Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[indah rezqi]

The Saudi league is still going strong for now, but Ronaldo is no longer a young player and he needs to be replaced by someone else, no less important than him, who will entail crowds and fans joining the league. At the moment there are no such players unfortunately and I don't think they will appear any time soon, no matter how much money the Saudis would like to give away

Sooner or later Ronaldo will definitely retire, there was news that Al Nassr was trying to extend the contract of the Portuguese mega star which will end in June 2025. It is true, the Saudi Pro League must prepare itself to recruit other star players, who can raise the League reputation on the international stage. The goal is clear to maintain its existence in the long term, although we know it is very difficult to find players of Ronaldo caliber, because he has very complex attributes. However, Saudi Pro League contestants, especially clubs under the auspices of the PIF, can change their transfer style by recruiting younger players, even though they are far from Ronaldo level.

Actually, many parties hope that Ronaldo can win the trophy this season, which will be a valuable legacy in the future for Al Nassr. Overall, Ronaldo has become an icon of the Saudi Pro League, not just an icon of Al Nassr. Many European players are willing to move after seeing Ronaldo play there. Without Ronaldo, the Saudi Pro League reputation will decrease drastically, they must make new breakthroughs to anticipate Ronaldo departure for various reasons.

[doomloop]

You could see it either way. Since most of the players going to play in the Saudi Professional League go there for the money, having a coach who understands how to motivate world class players who are about to retire, could be very important. It's a difficult spot to be in for any coach. All these players have a fortune in their bank accounts, won titles and have a lot of experience and then you are the coach and want to explain them during the training sessions how to best play in the next game. I wonder if Ronaldo is taking any of those coaches seriously. He probably doesn't care what the coaches over there have to say and I suppose that other players are the same.

Yeah I agree, now Saudi Professional League is good place for cashing out your experience and coach with things are clearly indicating these players those spend 12 to 15 years in best clubs no need of coaching or any tactics they are already having enough things for giving their best and same apply for the coaches those spend their lifetime in European best clubs and give their best as well with having too many trophies and other achievements are now having good time for cashing out this.

Even conditions are not easy and most of the players and other staff are also not feel comfortable with culture and other things but still they are here for the sack of money as now Saudi League is trying to have their mark in soccer world and money is also not issue for them so they can do as they wanted with the influence of money.

[Nanga Parbat]

Al Hilal are still very strong in this Saudi Pro League so they are difficult to beat, yes they won again in week 4 when they hosted Al Ittihad, they even took the initiative to attack at the beginning of the match and it didn't take long for them to score goals, in the first 15 minutes they were able to score 2 goals. Al Ittihad who tried their best to reply couldn't do much and even had to concede again in the 37th minute so that the first half ended with a score of 3-0 for Al Hilal's advantage.
In the second half, Al Ittihad was able to play better, especially in their defense, but they were not strong enough to catch up, they were only able to score 1 goal through Benzema's goal in the 86th minute and that was not enough for them to get points.

When they are playing with good perform and hard work, they will be a strong team and they win most of the matches because of which they are strengthen.  And those who are not like him, they do not see the same effort and speed as him, because of which they win less matches.  At the start of the match, everyone tries to take the initiative, but this rarely happens and this is what happened to them, if they had used more brains to dodge, they should have started first and they  Congratulations to them for winning the match on the week.  And if he didn't do it, they had to do it because the match was in the name of Al-Hilal and if they banned him, they would have thrown him out of the match because it was against the rules. Al-Hilal work hard to take the lead in the first half with 3 goals and if they could work hard they would have done it in the second half and won the match.

[Falconer]

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Yeah I agree, now Saudi Professional League is good place for cashing out your experience and coach with things are clearly indicating these players those spend 12 to 15 years in best clubs no need of coaching or any tactics they are already having enough things for giving their best and same apply for the coaches those spend their lifetime in European best clubs and give their best as well with having too many trophies and other achievements are now having good time for cashing out this.

Even conditions are not easy and most of the players and other staff are also not feel comfortable with culture and other things but still they are here for the sack of money as now Saudi League is trying to have their mark in soccer world and money is also not issue for them so they can do as they wanted with the influence of money.

In terms of finance, Saudi Pro League clubs currently have wealth that is not much different from top European clubs, and may even surpass the majority of clubs competing there. This is the basic benchmark for why many top European players are gradually willing to move to Saudi, they will get attractive payments, which they may not necessarily get during their career in Europe in a short time. The competition is not yet so competitive, so players of any age can come to show their talents in Saudi. Star players with big names, if they have a wide fan base will be paid very high salaries, Ronaldo is an example.

Talking about football is inseparable from the amount of salary, and all players will prioritize it apart from the prestige of playing for a particular club and league. In my opinion, star players in the European League also demand high salaries for the contributions they can make, otherwise they will also go to clubs that are ready to pay them more. So even though money is the main influence, it is fairer to see it as a mutually beneficial situation.

[tiCeR]

It seems to be a lost cause but of course Ronaldo tries to win any titles although I doubt that he is still giving his 120%. Of course everyone thinks 100% is amazing, but Ronaldo was the guy who was crushing it because he did the things nobody else did. This time is over.

[TelolettOm]

Al Hilal are still very strong in this Saudi Pro League so they are difficult to beat, yes they won again in week 4 when they hosted Al Ittihad, they even took the initiative to attack at the beginning of the match and it didn't take long for them to score goals, in the first 15 minutes they were able to score 2 goals. Al Ittihad who tried their best to reply couldn't do much and even had to concede again in the 37th minute so that the first half ended with a score of 3-0 for Al Hilal's advantage.
In the second half, Al Ittihad was able to play better, especially in their defense, but they were not strong enough to catch up, they were only able to score 1 goal through Benzema's goal in the 86th minute and that was not enough for them to get points.

You're right. Al Hilal is still the strongest team in SPL, Al Ittihad even can't keep up with their game. True, Al Hilal could score 2 goals in 14 minutes. They scored 3 goals in the first half of the match. If they still played aggressively as in the first half, I think Al Hilal can score more goals. But it seems Al Hilal played more defensively in the second half, so it was the opportunity of Al Ittihad to score a goal. However, Al Ittihad only could score a single goal only. It doesn't enough to steal point from Al Hilal.

Agree, Al Ittihad defense looked better in the second half. But I think it may be caused by the change of Al Hilal tactics. Al Hilal seems not playing as aggressive as in the first half. They may feel satisfied to lead the match with 3 goals. They may try to keep their energy and lower the chance of injury, there are still many matches left.

[Hirose UK]

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That's right, it's extraordinary that Al Nasr was able to win over Al Ettifaq with a fairly large score of 3-0. Even before this match started, many people doubted that Al Nasr could win this match. Because it cannot be denied that Al Nasr's performance so far has been inconsistent. But Ronaldo and his teammates proved and disproved all these doubts and convinced us all that Al Nasr is a tough team.
Apart from that, from the start I personally was quite confident that in this match against Al Ettifaq the Al Nasr players would perform better. So in this match I bet on Al Nasr, and sure enough my prediction was correct.

Apart from that, Al Nasr's victory over Al Ettifaq did not escape the great tactician, Pioli. I think that with Pioli filling the coaching seat at Al Nasr, it is likely that Al Nasr will experience a significant increase in performance. Because it was proven in his first match coaching Al Nasr, Pioli was able to surprise us all by achieving good results against Al Ettifaq. Apart from that, Pioli doesn't seem to need long to adapt to the Al Nasr players. Because I see that Pioli already knows the potential that the Al Nasr players have and can also create quite good combinations of players. So hopefully under Pioli's leadership Al Nasr can become an even greater team and be able to become champions in various Saudi Arabian and Asian League competitions. Because when Al Nasr was still being trained by Castro, no satisfactory results had been achieved.

Congratulations on your winning bet, I don't dare to take the risk in this match to bet because I have little confidence that Al Nassr can win the match, but I see some friends also get win from making Al Nassr favorite.
Next today Al Nassr will play in the Saudi Arabian King Cup competition for the group stage and they meet Al Hazm, if you look at the performance between Al Nassr and Al Hazm, it clearly shows that Al Nassr is far superior and it is very possible for them to beat Al Hazm.
I believe Stefano Pioli will be able to bring Al Nassr to success in the future, at least this season they can win one title among several competitions that are followed to prove that Stefano Pioli is indeed very worthy coach for Al Nassr.

[len01]

You're right. Al Hilal is still the strongest team in SPL, Al Ittihad even can't keep up with their game. True, Al Hilal could score 2 goals in 14 minutes. They scored 3 goals in the first half of the match. If they still played aggressively as in the first half, I think Al Hilal can score more goals. But it seems Al Hilal played more defensively in the second half, so it was the opportunity of Al Ittihad to score a goal. However, Al Ittihad only could score a single goal only. It doesn't enough to steal point from Al Hilal.

Agree, Al Ittihad defense looked better in the second half. But I think it may be caused by the change of Al Hilal tactics. Al Hilal seems not playing as aggressive as in the first half. They may feel satisfied to lead the match with 3 goals. They may try to keep their energy and lower the chance of injury, there are still many matches left.

No matter how strong the other team in SPL, will never be able to defeat Al Hilal and shift it from the top of the standings. Jorge Jesus team has a different squad even though Ittihad has Benzema and Al Nassr has Ronaldo, but the contribution of the coach is very influential.
Jorge Jesus is very experienced even though only with a team that is not too popular but he has a lot of the right strategies and tactics to be given to all Al Hilal players who always appear extraordinary. So that the influence of the coach is very large and if other teams such as Al Nassr and Ittihad want to shift Al Hilal position, other teams must find coaches who are more experienced and can break Jorge Jesus strategy.

Let's wait for Stefano Pioli later after serving as Al Nassr coach he is able to break Al Hilal dominance.

[Fuso.hp]

Al Hilal are still very strong in this Saudi Pro League so they are difficult to beat, yes they won again in week 4 when they hosted Al Ittihad, they even took the initiative to attack at the beginning of the match and it didn't take long for them to score goals, in the first 15 minutes they were able to score 2 goals. Al Ittihad who tried their best to reply couldn't do much and even had to concede again in the 37th minute so that the first half ended with a score of 3-0 for Al Hilal's advantage.
In the second half, Al Ittihad was able to play better, especially in their defense, but they were not strong enough to catch up, they were only able to score 1 goal through Benzema's goal in the 86th minute and that was not enough for them to get points.

I think it would not be wrong to call Al Hilal the strongest team in the Saudi League. This team has performed well almost every season. We have seen the performance of this team last season and we can see that this team is performing well this season as well. This team has played four matches so far in this new season where they have won all the matches. Al Ittihad had won their first three matches before coming up against the team that defeated Al Hilal in their last match. Al Ittihad is not a weak side but Al Hilal beat this team by a big margin. If Neymar joins the XI then I think Al Hilal will increase in strength and they will become more dangerous for every team.

[Jody.Drummer]

I think it would not be wrong to call Al Hilal the strongest team in the Saudi League. This team has performed well almost every season. We have seen the performance of this team last season and we can see that this team is performing well this season as well. This team has played four matches so far in this new season where they have won all the matches. Al Ittihad had won their first three matches before coming up against the team that defeated Al Hilal in their last match. Al Ittihad is not a weak side but Al Hilal beat this team by a big margin. If Neymar joins the XI then I think Al Hilal will increase in strength and they will become more dangerous for every team.

There is no doubt that Al Hilal currently holds the status as the strongest club in the Saudi Pro League, not only the strongest club but they are the most consistent club in the Saudi Pro League in the last few seasons. They have succeeded in building a solid foundation, so that there is a change of season they do not have much difficulty in finding their best game again after a fairly long break. This is a form of their success in maintaining the performance they have shown in the last few seasons. Last season they also became champions in the Saudi Pro League without defeat, that is a new record they created. It's just that the news about them is not as big as what happened to Leverkusen for example. That is something natural because the Saudi Pro League is in a transition period and has just gained their popularity.

[GigaBit]

I think it would not be wrong to call Al Hilal the strongest team in the Saudi League. This team has performed well almost every season. We have seen the performance of this team last season and we can see that this team is performing well this season as well. This team has played four matches so far in this new season where they have won all the matches. Al Ittihad had won their first three matches before coming up against the team that defeated Al Hilal in their last match. Al Ittihad is not a weak side but Al Hilal beat this team by a big margin. If Neymar joins the XI then I think Al Hilal will increase in strength and they will become more dangerous for every team.

There is no doubt that Al Hilal currently holds the status as the strongest club in the Saudi Pro League, not only the strongest club but they are the most consistent club in the Saudi Pro League in the last few seasons. They have succeeded in building a solid foundation, so that there is a change of season they do not have much difficulty in finding their best game again after a fairly long break. This is a form of their success in maintaining the performance they have shown in the last few seasons. Last season they also became champions in the Saudi Pro League without defeat, that is a new record they created. It's just that the news about them is not as big as what happened to Leverkusen for example. That is something natural because the Saudi Pro League is in a transition period and has just gained their popularity.

A great performance by Al Hilal without Neymar. Al Helal is now the strongest among the Saudi Pro League teams. When a team wins repeatedly without the absence of prominent player, it can be understood that the players in that team are not dependent on any particular player which is very important feature of the team. The team won the championship last season and is heading in the same direction this year as well. They are at the top of the table with 12 points after winning 4 out of 4 matches. In the last match, Al Hilal won 3-1 against Al-Ittihad. Al Hilal controlled the match from the start of the game. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored two goals in 3rd and 14th minutes of the match with Salem Aldawsari adding a goal in the 37th minutes. But none of Al-Ittihad could show anything good. Karim Benzema scored 1 but the opposite team Al Hilal was ahead by two more goals.

[Solokan]

The Saudi league is still going strong for now, but Ronaldo is no longer a young player and he needs to be replaced by someone else, no less important than him, who will entail crowds and fans joining the league. At the moment there are no such players unfortunately and I don't think they will appear any time soon, no matter how much money the Saudis would like to give away

Sooner or later Ronaldo will definitely retire, there was news that Al Nassr was trying to extend the contract of the Portuguese mega star which will end in June 2025. It is true, the Saudi Pro League must prepare itself to recruit other star players, who can raise the League reputation on the international stage. The goal is clear to maintain its existence in the long term, although we know it is very difficult to find players of Ronaldo caliber, because he has very complex attributes. However, Saudi Pro League contestants, especially clubs under the auspices of the PIF, can change their transfer style by recruiting younger players, even though they are far from Ronaldo level.

Actually, many parties hope that Ronaldo can win the trophy this season, which will be a valuable legacy in the future for Al Nassr. Overall, Ronaldo has become an icon of the Saudi Pro League, not just an icon of Al Nassr. Many European players are willing to move after seeing Ronaldo play there. Without Ronaldo, the Saudi Pro League reputation will decrease drastically, they must make new breakthroughs to anticipate Ronaldo departure for various reasons.

It is true that Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer young and now Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 years old. But yes, currently the Saudi Arabian League is still going well and there is nothing wrong with SPL looking for other players at the moment, maybe not like Ronaldo in terms of popularity, but it is very difficult to find players like him.
Indeed, in the near future I also predict that it will definitely be difficult to find players like Ronaldo.

It's true that sooner or later Cristiano Ronaldo will definitely retire, but of course no one knows when he will hang up his boots, but of course Al-Nassr certainly needs him and definitely the SPL without him, in my opinion, his popularity will potentially decrease. Yes, of course we'll see what happens later whether he will retire in the SPL or not, but I heard that Ronaldo's mother wants Ronaldo to play again in Europe before he retires.

It is true that many people hope that Cristiano Ronaldo will win a trophy this season and to be honest, I also want to see Cristiano Ronaldo win a trophy this season, but there is definitely hope for Al-Nassr to win a trophy this season.  Yes, now we'll see what happens to Al-Nassr after changing coaches and what is certain is that I hope Al-Nassr can progress further after changing coaches.

[MusaMohamed]

It is true that Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer young and now Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 years old. But yes, currently the Saudi Arabian League is still going well and there is nothing wrong with SPL looking for other players at the moment, maybe not like Ronaldo in terms of popularity, but it is very difficult to find players like him.
Indeed, in the near future I also predict that it will definitely be difficult to find players like Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo is very professional and ambitious and these personal traits motivate him to prolong his career while he has achieved many things so far, 5 Ballon d'Or, several Champions League, many domestic league titles from Premier League, La Liga to Serie A, many personal best league scorers awards and more. Only his ambition and love to football can help him to continue playing and there is another reason, he wants to play with his children C. Ronaldo Jr someday before his retirement.

It's true that sooner or later Cristiano Ronaldo will definitely retire, but of course no one knows when he will hang up his boots, but of course Al-Nassr certainly needs him and definitely the SPL without him, in my opinion, his popularity will potentially decrease.

No player can play forever but there is an interesting story of Kazu Mirua, a Japanese player, who is continuing his player at 57-year old. How long will Cristiano Ronaldo plays, who knows?

https://www.transfermarkt.com/kazuyoshi-miura/profil/spieler/112589

[Pandu Geddon]

A great performance by Al Hilal without Neymar.

Neymar seems to be meaningless for Al Hilal. Without him, we can see that Al Hilal has become a strong team. Neymar is prone to injury, and bringing in Neymar is a failure for Al Hilal. Al Hilal is very strong at the moment, they are undefeated and have achieved perfect points from 4 matches. Last season they also led very convincingly. And this season doesn't seem to be much different. Al Ittihad was defeated and Al Nassr started the season poorly. Last season Al Hilal lifted the trophy without 1 defeat. And this season hopefully it can be like that again.

[adultcrypto]

It seems to be a lost cause but of course Ronaldo tries to win any titles although I doubt that he is still giving his 120%. Of course everyone thinks 100% is amazing, but Ronaldo was the guy who was crushing it because he did the things nobody else did. This time is over.

Every career comes with a peak period and that of Ronaldo have passed. As you know, he has won everything he could poaaible win in football except the world cup. It is not easy for a player to remain consistent for over a decade. If he has depreciated like you said, you have to understand that it is normal and should be appreciated as a natural process and I think it is unfair to still expect the same quality of play for him when some people at his age would have retired.

[Obari]

Neymar seems to be meaningless for Al Hilal. Without him, we can see that Al Hilal has become a strong team. Neymar is prone to injury, and bringing in Neymar is a failure for Al Hilal. Al Hilal is very strong at the moment, they are undefeated and have achieved perfect points from 4 matches. Last season they also led very convincingly. And this season doesn't seem to be much different. Al Ittihad was defeated and Al Nassr started the season poorly. Last season Al Hilal lifted the trophy without 1 defeat. And this season hopefully it can be like that again.

Neymar Jr is vulnerable to injuries, watching him sidelined is actually a seasonal routine for the Brazilian. If I could remember vividly, there's no season Neymar Jr have gone injury free, he's always sidelined for either a week or months. But he still manages to bounce back to his incredible form, he's just one piece of a top player who's always unavailable when his team needs him. We classified him as the prince that never became a king in football and his space. Regarding the stats of Al Hilal, they're doing great in the SPL this season and previous ones. On the contrary, I've seen people complained about Neymar misssing games, whose fault is it? The club or the player? As a matter of fact, is the player that needs the club and Al Hilal doesn't need his services. Al Hilal are able to compete with fierce oppositions and won them without the presence of dashing performance from Neymar Jr.

[Jody.Drummer]

There is no doubt that Al Hilal currently holds the status as the strongest club in the Saudi Pro League, not only the strongest club but they are the most consistent club in the Saudi Pro League in the last few seasons. They have succeeded in building a solid foundation, so that there is a change of season they do not have much difficulty in finding their best game again after a fairly long break. This is a form of their success in maintaining the performance they have shown in the last few seasons. Last season they also became champions in the Saudi Pro League without defeat, that is a new record they created. It's just that the news about them is not as big as what happened to Leverkusen for example. That is something natural because the Saudi Pro League is in a transition period and has just gained their popularity.

A great performance by Al Hilal without Neymar. Al Helal is now the strongest among the Saudi Pro League teams. When a team wins repeatedly without the absence of prominent player, it can be understood that the players in that team are not dependent on any particular player which is very important feature of the team. The team won the championship last season and is heading in the same direction this year as well. They are at the top of the table with 12 points after winning 4 out of 4 matches. In the last match, Al Hilal won 3-1 against Al-Ittihad. Al Hilal controlled the match from the start of the game. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored two goals in 3rd and 14th minutes of the match with Salem Aldawsari adding a goal in the 37th minutes. But none of Al-Ittihad could show anything good. Karim Benzema scored 1 but the opposite team Al Hilal was ahead by two more goals.

I actually question what is the use of Neymar in the Al Hilal squad, Lol. Because in reality, even without his presence, Al Hilal can still show a very great game and is very difficult to beat, so honestly they are just throwing money away by keeping him in the squad. But the problem is that it will be very difficult for Al Hilal to sell him, because with the situation he is currently experiencing, it will make other clubs not interested in Neymar.
This is one of the failed purchases made by Al Hilal, it failed not because the player's game was bad, but failed because he did not contribute anything because he could not enter the squad, and was not even included in the list of players sitting on the bench. But this is a risk for them, because now they can't do anything. Because if they terminate the contract, they also have to pay a lot of compensation.

[Arenga pinnata]

It seems to be a lost cause but of course Ronaldo tries to win any titles although I doubt that he is still giving his 120%. Of course everyone thinks 100% is amazing, but Ronaldo was the guy who was crushing it because he did the things nobody else did. This time is over.

Pursuing Al-hilal will indeed be very difficult. But to just get back to second place I think is very doable. Because currently there is no big difference in points between all the teams from the top 5 rankings. But the difference in points between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr is quite large. Because there is a 4 point difference which could actually get wider.

Cristiano Ronaldo is getting older now. And we can't expect much from this legendary player. But I have to admit that his quality at Al-Nassr is still quite prominent compared to other players at Al-Nassr. So at his age, which is no longer young, it can be said that he can still compete with young players in the SPL.

[mammusu]

It seems to be a lost cause but of course Ronaldo tries to win any titles although I doubt that he is still giving his 120%. Of course everyone thinks 100% is amazing, but Ronaldo was the guy who was crushing it because he did the things nobody else did. This time is over.

Pursuing Al-hilal will indeed be very difficult. But to just get back to second place I think is very doable. Because currently there is no big difference in points between all the teams from the top 5 rankings. But the difference in points between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr is quite large. Because there is a 4 point difference which could actually get wider.

Cristiano Ronaldo is getting older now. And we can't expect much from this legendary player. But I have to admit that his quality at Al-Nassr is still quite prominent compared to other players at Al-Nassr. So at his age, which is no longer young, it can be said that he can still compete with young players in the SPL.

Al hillal managed to win over Al Ittihad who are their closest rivals this season and make their position at the top of the standings quite safe for the time being, if we talk about the competition in the Arab League, of course we tend to see Al Nassr and Al Hillal are two title contenders considering the potential they have so far,  But after what happened in the last two seasons we see that it is not an easy thing for Al Nassr to break the dominance of Al Hillal in league, so far they have Ronaldo in the front line even though he has put out 100% of his ability in helping Al Nassr but it is not enough to make them champions, when Al Nassr has a sharp attacking line with Ronaldo but it is not supported by a strong defense from the their back line, so obviously Al Nassr does not have balance in his squad, At the moment Al Hillal is 4 points ahead of Al Nassr and I think 4 points it is not a difficult point difference for them to chase at the moment, but even then it will depend a lot on their consistency this season under Pioli.

[TelolettOm]

A great performance by Al Hilal without Neymar.

Al Hilal doesn't need Neymar. Since the last year, Al Hilal already became a strong team even if Neymar wasn't available to play.
So far, Neymar joined Al Hilal with no real contribution in the field. Neymar may only contribute in Merchandise sales. It should be something unexpected for Al Hilal board.


worldsoccertalk

Al Helal is now the strongest among the Saudi Pro League teams.

Agree. Al Hilal is the strongest team in SPL now. Al Hilal is strong in all lines, it is not the same as Al Nassr which is strong in the attacking only. They will remain the strongest as long as they still have Mitrovic, Milinković-Savić, Rúben Neves, Koulibaly, and Bono. I think these players who make Al Hilal be very strong nowadays.

Every career comes with a peak period and that of Ronaldo have passed. As you know, he has won everything he could poaaible win in football except the world cup. It is not easy for a player to remain consistent for over a decade. If he has depreciated like you said, you have to understand that it is normal and should be appreciated as a natural process and I think it is unfair to still expect the same quality of play for him when some people at his age would have retired.

Agree. Ronaldo already passed his peak career. Now, he is at the end of his career as a professional footballer. He may retire in the next 2-3 years. I am not sure he will keep playing until the age 45. Sure, there are many players who already retired at the current age of Ronaldo (39). It is just unbelievable that Ronaldo is still playing with quite good performance.