Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[ITExpert]

I am very encouraged by Al Nasr's performance and I feel very happy with the results. I thought that maybe Al Nasr would not be able to do much and they would not be able to win the trophy this season. But they have managed to get back to their previous position very quickly and are currently in a consistent position. Al Nasr has not lost a single match in the last 5 matches. Their consistent performance has impressed me very much and has given new hope to every Al Nasr fan to win the trophy.

Although the way they were playing, there was no hope of victory the game because only 1 goal was scored by Ghareeb. This victory has also increased their points and they are only 1 point behind Al Hilal and if they continue to play like this, they will go to the first place. If Al Hilal's struggle remains strong, Al Nassr will be difficult for them to victory the trophy. Al Nasr's next few matches are enough easy to victory so it can be easy for them to succeed. This struggle of theirs will make them enough successful and Al Hilal's weakness must be very useful for them and this is enough for the interest of this league. Al Hilal's next game will be played with Al Ittihad, even if they draw in this game, it will be better for Al Nasr.

[Arenga pinnata]

Although the way they were playing, there was no hope of victory the game because only 1 goal was scored by Ghareeb. This victory has also increased their points and they are only 1 point behind Al Hilal and if they continue to play like this, they will go to the first place. If Al Hilal's struggle remains strong, Al Nassr will be difficult for them to victory the trophy. Al Nasr's next few matches are enough easy to victory so it can be easy for them to succeed. This struggle of theirs will make them enough successful and Al Hilal's weakness must be very useful for them and this is enough for the interest of this league. Al Hilal's next game will be played with Al Ittihad, even if they draw in this game, it will be better for Al Nasr.

But the Al-hilal we see today has transformed into an even stronger team than what they showed at the start of the season. we know that Benzema has now moved from Al-Ittihad to Al-Hilal. The match against Al-ittihad will likely be quite intense. but on the other hand, Al-Ittihad is no longer as strong as it was last season. They have now lost Benzema. so I'm not sure Al-Hilal will win against Al-Ittihad.

but I hope Al-Nassr can continue to consistently win all remaining matches this season. and I hope Al-hilal starts losing points which will automatically allow Al-Nassr to return to the top of the standings.

[el kaka22]

Even without Ronaldo they are winning, we have seen it when he didn't play those two games, and we have seen it now at the cup thingy which I do not really follow to be fair. I honestly believe he came back just because of that, he could have postponed it a bit longer, but realizing that the team is winning even without him, his ego was hurt and he didn't handle it very well.

So if he didn't play until the season ends and they won without him, that would be a huge hit on his ego and career, hence why he came back. They should either win with him, which he will be happy, or if they lose with him then he could blame the federation for letting Al Hilal get Benzema. All in all, they are doing fine, but I think Ronaldo hurts this team more than helps.

[BRINIRHA]

But the Al-hilal we see today has transformed into an even stronger team than what they showed at the start of the season. we know that Benzema has now moved from Al-Ittihad to Al-Hilal. The match against Al-ittihad will likely be quite intense. but on the other hand, Al-Ittihad is no longer as strong as it was last season. They have now lost Benzema. so I'm not sure Al-Hilal will win against Al-Ittihad.

but I hope Al-Nassr can continue to consistently win all remaining matches this season. and I hope Al-hilal starts losing points which will automatically allow Al-Nassr to return to the top of the standings.

Even if we look at how Benzema plays there, I think we would agree that Benzema actually seems to enjoy playing for his new club much more. i don't know how, but perhaps this is the secret behind Al-Hilal's success, because this team allows its players to play comfortably, thereby bringing out the greatest potential in each player. The same goes for Al-Nassr. however, last season Al-nassr struggled to improve their defense. now that all those issues have been resolved and the team has become more consistent, Al-Hilal itself has also continued to improve. As a result the competition has become even more intense than usual.

Al-Hilal will face Al-Ittihad. However, I am confident that Al-Hilal will win the match.

[snipie]

Al-Taawoun is facing a lot of pressure with all the defeats that they got lately. Their defeat against Al-Fayha is the third amongst 4 last matches. The other one was a draw. We are talking about 1 point from 12 points to grab.

Al-Hilal will face Al-Ittihad. However, I am confident that Al-Hilal will win the match.

Al-Hilal is the favourite team in this match with odds at 1.5 for Al-Hilal and up to 5.6 for Al-Ittihad. Both teams to score at 1.6. I think this suggestion is better because you never know how Al-Hilal will perform later.

[khiholangkang]

Even without Ronaldo they are winning, we have seen it when he didn't play those two games, and we have seen it now at the cup thingy which I do not really follow to be fair. I honestly believe he came back just because of that, he could have postponed it a bit longer, but realizing that the team is winning even without him, his ego was hurt and he didn't handle it very well.

So if he didn't play until the season ends and they won without him, that would be a huge hit on his ego and career, hence why he came back. They should either win with him, which he will be happy, or if they lose with him then he could blame the federation for letting Al Hilal get Benzema. All in all, they are doing fine, but I think Ronaldo hurts this team more than helps.

His ego will definitely be hit hard, I'm also sure that on the other hand, what makes him come back is the target of 1000 goals which is still a lot to achieve, now he has a little chance this season and in the world cup for him to score goals, his biggest chance is in the Arab league because in the world cup he won't necessarily have a long match, therefore a safe situation must be taken now before the league is over, I actually see Ronaldo suppressing his ego because he still has a lot of goals to score rather than caring about the federation's decision, honestly it's a good step for Ronaldo to show his disappointment, it's just that he is now no longer overpowered in influence.

[Dump3er]

Even without Ronaldo they are winning, we have seen it when he didn't play those two games, and we have seen it now at the cup thingy which I do not really follow to be fair. I honestly believe he came back just because of that, he could have postponed it a bit longer, but realizing that the team is winning even without him, his ego was hurt and he didn't handle it very well.

So if he didn't play until the season ends and they won without him, that would be a huge hit on his ego and career, hence why he came back. They should either win with him, which he will be happy, or if they lose with him then he could blame the federation for letting Al Hilal get Benzema. All in all, they are doing fine, but I think Ronaldo hurts this team more than helps.

His ego will definitely be hit hard, I'm also sure that on the other hand, what makes him come back is the target of 1000 goals which is still a lot to achieve, now he has a little chance this season and in the world cup for him to score goals, his biggest chance is in the Arab league because in the world cup he won't necessarily have a long match, therefore a safe situation must be taken now before the league is over, I actually see Ronaldo suppressing his ego because he still has a lot of goals to score rather than caring about the federation's decision, honestly it's a good step for Ronaldo to show his disappointment, it's just that he is now no longer overpowered in influence.

I don't think this was an ego thing at all that made Ronaldo decide to come back. His ego plays a role in any decision he makes, but in this case it had no meaning.

I believe that the Saudis flexed their muscles and told him that he has to do whatever they tell him to do. They have a contract and they won't allow Ronaldo to do whatever he likes with them. It would be embarrassing for the Saudi Pro League and would set a bad precedent for the future for any player with a big global following.

They told him to listen and to fulfill the terms of the contract or otherwise he won't see any more money and they will sue him. The Saudis got some egos and pride as well and he is not dealing with the average coach from the EPL, he is dealing with statesmen in a dictatorship.

[programmer3666]

Even without Ronaldo they are winning, we have seen it when he didn't play those two games, and we have seen it now at the cup thingy which I do not really follow to be fair. I honestly believe he came back just because of that, he could have postponed it a bit longer, but realizing that the team is winning even without him, his ego was hurt and he didn't handle it very well.

So if he didn't play until the season ends and they won without him, that would be a huge hit on his ego and career, hence why he came back. They should either win with him, which he will be happy, or if they lose with him then he could blame the federation for letting Al Hilal get Benzema. All in all, they are doing fine, but I think Ronaldo hurts this team more than helps.

There is no denying the fact that Ronaldo is a very egotistic person without a shred of doubt, he has always has that competitive mindset, always want to be the focal point of the team and that is clearly what distinguish him and make him the player he is today. So even if the team can always win their games without his presence on the pitch sometimes! That does not rule out the fact that he is still a very important player in the squad and also an asset to the entire league because his presence sparks global attention.

[Ale88]

He scored the first goal he should play in each match for Al Nassr. Cristiano made a mistake by going on strike because he can help Al Nassr win the SPL but fans will remember his mistake. He must change his decisions or leave the SPL.

What do you mean? His decision has been changed already. That's how he played against Al Fateh on 14th February and scored the goal against them. If you are talking about the long-term implications for him and his team, we need to wait and watch. Obviously the management won't be very happy with the fact that he missed three of the Saudi Professional League matches. But despite his boycotting, Al Nassr managed to win all of these matches. Ronaldo however, damaged his reputation as well as his chances to reach the target of 1,000 career goals as a result of this mis-step.

Cristiano damaged his reputation he must change his decisions after stopping his strike. If Al Nassr fans and SPL commentators say he is arrogant he will leave. He should be grateful because Al Nassr and SPL pay him millions. Cristiano must forget politics he should play football.

It's not that easy: Ronaldo owns a significant minority stake of Al Nassr, it should be between 15% and 20%, and since he is a business man too, of course he wants the club's value to increase, so his stake value will increase too. I'm surprised he even got this type of deal because, well, you may think 200 millions/year would be enough to convince him... The Saudis put themselves in this tricky situation because now Ronaldo owns a huge power not only within the club itself but for the whole Saudi football movement since he is their ambassador. This type of war is just going to end badly for both parties.

[Gallar]

Yes,, I hope Al Nasr's current good performance can be maintained until the end of the season. Al Nasr really needs excellent consistency to become champions in the Saudi Arabian League. Competition in the top three is currently very tight, so I think Al Nasr's good performance recently must be maintained and improved further. Al Hilal and Al Ahli are currently performing really well.

Al Nasr has slipped back to third place in the Saudi Arabian League. Last night, Al Ahli managed to beat Al Najma with a quite fantastic score. So,, for the time being, Al Nasr is currently in third place. Hopefully, Al Nasr can also get the full three points in the upcoming matches. Because if not,, Al Nasr will clearly struggle to become the top of the standings again. And Al Nasr's opponent this week, if I'm not mistaken, is Al Hazm, and Al Nasr should be able to win this match.

Al Ahli managed to overtake Al Nassr just in terms of technicality. The former has 53 points from 22 matches. Al Nassr has played one match less and they have 52 points. Al Hilal on the other hand stands at 53 points from 21 matches. In terms of goal difference, Al Ahli is much below Al Nassr (although Al Nassr hasn't scored a lot many goals during recent matches). Also, Al Nassr's next opponents are quite weak teams. First they will play against Al Hazem on Sunday, and next they are up against Al Najma and Al Feiha. BTW, Al Hilal is up against Al Ittihad on Sunday in a blockbuster clash.

Yes,, you're right, friend. Al Nasr hasn't played a match in Week 22 yet. So,, with that in mind, Al Nasr still has a very good chance of returning to second place in the Saudi Arabian League standings. Hopefully, Al Nasrr won't disappoint us all in tomorrow's match, as we know, Al Nasr's opponent is a weak team,, and Al Nasr should be able to win decisively. Furthermore,, regarding the match between Al Hilal and Al Ittihad, it's certain to be a very exciting one.

Both Al Hilal and Al Itihad will be playing at their best in this match. Al Hilal must win this match, as losing will undoubtedly lead Al Nasr to the top of the standings. Therefore,, Al Hilal will definitely play seriously in this match. Al Itihad will also strive to win this match to improve their position. It's undeniable that Al-Itihad is currently in a less-than-stellar position in the Saudi Arabian league.. Therefore,, this match is sure to be incredibly exciting.

[Sithara007]

Cristiano damaged his reputation he must change his decisions after stopping his strike. If Al Nassr fans and SPL commentators say he is arrogant he will leave. He should be grateful because Al Nassr and SPL pay him millions. Cristiano must forget politics he should play football.

I agree. I also believe that this time it went a bit too far. Not making himself available for team selection, for three-consecutive matches is a serious disciplinary breach. Fortunately for him, both the Saudi Professional League and Al Nassr managers took a conciliatory approach and tried to build bridges with him. If it was happening with one of the European clubs, then Ronaldo could have got his contract cancelled by now. BTW, I agree with what Ale88 posted. Ronaldo partially owns Al Nassr. This is also one of the reasons why he wants the team to perform well and get ahead of Al Hilal.

[$weetne$$]

There is no denying the fact that Ronaldo is a very egotistic person without a shred of doubt, he has always has that competitive mindset, always want to be the focal point of the team and that is clearly what distinguish him and make him the player he is today. So even if the team can always win their games without his presence on the pitch sometimes! That does not rule out the fact that he is still a very important player in the squad and also an asset to the entire league because his presence sparks global attention.

All of this characteristics of Ronaldo listed above is one which I see as an almost normal human traits, except for personal bias mostly based on fanaticism, he is just some normal personal, mind you, not only is he a player but he is also a stake holder in the team so he will not be reacting as a player alone but as someone who is pushing for the success of their business, so his importance to that team goes beyond as a player alone but also considers as a shareholder.

[HajiBagi]

Even without Ronaldo they are winning, we have seen it when he didn't play those two games, and we have seen it now at the cup thingy which I do not really follow to be fair. I honestly believe he came back just because of that, he could have postponed it a bit longer, but realizing that the team is winning even without him, his ego was hurt and he didn't handle it very well.

So if he didn't play until the season ends and they won without him, that would be a huge hit on his ego and career, hence why he came back. They should either win with him, which he will be happy, or if they lose with him then he could blame the federation for letting Al Hilal get Benzema. All in all, they are doing fine, but I think Ronaldo hurts this team more than helps.

The way you speak tells that you are among those who hate Ronaldo, why are you using what happens between him and Saudi Arabia against him, some of us don’t the full story about what happened and we will start judging him by saying another thing just to create happiness for ourselves, we all saw what the media said when Ronaldo came back, according to multiple sources, they said Ronaldo is back because Saudi Arabia has paid Al Nassr including the staff and Al Nassr women clubs for the money they are owed them, and that shows that Ronaldo was fighting for many people in the league, he did that because he is a leader that can make that happen, did you think anyone can do that in Saudi Arabia and make the league do what he want?

You are saying the team is winning without Ronaldo, how many goals did the team score before Ronaldo come back? Al Nassr only scored two goals in the two games they played and since Ronaldo came back they have scored two goals in one game and that shows that Ronaldo is very important for the team, which player is going to score goals for them if not Ronaldo? Is it Felix, Conan and Mane? Those guys are not scoring goals anymore and if you think Al Nassr can do without Ronaldo let the team play complete ten games and win it all, Saudi Arabia itself is scare of losing Ronaldo.

[Alphie12]

There is no denying the fact that Ronaldo is a very egotistic person without a shred of doubt, he has always has that competitive mindset, always want to be the focal point of the team and that is clearly what distinguish him and make him the player he is today. So even if the team can always win their games without his presence on the pitch sometimes! That does not rule out the fact that he is still a very important player in the squad and also an asset to the entire league because his presence sparks global attention.

All of this characteristics of Ronaldo listed above is one which I see as an almost normal human traits, except for personal bias mostly based on fanaticism, he is just some normal personal, mind you, not only is he a player but he is also a stake holder in the team so he will not be reacting as a player alone but as someone who is pushing for the success of their business, so his importance to that team goes beyond as a player alone but also considers as a shareholder.

I still don't know why society expect everyone to have the same traits therefore they paint people who have ego as bad people which is very funny to me

[landheer]

Arkadag has now been defeated by Al Nassr in the second leg. As usual, without Ronaldo, Al Nassr still performed well. However, it was a shame that Al Nassr only scored one goal in that match, despite having numerous chances. However, in my opinion, the match was less exciting because Ronaldo didn't play. Al Nassr has now qualified for the quarterfinals, and Jorge Jesus certainly needs to train the Al Nassr players to perform better, as they will certainly face tougher opponents in the quarterfinals.

Tomorrow we will see Al Nassr vs. Al Hazem. In my opinion, Al Nassr should easily win that match because Al Nassr is stronger than Al Hazem. I think Al Nassr wins 3-1. I'm curious to know whether you think Ronaldo will play in that match or not. But I hope Ronaldo can play in that match so he can add to his goal tally.

[wakier]

Even without Ronaldo they are winning, we have seen it when he didn't play those two games, and we have seen it now at the cup thingy which I do not really follow to be fair. I honestly believe he came back just because of that, he could have postponed it a bit longer, but realizing that the team is winning even without him, his ego was hurt and he didn't handle it very well.

So if he didn't play until the season ends and they won without him, that would be a huge hit on his ego and career, hence why he came back. They should either win with him, which he will be happy, or if they lose with him then he could blame the federation for letting Al Hilal get Benzema. All in all, they are doing fine, but I think Ronaldo hurts this team more than helps.

There is no denying the fact that Ronaldo is a very egotistic person without a shred of doubt, he has always has that competitive mindset, always want to be the focal point of the team and that is clearly what distinguish him and make him the player he is today. So even if the team can always win their games without his presence on the pitch sometimes! That does not rule out the fact that he is still a very important player in the squad and also an asset to the entire league because his presence sparks global attention.

As a star player, having such an attitude is considered natural, not based on words, but he can indeed prove his ability so far, so it cannot be denied that his attitude like that needs to be understood, but he still sets his position as a disciplined player, he still follows the coach's direction without making his own decisions, although sometimes he has an attitude that is easily emotional and difficult to understand. Without his presence in the team, the game looks less interesting even though sometimes the team can win the match without him, but looks different if Ronaldo plays.

[kriminall]

Even without Ronaldo they are winning, we have seen it when he didn't play those two games, and we have seen it now at the cup thingy which I do not really follow to be fair. I honestly believe he came back just because of that, he could have postponed it a bit longer, but realizing that the team is winning even without him, his ego was hurt and he didn't handle it very well.

So if he didn't play until the season ends and they won without him, that would be a huge hit on his ego and career, hence why he came back. They should either win with him, which he will be happy, or if they lose with him then he could blame the federation for letting Al Hilal get Benzema. All in all, they are doing fine, but I think Ronaldo hurts this team more than helps.

There is no denying the fact that Ronaldo is a very egotistic person without a shred of doubt, he has always has that competitive mindset, always want to be the focal point of the team and that is clearly what distinguish him and make him the player he is today. So even if the team can always win their games without his presence on the pitch sometimes! That does not rule out the fact that he is still a very important player in the squad and also an asset to the entire league because his presence sparks global attention.

As a star player, having such an attitude is considered natural, not based on words, but he can indeed prove his ability so far, so it cannot be denied that his attitude like that needs to be understood, but he still sets his position as a disciplined player, he still follows the coach's direction without making his own decisions, although sometimes he has an attitude that is easily emotional and difficult to understand. Without his presence in the team, the game looks less interesting even though sometimes the team can win the match without him, but looks different if Ronaldo plays.

Almost everyone in the world follows Al Nassr matches because Cristiano Ronaldo is playing. He's a living legend. He may have had some disagreements with the team, which is perfectly normal. Every player can have problems with their team. The important thing is that it was resolved, and Cristiano is back on the pitch. He continues to strive to score his 1000th career goal. Hopefully, he'll show us that at the World Cup.

[UpTober]

There is no denying the fact that Ronaldo is a very egotistic person without a shred of doubt, he has always has that competitive mindset, always want to be the focal point of the team and that is clearly what distinguish him and make him the player he is today. So even if the team can always win their games without his presence on the pitch sometimes! That does not rule out the fact that he is still a very important player in the squad and also an asset to the entire league because his presence sparks global attention.

All of this characteristics of Ronaldo listed above is one which I see as an almost normal human traits, except for personal bias mostly based on fanaticism, he is just some normal personal, mind you, not only is he a player but he is also a stake holder in the team so he will not be reacting as a player alone but as someone who is pushing for the success of their business, so his importance to that team goes beyond as a player alone but also considers as a shareholder.

Cristiano Ronaldo has played for various clubs only as a player, but for Al-Nassr he does not play only as a player because he has a business relationship with this club, so he has the right to talk about various issues here. When Cristiano Ronaldo retires from football, it may be that he has bought the entire club in the Saudi league.

[MAAManda]

Tomorrow we will see Al Nassr vs. Al Hazem. In my opinion, Al Nassr should easily win that match because Al Nassr is stronger than Al Hazem. I think Al Nassr wins 3-1. I'm curious to know whether you think Ronaldo will play in that match or not. But I hope Ronaldo can play in that match so he can add to his goal tally.

I agree with you that Al-Nassr will get an easy win in their match today, they will & should get full points. The reason they need to get full points is to shift Al-Ahli position from second place in the SPL standings. Al-Ahli are in second place with 53 points, while Al-Nassr currently have 52 points, if Al-Nassr beat Al-Hazm, they will collect 55 points. It's a shame the odds offered for Al-Nassr to win are too small, so I'm not interested in betting on Al-Nassr to win on their matchday this time.

[bitgolden]

The next three games that Al Nassr will be playing (if I am not wrong) will be against teams that are 11th and 12th and last place. That means they have a pretty good chance to get 9 points out of this game.

Obviously in football anything could happen, we have just seen Arsenal get a tie with the worst team in the league, so anything could happen and there is no guarantee. But they should go out to win all of these games. That means Al Hilal will have harder time, because getting 9 out of 9 will be harder for them.