Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[BRINIRHA]

When the defense isn't that good, you have to realize that things aren't going to be as good forever, because while their defense was good, they can't be good forever.

Lately the defense started to be average, even slight below average and that is why they are losing very clearly. But I do not remember a single person praising their defense when the team was doing great, it was Felix this, Ronaldo that, everyone thought goal scorers was the reason, well they are still scoring, yet the team is losing.

At the start of the season many people praised Al-nassr's improved defense under the new coach. However, because Al-Nassr continued to play without losing, the defense was no longer a topic of discussion as everyone preferred to watch Felix in action on the team. But now I'm confused. As Al-nassr's defense deteriorates, why is Felix also performing poorly? In the sense that he is no longer productive in scoring goals. He used to score in almost every game. however, I realize that all these irregularities occurred after Mane was absent because he was still playing for the Senegal national team in the Africa Cup of Nations. Mane is apparently an important player who is irreplaceable in this team.

[ibuddy122505]

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Despite the three points, I'm disappointed with the result. In the game against the team from 14th place, Al Nasr was close to dropping points and this would have been the loss of points in the 5th game in a row. This is an unacceptable result if you're aiming for the title. In the next game, Al Nasr will play a team even lower (15th place, haha), but now I'm not at all confident of a positive outcome. I wonder if Al Hilal will ever experience a decline? 38 points out of 42 is a very high score, considering the competition.

Al-Nassr are back to winning ways, at least. They avoided four straight defeats following their win over Al-Shabab, so credit to them for that, even if it was a narrow escape. Still, it feels like they've already bottled the league.
They could have made the title race tougher and more competitive for Al Hilal, but that chance seems gone now. With no signs of Al Hilal slowing down, it wouldn't be a surprise if Al-Nassr end up finishing the season without a trophy once again.

[Tamaperdana]

Despite a very difficult struggle, al Nasr finallyy managed to win their match against Al Shabab. However, I think Al Nasr's performance in this match was really bad. Because if in this match the Al Shabab players could have played better, I think Al Nasr could have been held to a draw in this match or even lost. But luckily Al Nasr was still lucky in this match because in this match one of Al Shabab's players received a red card and that clearly gave Al Nasr an advantage.

But despite that, honestly I am quite disappointed with Al Nasr's current performance because they previously had a very good performance, but now they look like a team that is truly overwhelmed and no longer enthusiastic. So I think currently Al Nasr players have been hit mentally caused by the consecutive defeats they have experienced in the last few matches. So this is truly a very difficult situation for Al Nasr.

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[$weetne$$]

Despite a very difficult struggle, al Nasr finallyy managed to win their match against Al Shabab. However, I think Al Nasr's performance in this match was really bad. Because if in this match the Al Shabab players could have played better, I think Al Nasr could have been held to a draw in this match or even lost. But luckily Al Nasr was still lucky in this match because in this match one of Al Shabab's players received a red card and that clearly gave Al Nasr an advantage.

But despite that, honestly I am quite disappointed with Al Nasr's current performance because they previously had a very good performance, but now they look like a team that is truly overwhelmed and no longer enthusiastic. So I think currently Al Nasr players have been hit mentally caused by the consecutive defeats they have experienced in the last few matches. So this is truly a very difficult situation for Al Nasr.

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At this point it will become really difficult for Al Nasrr to impress me even though I know they are not obliged to but I somehow no longer find the fun I did had St a time following up with them because they now slowed down the competition I was hoping to see in the league which I supposed to an extent was initiated by them because they were really proficient and really doing great so as they slowed down it took away the whole interest built on it.

[dezoel]

While the win is great, I agree that they have lost the title already. Al Hilal is not the type of team that loses games that easily, for the past three seasons they lost only a handful of games, and Al Nassr expecting Al Hilal to lose that much in the remainder just to be able to get the title, so that won't happen.

Best thing Al Nassr could hope for right now is second place, and that could very well happen. Ronaldo is ending his contract at the end of this season, not sure if he will continue or not, but I doubt they will offer him another 200 million.

[Btcdeybodi]

While the win is great, I agree that they have lost the title already. Al Hilal is not the type of team that loses games that easily, for the past three seasons they lost only a handful of games, and Al Nassr expecting Al Hilal to lose that much in the remainder just to be able to get the title, so that won't happen.

Best thing Al Nassr could hope for right now is second place, and that could very well happen. Ronaldo is ending his contract at the end of this season, not sure if he will continue or not, but I doubt they will offer him another 200 million.

Al Nassr is just messed up and i believe that if not that Shabab Riyadh got a red card after the 2:2 equalizer, the match could have most likely finish in a draw or Shabab Riyadh even win because there were some pressure on Al Nassr before the red card that caused Shabab Riyadh to become weak which led to the win by Al Nassr.

Al Hilal is a very powerful team, we even saw how they performed at the last club world cup so they are literally a team that when they are topping the table it is difficult to dethrone them so i don't see them losing many points that will make them lose the top to Al Nassr. The competition is even tougher now because Al Ahli Jeddah has equaled points with Al Nassr and they even look more like people who can contend the title against Al Hilal because they only lost one match so far while Al Nassr has lost 3 matches.

It is obvious that Cristiano Ronaldo days are numbered at Al Nassr so there will be no extension of contract for him after this season so he should just retire after the end of his contract.

[PremiumcryptoHub]

Al Hilal's performance in today's match is, at least to me, disturbing because I don't understand why they are playing so badly today. Indeed, this team has now gained our trust by achieving consistency, but today it appears that they are already behind against the Neom team. The first half is underway but I can't believe Al Hilal will be behind.

Actually, this team should be performing at a great pace because the other teams are now gradually moving forward. It is true that Al Nassr is looking to build on their winning streak again because we saw that they won 3-2 against Al-Shabab last night so it seems like this is a threat to Al-Hilal team.

[Creeper0]

Al Hilal's performance in today's match is, at least to me, disturbing because I don't understand why they are playing so badly today. Indeed, this team has now gained our trust by achieving consistency, but today it appears that they are already behind against the Neom team. The first half is underway but I can't believe Al Hilal will be behind.

Actually, this team should be performing at a great pace because the other teams are now gradually moving forward. It is true that Al Nassr is looking to build on their winning streak again because we saw that they won 3-2 against Al-Shabab last night so it seems like this is a threat to Al-Hilal team.

We cannot expect the same performance from a team all the time, the times are not always the same. However, in the end, Al Hilal is on the verge of victory. The 90 minutes of the game are over, now the extra time is on. So far, Al Hilal is leading by a 1-2 goal difference. Although they were behind in the first half, they made a comeback in the second half. Although the victory is certain, their performance does not suit them.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I believe the coach's job will be in serious danger. In any case, I think it's impossible for Al Nassr to win the title this season.

The way Al Nassr is playing now, I don't know what they can do anymore. I think they have to change most of the players they don't seem to be contributing , they don't establish any kind of good style of play The Only ones are CR7 , Joao Felix, and 1 or 2 other players, but they will never make a difference if the other players don't have enough commitment.

[Wake Up]

I believe the coach's job will be in serious danger. In any case, I think it's impossible for Al Nassr to win the title this season.

The way Al Nassr is playing now, I don't know what they can do anymore. I think they have to change most of the players they don't seem to be contributing , they don't establish any kind of good style of play The Only ones are CR7 , Joao Felix, and 1 or 2 other players, but they will never make a difference if the other players don't have enough commitment.

In my opinion, what Al Nassr is neglecting is the lack of defensive transfers. Al Hilal tried to acquire the best players in every position and built a very good squad. However, Al Nassr is only trying to build a team with good attacking players. Perhaps that's what's causing their failure. They need to realize the mistake they're making, because they continue to drift further away from the championship this year as well.

[hyudien]

In my opinion, what Al Nassr is neglecting is the lack of defensive transfers. Al Hilal tried to acquire the best players in every position and built a very good squad. However, Al Nassr is only trying to build a team with good attacking players. Perhaps that's what's causing their failure. They need to realize the mistake they're making, because they continue to drift further away from the championship this year as well.

I don't think they didn't try to sign defenders, but they were already convinced that the area was solid, let's see the proof at the beginning of the season until the international break, where in 10 games they were perfect in defense, they were a team that only conceded 5 goals in those 10 games and had impressive scoring statistics, but after the break, no one believed that their performance dropped so drastically, in the last 5 games they have conceded 12 goals, suffered 3 consecutive defeats. The problem may be more complicated than just defense, I feel their mentality and motivation is the problem.

[Slow death]

Al Hilal is not the type of team that loses games that easily, for the past three seasons they lost only a handful of games

I agree, and Al Hilal won today's game. It was a game against a weak opponent, and as expected, Al Hilal didn't waste the opportunity to get the 3 points. With this victory, they maintain a 7-point lead, and I highly doubt they will lose against any team in the next few games.

Ronaldo is ending his contract at the end of this season, not sure if he will continue or not, but I doubt they will offer him another 200 million.

Cristiano Ronaldo's contract runs until June 2027.

https://www.transfermarkt.us/cristiano-ronaldo/profil/spieler/8198

And I doubt that when 2027 arrives he will renew for more years. In my opinion, after this World Cup, he will start thinking about retiring, and when 2027 arrives he will retire. I wouldn't be surprised if he became a coach someday.

[Sithara007]

Despite the three points, I'm disappointed with the result. In the game against the team from 14th place, Al Nasr was close to dropping points and this would have been the loss of points in the 5th game in a row. This is an unacceptable result if you're aiming for the title. In the next game, Al Nasr will play a team even lower (15th place, haha), but now I'm not at all confident of a positive outcome. I wonder if Al Hilal will ever experience a decline? 38 points out of 42 is a very high score, considering the competition.

The trend hasn't yet been reversed. It would have been a draw easily, if not the goal by Abdulrahman Ghareeb towards the end of the match. They can have a sigh of relief for now, but the unconvincing nature of the win raises more questions than answers. Al Nassr's next match is against one of the weakest teams in the Saudi Professional League (Damac). If they can have a convincing win, then it will add towards boosting the morale of the team. For Al Hilal, the next outing should be a cakewalk, as it is against Al Feiha (who happens to be at the 12th place in the points table).

[virasog]

While the win is great, I agree that they have lost the title already. Al Hilal is not the type of team that loses games that easily, for the past three seasons they lost only a handful of games, and Al Nassr expecting Al Hilal to lose that much in the remainder just to be able to get the title, so that won't happen.

Best thing Al Nassr could hope for right now is second place, and that could very well happen. Ronaldo is ending his contract at the end of this season, not sure if he will continue or not, but I doubt they will offer him another 200 million.

Al Hilal is the at the top of the table in this season but the difference isn't much between Al Nassr and Al Hilal. Al Hilal has 38 points while Al Nassr has 34 points. One more advantage that Al Hilal has is that they have played 14 games, which is one game less than Al Nassr who played 15 games.

This means that Al Hilal can further increase their lead if they win their next match. They will play against Neom SC and it should be an easy win for them. Al-Hilal main strength is their defense. Neom is at 10th standing at the points table.

[redsun114]

After the break significant changes into league table with Al Hilal is now leading by 7 points from 3 teams and 8 points from fifth seeded Al Qadsiah which is currently having impressive run of wins, this season is going to be more exciting for them while Al Ittihad who is defending champions but losing their depth and now settled on the 6th spot with 27 points.

In upcoming round, at the top Al Hilal, Al Nassr and Al Taawon are having easy games, these will give them chance of staying on their level while Al Ahli is having challenge of Al Khaleej who is having 3 matches winning streak while Al Qadsiah will host Al Ittihad, this could be important game for them because in case of win, they could have good chance of challenging top teams without any pressure.

[Frankolala]

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Despite the three points, I'm disappointed with the result. In the game against the team from 14th place, Al Nasr was close to dropping points and this would have been the loss of points in the 5th game in a row. This is an unacceptable result if you're aiming for the title. In the next game, Al Nasr will play a team even lower (15th place, haha), but now I'm not at all confident of a positive outcome. I wonder if Al Hilal will ever experience a decline? 38 points out of 42 is a very high score, considering the competition.

Al-Nassr are back to winning ways, at least. They avoided four straight defeats following their win over Al-Shabab, so credit to them for that, even if it was a narrow escape. Still, it feels like they've already bottled the league.
They could have made the title race tougher and more competitive for Al Hilal, but that chance seems gone now. With no signs of Al Hilal slowing down, it wouldn't be a surprise if Al-Nassr end up finishing the season without a trophy once again.

Al Nassr lacks the strength to be consistent for long. This is where Al Hilal shows they are stronger than them because they stay consistent for so long. Of course, it's not a new thing for Al Nassr to lose guard the league to their rival Al Hilal who ends up winning the title from season to season. Al Hilal knows how to overtake Al Nassr without a problem.

[$weetne$$]

We cannot expect the same performance from a team all the time, the times are not always the same. However, in the end, Al Hilal is on the verge of victory. The 90 minutes of the game are over, now the extra time is on. So far, Al Hilal is leading by a 1-2 goal difference. Although they were behind in the first half, they made a comeback in the second half. Although the victory is certain, their performance does not suit them.

The game ended in favour of Al-hilal winning by two goals, which has now given them three points extra making it a total of 41 points they have accumulated so fat at the top of the table.  They are now over 5 points ahead of Al Nassr, a clear indication that they have the higer chances of turning the winners of the title this season as against Al-Nassr that was at a point expected to be the winners this season.

[Emitdama]

I don't think they didn't try to sign defenders, but they were already convinced that the area was solid, let's see the proof at the beginning of the season until the international break, where in 10 games they were perfect in defense, they were a team that only conceded 5 goals in those 10 games and had impressive scoring statistics, but after the break, no one believed that their performance dropped so drastically, in the last 5 games they have conceded 12 goals, suffered 3 consecutive defeats. The problem may be more complicated than just defense, I feel their mentality and motivation is the problem.

I agree because they were looking solid in early 10 games and everyone was talking about their consistency and aggression but break brought serious setback for their depth and performance, now they are down and out, this must be a wired happened.

Here not only defensive issue, now their attack is also not doing like they needed and already done in early 10 games. Al-Shabab is one of the team which is in danger zone scored 2 goals and gave them tough time just red card gave advantage to Al Nassr for having win, otherwise this was also going to be embarrassing for them, now they have another easy game, they needed to check their problems and solve them before it brings them out of contest.

[Tamaperdana]

Despite a very difficult struggle, al Nasr finallyy managed to win their match against Al Shabab. However, I think Al Nasr's performance in this match was really bad. Because if in this match the Al Shabab players could have played better, I think Al Nasr could have been held to a draw in this match or even lost. But luckily Al Nasr was still lucky in this match because in this match one of Al Shabab's players received a red card and that clearly gave Al Nasr an advantage.

But despite that, honestly I am quite disappointed with Al Nasr's current performance because they previously had a very good performance, but now they look like a team that is truly overwhelmed and no longer enthusiastic. So I think currently Al Nasr players have been hit mentally caused by the consecutive defeats they have experienced in the last few matches. So this is truly a very difficult situation for Al Nasr.

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At this point it will become really difficult for Al Nasrr to impress me even though I know they are not obliged to but I somehow no longer find the fun I did had St a time following up with them because they now slowed down the competition I was hoping to see in the league which I supposed to an extent was initiated by them because they were really proficient and really doing great so as they slowed down it took away the whole interest built on it.

Yes,, the point is that all Al Nasr fans will be very disappointed with their performance. Because al Nasr no longer looks like a top team in the Saudi Arabian League, but rather a mid-table team struggling to win. So that's why I don't think Al Nasr will be able to do anything with that kind of performance. Because if they have difficulty winning when facing a team like Al Shabab,, it means that at this point it is clear that Al Nasr's performance is only slightly better than Al Shabab's.

So we can imagine what would happen if Al Nasr played Al Hilal again with their performance like this,, I'm sure Al Nasr would definitely lose by quite a lot of goals. So that's why we don't need to have much hope for Al Nasr to be the champion, because at this time Al Nasr's chances of being the champion are slim. So for now, let's just enjoy every match that Al Nasr will play,, and regarding winning or losing, we don't need to expect much. Because expecting too Much can lead to disappointment when things don't live up to our expectations. So it's better to just enjoy it.

[Odusko]

Funny how the turned out of events for Al Nassr this season, they are not doing well this season like the early time when player's like Christana Ronaldo moved to that club the last two seasons, at that time, we can see Al Nassr playing almost a draw match with most of the club, their always win with big gap, but this present season, the clubs struggle so much to even win with just a goal or two quite different for Al Nassr this season and I hope their pick on time.