Without Ronaldo and Mane, I'm sure Al Nassr will be difficult to compete for the top 5 in SPL. Sure, they were strong but they need stronger now. It is because all big teams in SPL already became stronger, too. Nowadays, Ronaldo and Mane become the mainstay players of this team. I even think Al Nassr too relies on them. This is actually not good, Al Nassr will suddenly be a weak team if Ronaldo and Mane are injured. Or when Ronaldo and Mane can't perform with their best shape. Anyway, winning SPL title isn't easy. Even Ronaldo and Mane joins Al Nassr, they still can't win the title. It is a team game, the whole team must be stronger (not only the attacking line).
However, Ronaldo and Mane has contributed a lot for Al Nassr. It simply can be seen from their stats.
sholynationspFrom the statistics, it is obvious that both players have contributed greatly to the top position the club always occupies. With the quality of players in the club, they should have at least won the League for once. But they have failed to do that and are now in the third position with 28 points. We should also add Anderson Talisca to the list of players who have contributed to Al Nassr, the Brazilians have also scored a high number of goals.
Actually, I think players cannot be a benchmark that they can get a title, because this is a team game which means all players must be able to make a big contribution or they can have solid strength in all positions.
Yes, I think Al Nassr team is quite strong in the attack department, because Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane are two experienced players and they can design any attack at any time and succeed in it. But I think the biggest weakness of Al Nassr team is revealed in the defenders, because relying on only one or two players can never guarantee a team's victory.
The responsibility falls on the whole team, but if Al Nassr defenders change the weakness very quickly, then the most needed experienced defender will be Al Nassr team will be able to give good results to the fans at any moment.