Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[BlackBoss_]

I agree, Ronaldo alone can't give Al-nassr the league, he has done his best for the club, he's doing the work of a striker very well, he scored goals and that's he's job in the team. Ronaldo should not be blame for Al-nassr failure to win the league, the team members must do the needful to to close the gap between them and Al hilal.

Ronaldo as a single star player can not do anything to bring a title to Al-Nassr especially it is a league title, not a title in tournament with knock out format. With his very old age now, he is unable to play better than many other younger players so he has less ability to make big difference like carrying a whole club to a title. His performance quality is better than other old players and even some young players in some matches, that's all. In a league season, he will not be able to make too big contributions and do it better than younger star players.

But even so,, I also agree with you, even though Al Nasr is currently behind in points from Al Hilal, but I will also still support Al Nasr to become champions. Because currently Al Nasr still has a lot of matches left in the Saudi Arabian League, so that's why even though it is small, Al Nasr's hope to become champions is still there. So hopefully the al nasr players don't give up and keep their spirits up and can get back up again,, because now is not the time to give up, because there is still time for them to turn things around.

With performances of Al-Nassr in general so far and with their situation now with 7 points less than Al-Hilal, they will have to try their best in remaining months but chance for them to take over a first position is very small. Their opportunity only becomes better if Al-Hilal suddenly have a mini crisis in two or three matches that cost them some defeats or draws but I see that possibility is very small.

[AprilioMP]

I don't know why many people blame and fault Cristiano Ronaldo when the team at loss performance, difference way when Al Nassr winning the match there are not any negative or bad opinion about Cristiano Ronaldo. Last match when Al Nassr defeating by Al Hilal you can see Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the goals but red card receiving by Nawaf Alaqidi at 60th minutes make Al Nassr game plan difficult facing Al Hilal dominance and two goals scored from penalty kick.
I disagree with opinion Cristiano Ronaldo has full power decide the players who should to sign because its the management and head coach decision, so far Cristiano Ronaldo keep consistent scoring goals almost every games for Al Nassr but many people blame about his greatest achievement too close scoring 1000 goals in his professional career.

We don't blame Ronaldo for his goal of scoring 1,000 goals because that is entirely his achievement in his professional career. It is also natural for Ronaldo to be blamed when his team loses because he is the top player among all active soccer players alongside Messi.
Ronaldo is a influential figure in the team he plays for, and at Al Nassr, there may be a special contract regarding his proposals for Al Nassr in all aspects to make Al Nassr a great team, such as which players are suitable to bring in. Coaches who have issues with him also don't last long in the team.

[jostorres]

Al Ittihad performance reminded me of the start of the season, where it was exactly the same as what they showed last night. The fact that they played away shouldn't be an excuse for a draw, because the opponent was a club with a relegation zone ranking, it seems that the problem of the front line is still not fully addressed by Conceicao, he needs to ask management to bring in other players for that line, considering they were champions last season, it would be disappointing if they couldn't finally get a decent place at the end of the season.

In last season, Al Ittihad win trophy and kept good difference of points from their opponents due to their good consistency and quality but in this season things are not on their favour, few poor results even second half of this season can bring good results for them, and they can give surprises, but they need to be working on their defense.

Their defense is worst against top teams while their attack is also not effective like they had in the last season, this hurting them badly for their cause of leading at the top, Al Hilal is always impressive team with their balanced squad and good momentum, now they are having 7 points lead from second spotted teams while 11 points difference form Al Ittihad, this is looking not easy to achieve.

[Adbitco]

At first it was Al Nassr that was considered stable due to their long stretched victory within the early times of the season, they did not further proceed to manage this foem well enough and then came Al Hilal who has been able to combine consistency with the stability they have built and now they have kept Nassr far away from the title, this is not even about Ronaldo, he alone will not deliver the team, they needed that collective effort if they must get ahead of Al Hilal to win the title this season.

I agree, Ronaldo alone can't give Al-nassr the league, he has done his best for the club, he's doing the work of a striker very well, he scored goals and that's he's job in the team. Ronaldo should not be blame for Al-nassr failure to win the league, the team members must do the needful to to close the gap between them and Al hilal.

The league is still very open for both team, let's watch and see what will happen next before the end of the season.  I'm still rooting for my favorite Saudi Arabia pro league club, Al-nassr to win the title, they have tried so much, and I believe they will bounce back soon.

I know some people are always quick to point the negative fingers at Ronaldo when things go wrong and this isn't even a suggestion that they say negative things about him. Once you go to social media outlet, you keep on seeing various articles discrediting him, they forget that football has to do with 11 players and one player cannot always tune up in every games. A league season is very long and there's no way a single player can do it all alone. This season the team was solid, right we don't even know what happening to them. I totally agree with you that he can't do it alone just like every other player and needs the collective effort of his team mates.

[beerlover]

Al Nassr's weakness remains the same a very weak defense. The coach should have identified the team's weaknesses in four winless matches. Al Nassr's first 10 matches were impressive and we even thought they would win the SPL this season. However, from week 11 to week 14 their performance declined drastically conceding goals very easily.

The Al Nassr coach must not only fix the defensive weaknesses but also revive the players who are currently experiencing a decline in confidence. Furthermore, in their last four matches they have not only been overtaken by Al Hilal but also trail Al Hilal by seven points. A seven point gap is certainly significant, so Al Nassr must bounce back quickly as it's not too late.

In early 10 games, they conceded 5 goals with having 10 out of 10 wins which gave big pleasure to their fans and peoples were feeling they are going to be having impressive season but suddenly after break things gone on opposite side, they have 4 games with 1 draw and 3 defeats they conceded 10 goals.

Their attack is also lost rhythm, they scored only 6 goals in 4 games in 10 games they scored 33 goals both Cristiano Ronaldo and João Félix have problems which hurting them badly, they need to be reestablishing their strategy and checkout on their weakness, but now difference of points is already 7 and this can bring more problems in upcoming weeks, still things are manageable, but they have to act quickly about their defense which is the biggest problem right now.

[BlackBoss_]

In early 10 games, they conceded 5 goals with having 10 out of 10 wins which gave big pleasure to their fans and peoples were feeling they are going to be having impressive season but suddenly after break things gone on opposite side, they have 4 games with 1 draw and 3 defeats they conceded 10 goals.

Their attack is also lost rhythm, they scored only 6 goals in 4 games in 10 games they scored 33 goals both Cristiano Ronaldo and João Félix have problems which hurting them badly, they need to be reestablishing their strategy and checkout on their weakness, but now difference of points is already 7 and this can bring more problems in upcoming weeks, still things are manageable, but they have to act quickly about their defense which is the biggest problem right now.

In previous seasons, they did not win title with weak defense system and in first 10 matches of Saudi Professional League 2025 - 2026 season, they seemed to improve their defense system a lot. It helped them to get a first position and hold it in first 10 match days but unfortunately in latest matches, their defense system was exploited more easily. It caused not only more conceded goals but also more points lost in recent matches that becomes terrible when their main title competitor, Al Hilal played very well and took advantage to get 7-difference.

A direct defeat by Al-Hilal beats Al-Nassr down from that match, in the title race and it possibly affects Al-Nassr in next matches. This season is like another bad one for Al-Nassr and they will have to solve their defense issuses again in a next transfer market.

[Juicyhome]

We don't blame Ronaldo for his goal of scoring 1,000 goals because that is entirely his achievement in his professional career. It is also natural for Ronaldo to be blamed when his team loses because he is the top player among all active soccer players alongside Messi.
Ronaldo is a influential figure in the team he plays for, and at Al Nassr, there may be a special contract regarding his proposals for Al Nassr in all aspects to make Al Nassr a great team, such as which players are suitable to bring in. Coaches who have issues with him also don't last long in the team.

Ronaldo delivering well in his role as a striker, considering his age we still expect him to play 90 minutes while the young stars that would have taken this club seriously are not putting much effort as Ronaldo is doing.  Even if he doesn't win the league he's a legend, he made Al-nassr popular and the league global, he's influence is great.

But winning the league and achieving his 1000 goals is his aim this season, I believe if they work hard , just as they did in the early season they will bounce back to the league title race.  Ronaldo needs support by his team mates, they should learn how win a match without Ronaldo's input. He's not longer in great form as the Ronaldo we used to know.

[laspol65]

I don't know why many people blame and fault Cristiano Ronaldo when the team at loss performance, difference way when Al Nassr winning the match there are not any negative or bad opinion about Cristiano Ronaldo. Last match when Al Nassr defeating by Al Hilal you can see Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the goals but red card receiving by Nawaf Alaqidi at 60th minutes make Al Nassr game plan difficult facing Al Hilal dominance and two goals scored from penalty kick.
I disagree with opinion Cristiano Ronaldo has full power decide the players who should to sign because its the management and head coach decision, so far Cristiano Ronaldo keep consistent scoring goals almost every games for Al Nassr but many people blame about his greatest achievement too close scoring 1000 goals in his professional career.

We don't blame Ronaldo for his goal of scoring 1,000 goals because that is entirely his achievement in his professional career. It is also natural for Ronaldo to be blamed when his team loses because he is the top player among all active soccer players alongside Messi.
Ronaldo is a influential figure in the team he plays for, and at Al Nassr, there may be a special contract regarding his proposals for Al Nassr in all aspects to make Al Nassr a great team, such as which players are suitable to bring in. Coaches who have issues with him also don't last long in the team.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player in every way, those who blame Cristiano Ronaldo for the loss of his team are basically fools. Because playing football alone is never possible to make a team win, Ronaldo is the only good player and can perform aggressively. But Cristiano Ronaldo should not be given all the responsibility, such a mistake should never be made because if every player does not perform well from his place, then strong teams can lose at any moment.

[Roseline492]

With performances of Al-Nassr in general so far and with their situation now with 7 points less than Al-Hilal, they will have to try their best in remaining months but chance for them to take over a first position is very small. Their opportunity only becomes better if Al-Hilal suddenly have a mini crisis in two or three matches that cost them some defeats or draws but I see that possibility is very small.

At least there are more than three star players in the club that also has Ronaldo but those other star did not have all the things or half of what Ronaldo has won but from the meaning of being a star is not only Ronaldo the club has, unfortunately Sadio Mane is not there to play this matches because of AFCON nations league he would rejoined the club after the conclusion of the league and is just a final to start playing for his team again, tomorrow with AI Shabab he will not be with them so only Ronaldo and Joao Felix, even if two of them are forwarder they shouldn't make there formation another 4 4 1 1 because is excessive defense mechanism.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

To be honest, Al Khaleej are playing great at the moment and I have been impressed by the team's performance in the last three matches. Likewise, this team has impressed us today as well because I noticed that they were able to win 4-1 today, which is definitely a huge win for them. Everyone may have noticed that this team is now able to progress in the standings due to winning three consecutive matches, and if I'm not mistaken, they currently have 24 points. However, the main thing is that Masouras was able to play very well for Al Khaleej today as this player scored goals in the 50th and 80th minutes.

[Gost ms]

We don't blame Ronaldo for his goal of scoring 1,000 goals because that is entirely his achievement in his professional career. It is also natural for Ronaldo to be blamed when his team loses because he is the top player among all active soccer players alongside Messi.
Ronaldo is a influential figure in the team he plays for, and at Al Nassr, there may be a special contract regarding his proposals for Al Nassr in all aspects to make Al Nassr a great team, such as which players are suitable to bring in. Coaches who have issues with him also don't last long in the team.

Ronaldo delivering well in his role as a striker, considering his age we still expect him to play 90 minutes while the young stars that would have taken this club seriously are not putting much effort as Ronaldo is doing.  Even if he doesn't win the league he's a legend, he made Al-nassr popular and the league global, he's influence is great.

But winning the league and achieving his 1000 goals is his aim this season, I believe if they work hard , just as they did in the early season they will bounce back to the league title race.  Ronaldo needs support by his team mates, they should learn how win a match without Ronaldo's input. He's not longer in great form as the Ronaldo we used to know.

Ronaldo's performance is very good and he still runs like a young player on the field. Now those who doubt Ronaldo's game or his physical position or are blaming Ronaldo should remember that Al Nassr is up to this day because of Ronaldo. Currently, Al Nassr's performance is very bad. This bad performance can never be blamed only on Ronaldo. Football is not just about one person. If every player in the team performs well and if every part is very strong, then that team is able to win. Ronaldo is not playing badly at the moment, he is performing well.

[dezoel]

Such debates are also usually laden with emotions as far as players such as Ronaldo are concerned. Football is a team game and it is not justifiable to pin all the blame or credit to an individual player. When Al Nassr wins and he scores then he is likely to influence but when they lose then the problems tend to be more than him. Constructive criticism should be applied to Ronaldo even when he misses opportunities or plays poorly particularly since he is an experienced player. Nevertheless, strategies, defense, middlefield equilibrium, and goalkeeping are of significant influence too.

But it is obvious from both sides that when Al Nassr was doing great, Ronaldo fans thought it was all thanks to him, so it is only natural that some people will blame Ronaldo for the losses as well. If the wins are thanks to him, then losses are because of him as well.

You can't have it both ways, you can't just say they won thanks to him but it was others that caused the losses, so if you think that Ronaldo get them the wins then you have to also accept that they lost because of him.

[ndutndut]

I don't know why many people blame and fault Cristiano Ronaldo when the team at loss performance, difference way when Al Nassr winning the match there are not any negative or bad opinion about Cristiano Ronaldo. Last match when Al Nassr defeating by Al Hilal you can see Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the goals but red card receiving by Nawaf Alaqidi at 60th minutes make Al Nassr game plan difficult facing Al Hilal dominance and two goals scored from penalty kick.
I disagree with opinion Cristiano Ronaldo has full power decide the players who should to sign because its the management and head coach decision, so far Cristiano Ronaldo keep consistent scoring goals almost every games for Al Nassr but many people blame about his greatest achievement too close scoring 1000 goals in his professional career.

We don't blame Ronaldo for his goal of scoring 1,000 goals because that is entirely his achievement in his professional career. It is also natural for Ronaldo to be blamed when his team loses because he is the top player among all active soccer players alongside Messi.
Ronaldo is a influential figure in the team he plays for, and at Al Nassr, there may be a special contract regarding his proposals for Al Nassr in all aspects to make Al Nassr a great team, such as which players are suitable to bring in. Coaches who have issues with him also don't last long in the team.

Al Nassr weakness from season to season has been in defense but oddly every time Al Nassr recruits it's always a forward. Al Nassr should be recruiting strong and experienced defenders because Al Nassr defenders have always moved out of position leaving them vulnerable to counterattacks. This leaves the goalkeeper vulnerable to opposing attacks. Al Nassr's fault lies in their defense and this is also what has led to their consecutive defeats, resulting in the loss of so many points.

Blaming Ronaldo feels unfair, as Ronaldo is a member of the team and he does his job and consistently scores goals. In my opinion the fault still lies with the coach, who failed to utilize his players and failed to boost player morale. Many Al Nassr players are fragile and easily panicked they are not used to facing difficult and tense moments. Furthermore, the absence of Sadio Mane has been deeply felt by Al Nassr.

[BRINIRHA]

We don't blame Ronaldo for his goal of scoring 1,000 goals because that is entirely his achievement in his professional career. It is also natural for Ronaldo to be blamed when his team loses because he is the top player among all active soccer players alongside Messi.
Ronaldo is a influential figure in the team he plays for, and at Al Nassr, there may be a special contract regarding his proposals for Al Nassr in all aspects to make Al Nassr a great team, such as which players are suitable to bring in. Coaches who have issues with him also don't last long in the team.

Cristiano ronaldo cannot be blamed at all for what is happening to Al-Nassr right now. Because we know that based on his suggestions at the beginning of the season about which coaches and players should be brought in, Al-Nassr ended up performing exceptionally well at the start of the season. But now, for some reason, the team has been performing poorly since the break a while ago for this league.

I think there are other issues causing the team's balance to fade. Some players like Mane haven't been playing in the last few matches. This might also be affecting the team, making it quite weak. And sometimes I don't understand why Bento isn't often chosen as the starting goalkeeper in some matches. He's a great goalkeeper.

[snipie]

You can't have it both ways, you can't just say they won thanks to him but it was others that caused the losses, so if you think that Ronaldo get them the wins then you have to also accept that they lost because of him.

Football is a group based game so whenever a team win, it is thanks to the effort of everyone and if the team fails then it is the mistake of all the players. Obviously there is a percentage of success and fail between players. Cristiano Ronaldo when he scores or assist his teammates then he is a key player for the victory. Sadio Mane absence in the other hand let this misery happens but again there is nothing 100%
Al-Ittihad is away from the competition especially after Al-Ettifaq beaten them. The gap between them and Al-Hilal is 11 points and counting...

[Gallar]

But even so,, I also agree with you, even though Al Nasr is currently behind in points from Al Hilal, but I will also still support Al Nasr to become champions. Because currently Al Nasr still has a lot of matches left in the Saudi Arabian League, so that's why even though it is small, Al Nasr's hope to become champions is still there. So hopefully the al nasr players don't give up and keep their spirits up and can get back up again,, because now is not the time to give up, because there is still time for them to turn things around.

With performances of Al-Nassr in general so far and with their situation now with 7 points less than Al-Hilal, they will have to try their best in remaining months but chance for them to take over a first position is very small. Their opportunity only becomes better if Al-Hilal suddenly have a mini crisis in two or three matches that cost them some defeats or draws but I see that possibility is very small.

Yes, currently, Al Nasr is in a truly unfavorable situation. Besides having to perform well to maintain their current positionn,, Al Nasr also has to hope that Al Hilal will make a mistake to make it easier for them to catch up with the points. Therefore, Al Nasr's chances of becoming champions in the Saudi Arabian League are indeed very difficult, if we look at it realistically. Therefore, Al Nasr now only needs to hope that their performance doesn't decline again.

Because if Al Nasr experiences less than optimal results in the remaining matches, I don't think Al Nasr will have much hope of becoming champions anymore. Because currently, Al Nasr already has a fairly large points difference, namely 7 points. So, if Al Nasr loses again, the points difference will definitely be 10 points. If that happens, I think Al Nasr will only have to be satisfied with second place this season. So, Al Nasr's current situation is truly very ironic.

[Sithara007]

Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player in every way, those who blame Cristiano Ronaldo for the loss of his team are basically fools. Because playing football alone is never possible to make a team win, Ronaldo is the only good player and can perform aggressively. But Cristiano Ronaldo should not be given all the responsibility, such a mistake should never be made because if every player does not perform well from his place, then strong teams can lose at any moment.

Perhaps I have defended Ronaldo more than anyone else in this thread. But it is difficult to agree with your post. If he was purely acting the role of a player, then Ronaldo can't be blamed for any of the recent losses by Al Nassr (especially since his individual performance is still good). But that is not the case now. As I mentioned in some of my posts, this time Ronaldo had an outsized impact in decision taking. He forced the management to change the coach, as well as some of the players. Given this, Ronaldo needs to shoulder the largest share of blame for his club's recent poor performances.

[MAAManda]

To be honest, Al Khaleej are playing great at the moment and I have been impressed by the team's performance in the last three matches. Likewise, this team has impressed us today as well because I noticed that they were able to win 4-1 today, which is definitely a huge win for them. Everyone may have noticed that this team is now able to progress in the standings due to winning three consecutive matches, and if I'm not mistaken, they currently have 24 points. However, the main thing is that Masouras was able to play very well for Al Khaleej today as this player scored goals in the 50th and 80th minutes.

I don't pay attention to this team, all I know is this team always fills the middle position when the season ends, like in the 2024/25 season filling position 12 & the 2023/24 season filling position 11. Now Al-Khaleej is ranked #8, the little they do better has real impact & effect on the team. The next match is against Al-Ahli, I think Al-Khaleej winning streak will stop there.

[AprilioMP]

We don't blame Ronaldo for his goal of scoring 1,000 goals because that is entirely his achievement in his professional career. It is also natural for Ronaldo to be blamed when his team loses because he is the top player among all active soccer players alongside Messi.
Ronaldo is a influential figure in the team he plays for, and at Al Nassr, there may be a special contract regarding his proposals for Al Nassr in all aspects to make Al Nassr a great team, such as which players are suitable to bring in. Coaches who have issues with him also don't last long in the team.

Al Nassr weakness from season to season has been in defense but oddly every time Al Nassr recruits it's always a forward. Al Nassr should be recruiting strong and experienced defenders because Al Nassr defenders have always moved out of position leaving them vulnerable to counterattacks. This leaves the goalkeeper vulnerable to opposing attacks. Al Nassr's fault lies in their defense and this is also what has led to their consecutive defeats, resulting in the loss of so many points.

Blaming Ronaldo feels unfair, as Ronaldo is a member of the team and he does his job and consistently scores goals. In my opinion the fault still lies with the coach, who failed to utilize his players and failed to boost player morale. Many Al Nassr players are fragile and easily panicked they are not used to facing difficult and tense moments. Furthermore, the absence of Sadio Mane has been deeply felt by Al Nassr.

Inigo Martinez was signed, but Al Nassr let Aymeric Laporte go. Krepski was signed, but Jorge Jesus chose to put his trust in Alaqidi as goalkeeper.
Al Nassr is not a team with a winning mentality, even though they signed both Ronaldo and Messi to their squad.

Soccer is a team sport, not an individual sport like golf. If Ronaldo can score 1,000 goals for Al Nassr, it means the squad Ronaldo wants isn't to bring trophies to Al Nassr but to help him score goals.
Using Sadio Mane's absence as an excuse doesn't make sense. Al Nassr's weakness isn't in attack but in defense.

[Oluwa-btc]

People blaming Cristaino Ronaldo are honestly brain dead to me. Since you've forgotten all of a sudden that he's just a player as same as the other 10 players. Blames should be splashed on whoever manages the club and not a player because he's the most popular name you all know. I still think ever since Sadio Mane let for the African Cup of Nations Competition, Al Nassr has stumbled backwards. Now I ask this question, how is Sadio not the single player carrying this club?! He may not have the goals but he's work rates will be appreciated now I his absence.