Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

[Gallar]

I cheer for Ronaldo the other day when he score the two goals against Uzbekistan and i always cheer for him when i can but aside of that, is sad to see he is not longer among the top, the years didnt come alone and he is starting to face and show some of the "problems" of aging he is not longer that fast and he didnt have that fast reaction that he used to had.

I think it's natural for Ronaldo to experience this,, even though he trains diligently and maintains excellent discipline in everything. But when we talk about age, it's clear that it will certainly affect his performance, making him less than his former peak. That's why I think seeing Ronaldo play in this World Cup is truly extraordinary. He's over 40,, and he's clearly not young anymore.

In fact, many footballers at that age have become coaches. So, with that in mind, we shouldn't expect too much from Ronaldo's individual performance. He certainly won't be as good as he used to be. So,, I think what we should hope for now is that Ronaldo can reach the final of this World Cup with Portugal and win it. Regardless of whether Ronaldo can play well or not,, I don't think we need to think about that anymore. He's old.

Yes what he and Messi are doing is crazy with that age keep competing at super high level and being a starter in a world cup for their national teams which are top ones is something that we were not expecting in the past, also i think we all know Cristiano and he already said this he wants to play his last Eurocup, so maybe is not his last dance with the national team.

Yes, I also don't know for sure when Ronaldo will truly retire from the world of football, but what is clear is that Ronaldo will most likely not play again in the World Cup after this World Cup and I think that is certain. Because basically, four years from now, Ronaldo's age will clearly be getting older and it clearly wouldn't be good if Ronaldo continued playing in Portugal. Because it would clearly hinder the young talents in Portugal from being able to shine.

So for that reason, it is certain that this World Cup will most likely be the last for Ronaldo and maybe even for Messi too. Because Messi is also clearly very old now and with that, it is certain that this World Cup will also be the last for Messi. Then speaking of the Euro, I think it is possible that Ronaldo will participate in his last Euro with Portugal. But I personally think it would be very good if Ronaldo managed to win the World Cup this time with Portugal, and immediately retired. But I also don't know for sure what will happen in the future, so we'll just have to wait and see.

[Volgastallion]

Another bad game for Portugal and also for Cristiano Ronaldo, despite he score thanks to a doubtfull penalty he play bad again, the only good thing he did was the dissalowed goal, beside that one stat is crazy he only touch one ball in the opposite box and it was..... the penalty, so basically he as number 9 touch 0 yes 0 balls in the opposite box crazy, and the FIFA instead of help him to cover give to him the MVP player making more people angry about it, what a silly move by FIFA.

[$weetne$$]

Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo is a good player, there is no doubt in my mind. But not everyone likes him. For example, many people love Messi a lot and many people love Cristiano Ronaldo a lot. So if a person does not like Cristiano Ronaldo, it does not mean that he is doing something wrong. But yes, at this stage, it is almost impossible for another player to perform the way Cristiano is performing, especially if we see him play on the field. He still runs around on the field almost as much as before and he performs quite well in the middle of the field.

Loving or liking a player is always a matter of choice,  people have their various reasons for which they get to like or love a player at a time, it does not mean if that player is doing so well, or bad, it just depends on the preference of the fans and that is what we get to see most times in the Messi and Ronaldo media banter by fans globally,  mind you, this arguments actually do not have anything to do with the true performance of these players in some cases, people for some weird reason just choose to like and also to not like one of both players.

[ITExpert]

Ronaldo does not give up easily even though he is already 40 years old, most players who are his age must have retired and their performance has clearly decreased drastically but he still shows determination and enthusiasm to be able to return home as a winner, even if he can not win the world cup title at least football history has recorded his name as the best player of his time and that does not change any facts, it is not easy to maintain strong stamina in the midst of energetic young players and we must acknowledge his greatness until now.

Cristiano Ronaldo have many records in his entire career and many unbeaten things but now the thing which makes him more efficient and more reliable that he is just crossed his age limit for an energetic player. But he is doing great at with having an age number which is crossing fourty and this is what indicates that how much he is passionate and dedicated to his work. He still can give a tough time to any young talented player and no doubt that he is and he will remain a gem in football world. And I think the people who are analysing him badly for any reason are doing wrong because I don't think so it can change any goodies which are the part of Cristiano Ronaldo.  His services for the football will always leads many new young talented players as an institution or a person who spent his life for this game.

[Shadiq]

Cristiano Ronaldo have many records in his entire career and many unbeaten things but now the thing which makes him more efficient and more reliable that he is just crossed his age limit for an energetic player. But he is doing great at with having an age number which is crossing fourty and this is what indicates that how much he is passionate and dedicated to his work. He still can give a tough time to any young talented player and no doubt that he is and he will remain a gem in football world. And I think the people who are analysing him badly for any reason are doing wrong because I don't think so it can change any goodies which are the part of Cristiano Ronaldo.  His services for the football will always leads many new young talented players as an institution or a person who spent his life for this game.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the legends, there is no doubt about it, his performance is still better than the other players in his team. But his age is still preventing him from keeping up with world football. It is clear in this World Cup that he is caught in the trap of age, that old performance is no longer possible for him. Portugal has not been able to play a competitive or confident match so far, it is not only Ronaldo who is responsible for this but also his teammates.

It would not be wrong to say that even if Ronaldo had a good team, he could have won a big title, but unfortunately he does not have a good team. However, he will definitely be a memorable figure in football and the young people will learn a lot from them. You can be a supporter of any team or any player, but you cannot ignore or deny the performances or talent of the players

[Slow death]

Al Nassr has announced its new coach. We all know him, at least I believe that anyone who follows football knows him very well. I'm talking about Ange Postecoglou, who has accepted the position of Al Nassr's new coach. I don't know if he'll be able to win the league; honestly, I have many doubts about that. But since the league hasn't started yet, it's best to see how he performs in the first few games and then comment more on his performance at Al Nassr. I also don't know if he will make any new signings. Al Hilal will continue with the same squad and coach; they are very strong, so the new Al Nassr coach's mission will not be easy; on the contrary, it will be a mission with little chance of success in my opinion.

[M47AK16]

Qualification has never being an issue for the Saudi national team and for almost five World Cup events they have successfully participated and they are regarded as one of the top teams in the Asian region but when it comes to competing in the main tournaments like the World Cup they haven't shown any sign of resilience hence the need to build a formidable squad even if it means coveting players from other nationalities just as the French usually do.

This is not exactly true? I mean these are the results that Saudi Arabia got in the world cup for the past 8 world cups so far, last 8! so it is not a fluke and remember, we did not had 48 clubs like this until this year, we had less.

On 1998 they were 28th, on 2002 they were 32nd, in 2006 they were 28th, in 2010 they failed to qualify, in 2014 they failed to qualify, in 2018 they were 26th, in 2022 they were 25th and this season they were 38th their worst. While they do qualify sometimes (not all the time as we can see) they were always a bad team there.

[GiftedMAN]

Al Nassr has announced its new coach. We all know him, at least I believe that anyone who follows football knows him very well. I'm talking about Ange Postecoglou, who has accepted the position of Al Nassr's new coach. I don't know if he'll be able to win the league; honestly, I have many doubts about that. But since the league hasn't started yet, it's best to see how he performs in the first few games and then comment more on his performance at Al Nassr. I also don't know if he will make any new signings. Al Hilal will continue with the same squad and coach; they are very strong, so the new Al Nassr coach's mission will not be easy; on the contrary, it will be a mission with little chance of success in my opinion.

Ange Postecoglou to Al Nassr? How am I reading this news for time in the Saudi Pro League thread? My knowledge of the Australian doesn't tell that he's a serial trophy winner, that's why I'm surprised that Al Nassr went for him after winning the Saudi Pro League. Now that he has the ability of changing the narratives about him, I hope he'll utilise it by helping Al Nassr win trophies next season. Al Nassr I think will be making some signings this summer to further improve their squad ahead of next season

[MAAManda]

Another bad game for Portugal and also for Cristiano Ronaldo, despite he score thanks to a doubtfull penalty he play bad again, the only good thing he did was the dissalowed goal, beside that one stat is crazy he only touch one ball in the opposite box and it was..... the penalty, so basically he as number 9 touch 0 yes 0 balls in the opposite box crazy, and the FIFA instead of help him to cover give to him the MVP player making more people angry about it, what a silly move by FIFA.

From a more objective perspective, I agree that Cristiano didn't actually deserve the MVP award he got, there were other players more deserving of it. However, that was their assessment, right or wrong, the fact remains that Cristiano is the player who got the award. From a subjective perspective, Cristiano contributed to the team by successfully converting the penalty awarded to Portugal.

[Gallar]

Another bad game for Portugal and also for Cristiano Ronaldo, despite he score thanks to a doubtfull penalty he play bad again, the only good thing he did was the dissalowed goal, beside that one stat is crazy he only touch one ball in the opposite box and it was..... the penalty, so basically he as number 9 touch 0 yes 0 balls in the opposite box crazy, and the FIFA instead of help him to cover give to him the MVP player making more people angry about it, what a silly move by FIFA.

Yes, basically, I also don't understand why FIFA gave the MVP title to Ronaldo in this match. Because basically, in this match, Ronaldo did not have a striking contribution. Because what I saw was that Ronaldo was too often standing in front and rarely picked up the ball from behind. So that's why in this match,, Ronaldo rarely dribbled the ball and just kept waiting for passes from his teammates.

So that's why in this match,, Ronaldo rarely touched the ball in the opponent's goal area, because basically, his teammates also had a very hard time building a good attack to break through Croatia's goal at that time. So that's why Ronaldo rarely got the ball in this match. But I also don't understand why Ronaldo was made MVP in this match. Because basically, even though Ronaldo didn't play badly in this match, I was also surprised to see him become MVP in this match. So with that in mind, perhaps FIFA has a different assessment from all of us and we may not really understand.

[abaeze]

Another bad game for Portugal and also for Cristiano Ronaldo, despite he score thanks to a doubtfull penalty he play bad again, the only good thing he did was the dissalowed goal, beside that one stat is crazy he only touch one ball in the opposite box and it was..... the penalty, so basically he as number 9 touch 0 yes 0 balls in the opposite box crazy, and the FIFA instead of help him to cover give to him the MVP player making more people angry about it, what a silly move by FIFA.

There was a time when even if a player touched the ball by hand or committed a foul, it was not visible to everyone, but now there is technology that allows us to reconsider every detail and make the right decision. So VAR's decision is systematic and there is no debate about it. However, if Ronaldo really did not touch the ball even once in the opponent's box in open play, excluding penalties, then as a center forward, this certainly indicates a weak attacking presence. However, this does not prove that he played poorly throughout the match. A striker's performance depends on many things such as: team strategy, receiving the ball from teammates, opponent's defense, etc.

[ITExpert]

I cheer for Ronaldo the other day when he score the two goals against Uzbekistan and i always cheer for him when i can but aside of that, is sad to see he is not longer among the top, the years didnt come alone and he is starting to face and show some of the "problems" of aging he is not longer that fast and he didnt have that fast reaction that he used to had.

Age factor matters a lot in any case but it is the fact which has a truly influential role in any character. And Cristiano Ronaldo is now forty which is  clearly enough to understand the situation which he might faced or his fans may notice when he will be not fulfill all the requirements of the fans. But this is also true that  Ronaldo is doing greatly with having all the facts and I think now its the responsibility of their fans to not make him responsible for all the goods and bads which will happened in the team. Because he as a single player cannot handle that much pressure and it will be difficult for him. And no doubt that he is doing his best with all his potential which he can spent to make his team in a better situation. But if he is not do good or will not make any significant efforts than also he will remain as the best player ever in the football world

[$weetne$$]

There was a time when even if a player touched the ball by hand or committed a foul, it was not visible to everyone, but now there is technology that allows us to reconsider every detail and make the right decision. So VAR's decision is systematic and there is no debate about it. However, if Ronaldo really did not touch the ball even once in the opponent's box in open play, excluding penalties, then as a center forward, this certainly indicates a weak attacking presence. However, this does not prove that he played poorly throughout the match. A striker's performance depends on many things such as: team strategy, receiving the ball from teammates, opponent's defense, etc.

You are making very good and reasonable points, it is really funny how people are very quick to want to judge and exercise their bias especially when it comes to players like Ronaldo, they fail to forget that he is just like every other players and is prone to be affected by a couple of factors, and so we do not expect every day to be a perfect play from him, even as he has not had a really good one in the tournament, but he has been doing his very best for a player is age and caliber. i do not care if some may think i am sounding like a fan, just take of your bias and you will see things differently.

[shinratensei_]

Al Nassr has announced its new coach. We all know him, at least I believe that anyone who follows football knows him very well. I'm talking about Ange Postecoglou, who has accepted the position of Al Nassr's new coach. I don't know if he'll be able to win the league; honestly, I have many doubts about that. But since the league hasn't started yet, it's best to see how he performs in the first few games and then comment more on his performance at Al Nassr. I also don't know if he will make any new signings. Al Hilal will continue with the same squad and coach; they are very strong, so the new Al Nassr coach's mission will not be easy; on the contrary, it will be a mission with little chance of success in my opinion.

I believe Ange gets a big bag of money. That's why he agreed to join Al Nassr. He's doing well when he's managed Spurs, though he got sacked. I won't call it as a downgrade because he's targeting may be working for the money.
So Al nassr is the most suitable place for him. At least, his Angel ball will change Al Nassr better than last season.

Hopefully, he gets a big success there.

[Mame89]

Al Nassr has announced its new coach. We all know him, at least I believe that anyone who follows football knows him very well. I'm talking about Ange Postecoglou, who has accepted the position of Al Nassr's new coach. I don't know if he'll be able to win the league; honestly, I have many doubts about that. But since the league hasn't started yet, it's best to see how he performs in the first few games and then comment more on his performance at Al Nassr. I also don't know if he will make any new signings. Al Hilal will continue with the same squad and coach; they are very strong, so the new Al Nassr coach's mission will not be easy; on the contrary, it will be a mission with little chance of success in my opinion.

I believe Ange gets a big bag of money. That's why he agreed to join Al Nassr. He's doing well when he's managed Spurs, though he got sacked. I won't call it as a downgrade because he's targeting may be working for the money.
So Al nassr is the most suitable place for him. At least, his Angel ball will change Al Nassr better than last season.

Hopefully, he gets a big success there.

He had been out of a coaching job for a long time, and when he received the offer to coach Al Nassr, he couldn't refuse. The financial offer from Al Nassr was undoubtedly tempting, as Postecoglou had previously been linked with the Scottish national team manager position following Steve Clarke resignation. However, he chose Al Nassr. He also likely accepted the offer because he wanted to be part of the history Ronaldo would achieve. Ronaldo has now scored 976 goals in his career, and is just 24 goals away from reaching 1,000, making it highly likely that Ronaldo's personal record will be achieved.

Postecoglou arrival at Al Nassr brings with it great expectations, especially as Coach Ange is renowned for his fiery, attacking football philosophy, a style he has demonstrated during his time coaching Celtic and Tottenham. So at Al Nassr, his task is to defend the SPL title and help Ronaldo reach the 1000th goal mark in his career.

[Slow death]

So Al nassr is the most suitable place for him. At least, his Angel ball will change Al Nassr better than last season.

Hopefully, he gets a big success there.

I have many doubts about the viability of this signing. If he were being signed by a Saudi league club that isn't fighting for the title, I would definitely agree that there wouldn't be any problem. But we're talking about a club that is fighting for the title, and for people who still think the Saudi league is easy, they're mistaken. The competition for the title in the Saudi league is very fierce. The main clubs fighting for the title have good coaches and squads. Tottenham Hotspur won the Europa League with Ange Postecoglou, but he failed in the Premier League.

Ange Postecoglou to Al Nassr? How am I reading this news for time in the Saudi Pro League thread? My knowledge of the Australian doesn't tell that he's a serial trophy winner, that's why I'm surprised that Al Nassr went for him after winning the Saudi Pro League.

I predict that Al Nassr will be in 3rd or 4th place next season. The decision to sign him to fight for the title was extremely risky. I honestly wouldn't bet on Al Nassr finishing even in 2nd place.

[Webetcoins]

Ronaldo was a great player, just because he doesn't look as great now, doesn't mean he was never good, he was great. But the fans are going mad over thinking that he could still win games and do great and change something.

I mean you are doing Ronaldo a disservice by still expecting him to be that great, dude is 42 years old almost, and the fact that he is still there at world cup should be big enough achievement, on top of that what else can he do? I think we should not expect that much, and you guys should be happy the way he is.

[tygeade]

Age factor matters a lot in any case but it is the fact which has a truly influential role in any character. And Cristiano Ronaldo is now forty which is  clearly enough to understand the situation which he might faced or his fans may notice when he will be not fulfill all the requirements of the fans. But this is also true that  Ronaldo is doing greatly with having all the facts and I think now its the responsibility of their fans to not make him responsible for all the goods and bads which will happened in the team. Because he as a single player cannot handle that much pressure and it will be difficult for him. And no doubt that he is doing his best with all his potential which he can spent to make his team in a better situation. But if he is not do good or will not make any significant efforts than also he will remain as the best player ever in the football world

Regards to his body and how he can play even at this age, I think I have read the most perfect analysis on him. He worked on his body but not on his talent, that's the thing. Someone wrote that, he knew that in order to reach 1000 goals, Ronaldo knew that he would have to play until he is 40+ years old, and for that reason, he worked on his body, he kept it lean and very strong and he made sure that he still can run.

But this caused him to lose all the ability he has, he did not worked on that, he worked really hard on a gym, but not on the field, not practice with the ball, he just kept focusing on being as fit as possible. Because of that, now he can still be around and in the game, but he can't shoot like he used to, can't freekick take like he used to, can't dribble like he used to, when was the last time you saw Ronaldo get the ball and run past a player?

When was the last time you see him do something great that helped his team with a chance? All he does is tap-in when he gets the chance, shoot if there are no defenders, and maybe headers, that's about it, he just walks around, trying to get a goal chance, and do absolutely nothing else.

[Gallar]

Al Nassr has announced its new coach. We all know him, at least I believe that anyone who follows football knows him very well. I'm talking about Ange Postecoglou, who has accepted the position of Al Nassr's new coach. I don't know if he'll be able to win the league; honestly, I have many doubts about that. But since the league hasn't started yet, it's best to see how he performs in the first few games and then comment more on his performance at Al Nassr. I also don't know if he will make any new signings. Al Hilal will continue with the same squad and coach; they are very strong, so the new Al Nassr coach's mission will not be easy; on the contrary, it will be a mission with little chance of success in my opinion.

I believe Ange gets a big bag of money. That's why he agreed to join Al Nassr. He's doing well when he's managed Spurs, though he got sacked. I won't call it as a downgrade because he's targeting may be working for the money.
So Al nassr is the most suitable place for him. At least, his Angel ball will change Al Nassr better than last season.

Hopefully, he gets a big success there.

Yes, I'm also not sure what Al Nasr's performance will be like under their new coach, Ange. Because basically, in the coming season, Al Nasr's struggle will clearly not be easy. Because Al Hilal and other rival teams will clearly fight with all their might to become champions again in the Saudi Arabian League. So because of that, I think Ange must be able to adapt quickly now to be able to know how to keep Al Nasr playing well.

Because basically, if Al Nasr can't play well in the coming season, it's clear that it will make Al Nasr fans a little angry. So that's why I also hope that Ange can keep Al Nasr's performance good in the coming season. But even so, honestly, I have a little doubt about this new Al Nasr coach. But even so, I hope my doubts are very wrong. So that's why we really have to wait until the season actually starts again to see how Al Nasr performs.

[Slow death]

I confess I am shocked by this news I just saw on Fabrizio Romano. Al Ahli is negotiating with Sporting Lisbon to sign Francisco Trincão. My shock is because I didn't imagine that Francisco Trincão, who is 26 years old, played 34 games and scored 7 goals with 11 assists for Sporting last season, would go to a Saudi club and not to a big Premier League club. It's really very strange; the amount Al Ahli wants to pay for him is €50 million, a sum that many good European clubs can afford. So, with his departure to the Saudi club, I wonder who Sporting will bring in to replace him. Is Sporting only thinking about the money and forgetting that there's a next season, or does Sporting simply no longer intend to fight for the title? It's difficult to tell.