I now really doubt Al-Nassr's performance, which seems to have experienced quite a drastic decline. They lost the match against Al Orubah in the SPL. And then last Monday they were only able to get a draw in the last 16 of the LCA first leg against Esteghlal. Even though in the match against Esteghlal there was no Cristiano Ronaldo, with the squad at Al-Nassr they should have still been ahead but they failed to win and only got a draw.
Al Nassr have big problems in this season and with or without Cristiano Ronaldo, their performances are not too good and worse than last two seasons. Their current position and situation in Saudi Professional League are not too good and something worse can happen in last months of season and they might finish this season very bad.
Feeling fearful about the ending is not helpful, and they have to focus on each match, try to maximize their performances and achieve as best results as possible, if they don't think of summer holidays right now.
The fighting spirit of Al-Nassr players seems to have decreased drastically at this time. Is that because they currently seem to have given up the fight for the title due to the large point difference with Al-ittihad? I think it could be like that. Because Al-Nassr can usually play better than in the last few matches. I hope Al-Nassr can recover like at the start of the season and show their true game again.
Today we have a match that will be quite exciting, namely the Al-Qadisiyah vs Al-ittihad match. I will probably favor Al-ittihad in this match even though I actually have a feeling that the match could end in a draw considering that the strengths of the two teams are actually not much different this season. It's just that Al-ittihad, who have been more consistent this season, can still be expected to win even though it is an away game for them.
Al-Nassr has managed to build a strong team and with this strong team they should always be at the top or second position in the points table. If Al-Nassr moves down from the first position to the second or third position, their points gap with the team in the first position should not be too big. But this season we can see that Al-Nassr is far behind the number one and number two teams in the points table in terms of points. Falling behind on points means Al-Nassr have certainly underperformed in some matches, while the top two teams have done well. Al-Nassr lost the title to Al Hilal last season and their performance this season is not satisfactory and they may not be able to win the title this season as well.
Since Al-Nassr is a strong team, why is their performance so consistently poor? If the manager fails to manage the team properly then Al-Nassr can change the manager but plan with another manager.