Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[TelolettOm]

I still wonder why Al-Nassr chose to terminate his contract with Alex Telles to be able to bring in Mohamed Simakan, even though they know that there are not enough wing-back options available at the moment. Maybe Mohamed Simakan can be used as a wing-back too but he will not be as fast as Alex Telles in helping the attack and the rest he is only strong in defense.

The restriction on foreign players is also a factor that must be obeyed by the Saudi league team and now Al-Nassr certainly only depends on the depth they have. Maybe they can still play optimally but I doubt this will bother them enough, especially if they still concede a large number of goals during the season there will definitely be another overhaul in the upcoming transfer market.

There is no clear information about this but it is reported that the coach (Luis Castro) doesn't like him anymore. The coach may see his performance isn't as expected, the coach may prefer to have no him in the squad for a new foreign player. However, we can't blame the coach because every coach has the right to determine any player for his squad.

Yes, SPL committee only allows 10 foreign players. If Al Nassr wants to sign a new foreign player, they must sell one of the current foreign players. They have 10 foreign players already. So they prefer to terminate Alex Telles to have a spot for a new foreign player. Well, it is about the choice, Al Nassr seems to trust more on a new player over Alex Telles.



Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13804685/Former-Man-United-contract-TERMINATED-Saudi-Arabia-just-Ronaldo.html

[el kaka22]

Al Hilal definitely looking like they are regretting their decision, it's a year long injury for someone who makes nearly hundred million a year, all of that money went to waste and the sad thing is that there is nothing that they can do to fix this neither.

Not like they can take him to court and not pay, they have to pay, and that's the sad thing. He shouldn't be getting this much payment, there should be some sort of insurance for these clubs, like if a player is injured longer than six months, they should get paid half of their salary, not for every player because there are many who gets paid just a few million, but for people who get 50+ million in salary should be willing to accept that. Because in that situation, even if you are injured, Neymar would still be getting paid 30-40 million a year with injury, and Al Hilal would at least save 50% of the wage as well, would be good for them. I believe that this would be good for players who gets paid a lot.

[Hirose UK]

As you said above, Al Ahli actually did not experience a decline in performance, but Al Ahli previous defeat when facing Al Fateh could have been predicted before the match started. Regarding the Al Nassr match that will face Al Ahli, it is actually too early because currently Ronaldo is playing for his country and it is uncertain whether he will appear in the match against Al Ahli later. If in the upcoming match Ronaldo has to be absent for a short rest, Al Ahli still has a chance to hold a draw. But if Ronaldo still appears in the match, it would be better to choose to bet on Al Nassr win -1 with higher odds of around @2+.

Al Nassr should win the game with or without Ronaldo presence because they have being defeating Al Ahli Saudi for the past games that they have played. Ronaldo being fit for the match shouldn't make him to start because he needs to rest after playing during the international break and most of the players in the league didn't have the time play he is having and also considering his age. He shouldn't be over used before he gets burnt out and can't perform again. Both clubs don't have a clean record looking at their last played games but since Ronaldo influences is at Al nassr, they should win or the game ends in a draw for both team to share the points.

Actually, the match between Al Nassr and Al Ahli is not an easy match because basically Al Ahli can make Al Nassr overwhelmed and make it difficult to win, I agree that with the absence of several core players like Ronaldo, there might be chance for Al Ahli to hold draw and share points.
But if Ronaldo is fit, maybe he will still be able to play in this match even, we need to see later when the match started.
Moreover, Ronaldo is very different player from most other top players, he really takes care of his body to be able to perform well, so far Ronaldo has never had any problems with his energy and health even though he has to have more match schedules.

[Gallar]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13826563/Neymars-Al-Hilal-return-delayed-two-months-Brazilian-failed-medical-tests.html

A bad news for both Neymar and Al-Hilal as it is reported that the Brazilian might not recover soon. Neymar who has always posted pictures of his training exercises dashed the hopes of his fans when his physiotherapist stated that:

Neymar’s lack of stability and confidence during jump exercises was apparent, particularly in his knee, which showed signs of weakness during landings

It is now looking like the £78million invested in Al-Hilal is going down the drain. That's the problem with some ageing injury-prone players; healing usually takes a longer period.

Yes, it's a shame that Neymar can't immediately return to Al Hilal, even though all his fans and Al Hilal supporters can't wait to see him play on the field again. However, unfortunately, currently Neymar has not recovered 100% from his injury so he has to postpone his plans to rejoin Al Hilal. From the news site you shared, it was stated that Neymar would need another 2 months to be able to return to playing on the field. Maybe if it's like this, it's likely that Neymar won't be as agile and good at playing football as he used to be. Because I'm sure Neymar must have experienced very deep trauma due to the injury he suffered. So, if for example Neymar has recovered and can return to playing, I'm sure he will be more careful when competing on the field. Because if you are not careful, Neymar is prone to injury again. The reason is that until now Neymar has often suffered from injuries. For example, when Neymar joined Al Hilal, at that time Neymar had just recovered from his injury, and not long after, Neymar was injured again until now. This is a sign that Neymar's physical condition is no longer as strong as before. So in my personal opinion, it is very likely that Neymar will retire from football sooner, maybe at least until the 2026 World Cup. So Al Hilal could be the last club he plays for. And it's true, friend, Al Hilal has to tolerate Neymar's current condition, because basically when Al Hilal brought Neymar from PSG, at that time Neymar was in the recovery stage. So with Neymar's current situation, Al Hilal must have prepared all the consequences.

[rendravolt]

This weekend we will be presented with an interesting match, namely the match between Al Nassr and Al Ahli, as we know Al Ahli and Al Nassr last season did not have much different performances and Al Ahli became a club that performed impressively last season and they competed for second place but in the end Al Ahli finished in 3rd place just below Al Nassr, even so their performance was better than Al Ittihad who previously won the championship but last season finished in 5th place.

However, it seems that this season Al Ahli's performance has declined slightly, they lost against Al Fateh in his second match so I think Al Nassr has a great chance of beating Al Ahli, bookies also favor Al Nassr in this match, here are the odds.

As you said above, Al Ahli actually did not experience a decline in performance, but Al Ahli previous defeat when facing Al Fateh could have been predicted before the match started. Regarding the Al Nassr match that will face Al Ahli, it is actually too early because currently Ronaldo is playing for his country and it is uncertain whether he will appear in the match against Al Ahli later. If in the upcoming match Ronaldo has to be absent for a short rest, Al Ahli still has a chance to hold a draw. But if Ronaldo still appears in the match, it would be better to choose to bet on Al Nassr win -1 with higher odds of around @2+.

I think Ronaldo will still play considering he is still chasing the record of 1000 goals throughout his career. Currently he has collected 901 goals and 99 goals left, of course it can still be pursued as long as he still has many matches for the next two years. Ronaldo can always keep his body fit in various matches and as long as it is very important for him then he will not rest.

Again this is the match between Al-Nassr vs Al-Ahli and it is only natural that one of them wants to win this. The importance of maintaining consistency must be shown by both teams and not to be careless during the match. Although Al-Nassr is quite favored, I think Al-Ahli will not just sit still, especially since they have a new striker, Ivan Toney, who will destroy Al-Nassr's defense if it is still weak as usual.

[Rabata]

A bad news for both Neymar and Al-Hilal as it is reported that the Brazilian might not recover soon. Neymar who has always posted pictures of his training exercises dashed the hopes of his fans when his physiotherapist stated that:

Neymar’s lack of stability and confidence during jump exercises was apparent, particularly in his knee, which showed signs of weakness during landings

It is now looking like the £78million invested in Al-Hilal is going down the drain. That's the problem with some ageing injury-prone players; healing usually takes a longer period.

Because of Neymar's bad medical and injury record, if he is not fully ready, he should not be used by the club. I see Al-Hilal is professional here and respects the player even they have to play so much money to Neymar recent months. We don't know what is Al-Hilal's plan with Neymar but their professional treatment on Neymar should be respected too.

Neymar on his side must try in recovery phase but he must aware of his own body limit and speed up the recovery process to make his return while everything is not ready yet, just damages his career more.

Nothing can be said for sure about what will happen with Neymar. Neymar has been criticized for taking longer than expected to return from injury. Although Al Hilal paid so much money, the club did not get anything from him. But the club has nothing to do about it rather the club has shown a more tolerant attitude towards him. It is understood that he will likely find it difficult to return before January next year. And if that is the case. Then the team has to fill his place with someone else. Various discussions are going on to fill the quota of foreign players with the recently joined Renan Lodi. We'll soon get a proper breakdown of Al Hilal's position on what they've finally agreed to do.

[Solokan]

Ronaldo is a player who wants to have good performance even when he is getting older and out of the good form because he wants to get more achievements and while some other players joined Saudi Arabia just for money, I think one reason for Ronaldo joined this league was because of him willing to earn some more achievements including the Saudi Arabia title and the AFC Champions League title while he could do that so fr and he is getting older.

He just helped Portugal win the match against Croatia in the Nations League. He created 1 goal in the first half, precisely in the 34th minute. At his current age, he is one of the players who can maintain his performance. Although slightly reduced in terms of speed, his instinct to create goals he has a very good instinct.
His joining the Saudi Pro League, I think he wants to feel the sensation of football in Asia, one of them. And also his arrival not only has an impact on the club, but more than that, namely making the Saudi Pro League even more popular.

It is true that Cristiano Ronaldo, even though he is no longer young and as I remember, he is now 39 years old, still looks good and of course this proves that he is indeed strong and great. and indeed what I heard was that the reason Cristiano Ronaldo went to Al-nassr was not because of money but yes, he wanted to look for a new challenge in a new country after achieving success in Europe and indeed he always seemed ambitious to win, for example when playing against Al-hilal in the final Cup. Super Saudi that's why he looks disappointed with his team's defeat and that shows that Cristiano Ronaldo is not joining Al-Nassr for money and it seems I also agree with you.

Yes, it seems like Cristiano Ronaldo wants to become a champion like in the SPL, champion of the AFC Champions League and others. but of course we'll see what happens to his career before he hangs up his boots.

yes, in the match between Portugal and Croatia, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal in that match and he was very good and indeed the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo certainly made the name SPL popular because according to what I remember the SPL before Cristiano Ronaldo joined was less popular but now after Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al-nassr the name SPL became popular. but yes, I hope Cristiano Ronaldo's dream can be achieved. and I also can't wait to see the next match in SPL Al-nassr against Al-Ahli.

[tusandii]

This weekend we will be presented with an interesting match, namely the match between Al Nassr and Al Ahli, as we know Al Ahli and Al Nassr last season did not have much different performances and Al Ahli became a club that performed impressively last season and they competed for second place but in the end Al Ahli finished in 3rd place just below Al Nassr, even so their performance was better than Al Ittihad who previously won the championship but last season finished in 5th place.

However, it seems that this season Al Ahli's performance has declined slightly, they lost against Al Fateh in his second match so I think Al Nassr has a great chance of beating Al Ahli, bookies also favor Al Nassr in this match, here are the odds.

As you said above, Al Ahli actually did not experience a decline in performance, but Al Ahli previous defeat when facing Al Fateh could have been predicted before the match started. Regarding the Al Nassr match that will face Al Ahli, it is actually too early because currently Ronaldo is playing for his country and it is uncertain whether he will appear in the match against Al Ahli later. If in the upcoming match Ronaldo has to be absent for a short rest, Al Ahli still has a chance to hold a draw. But if Ronaldo still appears in the match, it would be better to choose to bet on Al Nassr win -1 with higher odds of around @2+.

If I look at the match schedule that Ronaldo will play, it seems like he will participate in the Al Nassr match because his country's match schedule was played yesterday and the next match is still waiting for next month so Ronaldo still has time to play with Al Nassr, this will definitely be tiring for him because he has to divide his time between defending his country and also the match in the SPL which is equally important.
But even though Ronaldo plays in that match I will not take a -1 bet because I think it is too risky because Al Ahli is also not a club that is easy to beat Al Nassr's goal productivity is also different from last season so betting on Al Nassr's victory with odds @1.80 I think is enough.

[cryptoWODL]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13826563/Neymars-Al-Hilal-return-delayed-two-months-Brazilian-failed-medical-tests.html

A bad news for both Neymar and Al-Hilal as it is reported that the Brazilian might not recover soon. Neymar who has always posted pictures of his training exercises dashed the hopes of his fans when his physiotherapist stated that:

Neymar’s lack of stability and confidence during jump exercises was apparent, particularly in his knee, which showed signs of weakness during landings

It is now looking like the £78million invested in Al-Hilal is going down the drain. That's the problem with some ageing injury-prone players; healing usually takes a longer period.

Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal brought Brazilian striker Neymar Jr. to their team for a record fee with high expectations. However, Neymar Jr.'s injury dashed their hopes. In his current condition, it is doubtful whether he will be able to return to the field before 2025. We have read through many newspapers that although he is fully healthy, his fitness is a bit weak due to which he is not able to take the field.

Neymar Jr. left Paris to join the Saudi League, then suffered an injury in October and has been out of football ever since. It is not fair that their team has been weakened by the absence of Neymar Jr. Al Hilal may have wanted to bolster their attack with Neymar but they have failed to do so at the moment. Maybe Al Helal team management still has faith in him Maybe soon the Brazilian will recover and return to the game.

[tbct_mt2]

It is true that Cristiano Ronaldo, even though he is no longer young and as I remember, he is now 39 years old, still looks good and of course this proves that he is indeed strong and great.

He is old enough to retire like many star players in his generation. Lampard, Terry, Drogba, Rooney, Sneijder, Ibrahimovic, and many star players in that generation no longer play football now as a professional player. Cristiano Ronaldo is continuing his player career and still scoring many goals that are many than many young players can do. It's simply impressive and nobody can deny it.

and indeed what I heard was that the reason Cristiano Ronaldo went to Al-nassr was not because of money but yes, he wanted to look for a new challenge in a new country after achieving success in Europe and indeed he always seemed ambitious to win, for example when playing against Al-hilal in the final Cup. Super Saudi that's why he looks disappointed with his team's defeat and that shows that Cristiano Ronaldo is not joining Al-Nassr for money and it seems I also agree with you.

It's hard to say about reasons Ronaldo left Europe and joined Saudi Professional League. Because of money or failure in convincing big clubs in Europe to sign a contract with him and give him good salary. Maybe both of these reasons or even more but it's not important, he is playing and giving us very last seasons to enjoy his appearances on field. His appearance in Saudi Professional League triggered a massive wave of star players from Europe joining this league and this contribution can not be denied too.

[Ahli38]

As you said above, Al Ahli actually did not experience a decline in performance, but Al Ahli previous defeat when facing Al Fateh could have been predicted before the match started. Regarding the Al Nassr match that will face Al Ahli, it is actually too early because currently Ronaldo is playing for his country and it is uncertain whether he will appear in the match against Al Ahli later. If in the upcoming match Ronaldo has to be absent for a short rest, Al Ahli still has a chance to hold a draw. But if Ronaldo still appears in the match, it would be better to choose to bet on Al Nassr win -1 with higher odds of around @2+.

Al Nassr should win the game with or without Ronaldo presence because they have being defeating Al Ahli Saudi for the past games that they have played. Ronaldo being fit for the match shouldn't make him to start because he needs to rest after playing during the international break and most of the players in the league didn't have the time play he is having and also considering his age. He shouldn't be over used before he gets burnt out and can't perform again. Both clubs don't have a clean record looking at their last played games but since Ronaldo influences is at Al nassr, they should win or the game ends in a draw for both team to share the points.

Al-Nassr cannot afford to lose a single point in every match this season if they want to compete with Al-Hilal in the race for the title this season. with Ronaldo or without Ronaldo.  But if we look back at how Al-nassr performed without Ronaldo then we will see a deadlock in the attack line. This team's accuracy sometimes becomes not so good when Ronaldo is not there due to absence or something. I don't know how, but the Al-Nassr players always seem to get better when Ronaldo is present. Talisca and Mane can be expected in the attack line. but they sometimes lose their consistency. So I hope Cristiano Ronaldo can play even if only in the second half. Because considering his age, he should be given a little rest. And it's okay to keep him out of the starting eleven for a while in the next match against Al-ahli.