomings this season.

[Wiwo]

Why Cristiano was not in the starter eleven yesterday?.

Al itihad and Al tawoun with this draw maintain their positions but both lose the chance to fill the gap between them and Al Hilal, a third position is very worth after we already know the two top spots are filled from the early stages of the tournament with and Al Hilal in a super form.

Aye this stage of the league,  clubs are careful on the ways theor features most of their star players and I think AI Nassrr is following same step with not featuring Crhistaina Ronaldo from the very start of the game.

But then we saw how the game ended and ad a matter of fact the first position will definitely come to AI Nassr because of they current standing and how those other clubs are performing right now

[dezoel]

I do not understand how Al Hilal manages to be THIS good, don't get me wrong there aren't that many teams that are great like these top three four teams, so winning against team makes sense but Al Nassr is also a great team and they are 12 points behind, it is not that easy and feels like sometimes it could feel a little different.

I think it is only fair to consider the fact that we are seeing people who are not doing all that well together, because as individuals Al Nassr players are definitely great and on the other side we are seeing the opposite, people who are not this amazing individually but working great together. All in all I think this season has been over for many months now and teams are just playing for fun at this point.

[Minecache]

Al Nassr was only able to win narrowly against Damac which means al nassr performed so badly, damac was a garbage team and nassr got only 1 goal against it. Meanwhile, nassr's competitor, Al Hilal, defeated Khaleej convincingly with very big scores and it once again humiliated its opponent. There is no change in the current standing. Despite the fact that Ronaldo only played for a short time, the club continues to perform well. I think that al hilal is still far superior compared to the al nassr this tiem.

This match was actually kind of one-sided. Al Hilal has been playing really well throughout the whole season and in this match, it was no different. They had started the scoring pretty early. Even though  Al Khaleej was able to score a goal two minutes after that, they were unable to do anything much after that as well. Easy win for Al Hilal in the end. Don’t think anyone else is going to win the league title except for Al Hilal in this season. By winning yesterday's match they were able to make a solid 12 point gap to Al Nassr. so yes there is no doubt Hilal is superior.

[lalabotax]

I do not understand how Al Hilal manages to be THIS good, don't get me wrong there aren't that many teams that are great like these top three four teams, so winning against team makes sense but Al Nassr is also a great team and they are 12 points behind, it is not that easy and feels like sometimes it could feel a little different.

I think it is only fair to consider the fact that we are seeing people who are not doing all that well together, because as individuals Al Nassr players are definitely great and on the other side we are seeing the opposite, people who are not this amazing individually but working great together. All in all I think this season has been over for many months now and teams are just playing for fun at this point.

Al Hilal can maintain their good performance because they have great players. Most of the players are in their prime ages, it is one of the reasons. Al Hilal also has a smart coach that they really understand how to motivate the whole players. It is not easy to keep the motivation of the players in the whole season. Now, Al Hilal almost ends the season with 0 lose, it will be an amazing record.

Yes, Al Hilal players can have a good team work. It is different with Al Nassr and other teams that some of star players prefer to play individually sometimes. Playing with a good team work will always give better results. Al Hilal already proves it for this season.

[entertheabyss]

Why Cristiano was not in the starter eleven yesterday?.

Al itihad and Al tawoun with this draw maintain their positions but both lose the chance to fill the gap between them and Al Hilal, a third position is very worth after we already know the two top spots are filled from the early stages of the tournament with and Al Hilal in a super form.

Victory is certain for essential teams that have taken the bold steps. Mere watching the game, It was filled with suspense and more actions comes from both sides as they become eager for winning points. Al Nassr was without their key players and they have taken the bold step to win the game. It was challenging to them but anyhow, they didn't relent but reciprocated to their opponents with triump results. Former Manchester City defender, Laporte was the comfort towards the difference and given his side winning.

[Leviathan.007]

People say In Saudi Arabia they spent a huge amount of money to hiring the players they wanted to hire and some players really helped their teams while other players like Neymar was completely failed and they could not help the team at all. But I don't think if Saudi Arabia was really spending money but they were investing money for their country.
Now it seems we are going to see the Saudi Super Cup in Abu Dhabi the capital of the United Arab Emirates. There are many companies that want to start advertising in this tournament because there are many famous superstars there like Ronaldo.
First, they can show each advertisement for ten seconds and ten times (100 seconds) and they will pay 500K Saudi Rial for it, or SMC can show each advertisement twenty times for ten seconds (200 seconds) and will pay 800K Saudi Rial for it which is a huge amount of money

[BitcoinHunt3r]

It could be that Luis Castro deliberately didn't field some of his core players for the match against Al Hilal in the Super Cup, that's why almost all of Al Nassr's core players played in the second half. different from Brozovic, he was played in the 15th minute replacing one of the players due to injury. Mane came on in the 46th minute, but still no goals were scored. Ronaldo was finally sent off in the 66th minute, but his position remained unchanged. Until the time came in the 90+1 minute, Brozovic was able to provide an assist for Aymeric Laporte which led Al Nassr to victory. the only goal, making Al Nassr avoid a draw.
Meanwhile Al Hilal, achieved a big win to ensure their progress towards confirming the Saudi Pro League trophy this season.

IMO, that's why it seems like the Al Nassr coach chose not to field his main players in the main line-up for the match they will play against Al Hilal. because on April 9, Al Nassr will be reunited with Al Hilal in the semifinal match in the Super Cup. It seems that Luis Castro hopes that his team will be very ready and fit when playing the match against their rival, namely Al Hilal.

Yeah is the main reason and strategy to prepare for this important match, we know this is the only opportunity for Al-Nassr to win the trophy after that opportunity disappeared in other competitions including in the Asian Champions League so Al-Nassr must prepare everything as best as possible especially their opponents are the strongest team in Pro Saudi League, of course they don't want to miss it just like that. Fortunately Al-Nassr was able to win the match despite scored goals in the last minute.

Al-Hilal also did the same thing, the coach did not bring Aleksandar Mitrovic in the last match and we know the coach has the same reasons and strategies, this means we will see an interesting match there. This season Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2 times in Saudi Pro League, so will Al-Hilal do it for the 3rd time? not sure, because this fight will be played outside of Saudi Arabia, precisely at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

[FinePoine0]

It could be that Luis Castro deliberately didn't field some of his core players for the match against Al Hilal in the Super Cup, that's why almost all of Al Nassr's core players played in the second half. different from Brozovic, he was played in the 15th minute replacing one of the players due to injury. Mane came on in the 46th minute, but still no goals were scored. Ronaldo was finally sent off in the 66th minute, but his position remained unchanged. Until the time came in the 90+1 minute, Brozovic was able to provide an assist for Aymeric Laporte which led Al Nassr to victory. the only goal, making Al Nassr avoid a draw.
Meanwhile Al Hilal, achieved a big win to ensure their progress towards confirming the Saudi Pro League trophy this season.

IMO, that's why it seems like the Al Nassr coach chose not to field his main players in the main line-up for the match they will play against Al Hilal. because on April 9, Al Nassr will be reunited with Al Hilal in the semifinal match in the Super Cup. It seems that Luis Castro hopes that his team will be very ready and fit when playing the match against their rival, namely Al Hilal.

Yeah is the main reason and strategy to prepare for this important match, we know this is the only opportunity for Al-Nassr to win the trophy after that opportunity disappeared in other competitions including in the Asian Champions League so Al-Nassr must prepare everything as best as possible especially their opponents are the strongest team in Pro Saudi League, of course they don't want to miss it just like that. Fortunately Al-Nassr was able to win the match despite scored goals in the last minute.

Al-Hilal also did the same thing, the coach did not bring Aleksandar Mitrovic in the last match and we know the coach has the same reasons and strategies, this means we will see an interesting match there. This season Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2 times in Saudi Pro League, so will Al-Hilal do it for the 3rd time? not sure, because this fight will be played outside of Saudi Arabia, precisely at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

Al Hilal team has performed very strongly this season. Already occupying the last place in the points table only because of their good performances, their performance can propel Al Hilal team to the root of further improvement. Therefore, it is easy to hold the last place in the current performance point table information which is very easy for Al Hilal team.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Why Cristiano was not in the starter eleven yesterday?.

Al itihad and Al tawoun with this draw maintain their positions but both lose the chance to fill the gap between them and Al Hilal, a third position is very worth after we already know the two top spots are filled from the early stages of the tournament with and Al Hilal in a super form.

Victory is certain for essential teams that have taken the bold steps. Mere watching the game, It was filled with suspense and more actions comes from both sides as they become eager for winning points. Al Nassr was without their key players and they have taken the bold step to win the game. It was challenging to them but anyhow, they didn't relent but reciprocated to their opponents with triump results. Former Manchester City defender, Laporte was the comfort towards the difference and given his side winning.

Yes, we also have to be clear about something, they are also taking care of CR7, they know that he is their secret weapon in Al Nassr, of course things don't look good, because we all hope to see CR7 starting the game and finishing it, That is something that we know, but particularly in this case I sense that that is only what they are doing, of course it is my assumptions, also for now Al Nassr is in a somewhat difficult position, it is not that Al-Hilal is invincible , but I consider that they have done a great job for now, this is something that is noticeable, I could say that CR7 is a Complete player who will always make a difference, in any case I know that everything can be done for the team, such Maybe it's a strategy, as long as they are comfortable with the scoreboard they think it will do the Team good.

It has led to pressure on Ten Hag, particularly from the fans and one rang in to talkSPORT Breakfast on Friday to vent their fury at the Red Devils coach, blaming the exodus of Ronaldo.

United fan Kenny told Alan Brazil and Dean Saunders live on air: "Ten Hag keeps talking about standards.

"What standards? You got rid of the only man in the building with standards and that was Ronaldo.

"He had the cardinal sin of scoring goals, what a problem to have?

Source: https://talksport.com/football/1816268/manchester-united-erik-ten-hag-cristiano-ronaldo/

Here the failure of a coach who gave up a legend to an Arab soccer team that does recognize its stars is evident.