Quote from: len01 on Today at 08:44:01 AM

It seems that Al Ahli still needs a lot of professional players who are very experienced to be able to compete with top teams like Al Hilal and Al Nassr. The arrival of Ivan Toney and Firmino does not mean that they can provide great results and compared to the Al Nassr and Al Hilal squads, it seems that Al Ahli is still too far for me.
Al Ahli still needs quality defenders and all quality players must be brought in from Europe and currently Al Ahli is still having difficulty bringing in quality defenders. And that means Al Ahli might be able to compete but not to get the SPL title.
But at least bringing in Ivan Toney will improve Al Ahli attack line and there is no doubt to bet on Al Ahli victory when playing against a slightly weaker team.

It is true, this season Al Ahli did not bring in many players from big European clubs. I personally don't know the reason. However, if you look at the current Al Ahli squad, it can be seen that there are still many gaps that need to be filled in several lines. Firmino is indeed a pretty good striker, but if for example Al Ahli's midfielders and wingers are unable to provide good passes or opportunities to Firmino, I think Firmino will definitely have a little difficulty scoring goals. For this reason, I also think that Al Ahli really needs new players (wingers and centers) to be able to create a good combination on Al Ahli's front line. Apart from that, bringing in Ivan Toney is not a bad thing, but in my opinion it would be a little less effective. The reason is that Firmino and Ivan Toney have the same position, namely center front line. So with this, it is very likely that Al Ahli's front line will be less sharp. Because as I said, currently Al Ahli only needs to bring in good wingers and midfielders, so that they can provide good opportunities for Firmino. So if Al Ahli only brings in forward players, in my opinion Al Ahli's current attack flow is still not optimal.

And currently Al Ahli is ranked 8th in the Saudi Arabian League with 3 points from 1 win and 1 loss to date. Apart from that, I personally am still a little hesitant to bet on Al Ahli, even though the opponent is a team that is not too strong. The reason is, when Al Ahli faced Al Fateh, who was actually not very strong, Al Ahli lost at that time. So keeping this in mind, I'm a little hesitant to bet on Al Ahli. Maybe I only dare to do BTTS in Al Ahli matches with any team.