Al Nassr's ranking in the points table is not very good. In fact, it is not good at all. They set out with the slogan of championship every year, but they fall behind on the way. This year, they are in fourth place so far. Ittihad is taking the championship this year. No team has come close to them right now. They are getting a comfortable championship. Al Nassr, on the other hand, is continuing to fight, but they are far from the championship.
Al Nasr is too confident in every season, but they forget that there are still many gaps in their squad and those gaps are not fixed at all. So I also don't understand why Al Nasr is too confident, even though they still have many shortcomings that need to be fixed. In addition, this season I think Al Nasr has really experienced a significant decline, because in the previous season Al Nasr was able to continue to be in 2nd position until the end of the season and maybe if it weren't for Al Hilal in the previous season Al Nasr would have become champions. But this season Al Nasr is much worse, because not only Al Hilal is the toughest challenge, but several other teams such as Al Qadisiyah, Al Ahli, and Al Ittihad are tough competitors for Al Nasr. So with that, I think this season Al Nasr will have a hard time finishing in 2nd position again like the previous season. Because right now Al Nasr is in 4th position in the Saudi Arabian league and still has several matches left that they will face. So if they can play well in their remaining matches, maybe Al Nasr can finish in 3rd place, but if Al Nasr plays badly again, I think Al Nasr has the possibility to finish in 4th or 5th place in the Saudi Arabian league.
Al Nassr have four games left, and to finish in a better position they must secure full points in all remaining games. Besides, Al Nassr must wait Al Hilal, Al Qadisiyah and Al Ahli to drop points in the future, that is the only way for Al Nassr to be able to finish in the Asian Champions League zone. I think, Pioli appointment as manager this season is too late, because he does not have the opportunity to build the depth of the squad that he wants. However, if Pioli gets full support in the summer transfer market, there is hope that Al Nassr can win the Saudi Pro League trophy next season.
You are right, with the current situation Al Nasr must be able to beat all of its remaining opponents with a win and hope that the teams in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th place make mistakes. Fortunately, Al Ahli has made a mistake, because last night Al Ahli lost to Al Shabab and that could be a great opportunity for Al Nasr to be able to rise again to the top 4. That is why in today's match Al Nasr must win. But if you look at the team that Al Nasr will face in the match later, Al Nasr will most likely win. Because in the match later Al Nasr will face Al Okhdood and I don't think that team will be a serious threat to Al Nasr. Therefore, my prediction is that tomorrow Al Nasr will most likely rise again in the rankings.
In addition, yes Pioli cannot implement his strategy perfectly at Al Nasr at this time, because the players that Al Nasr currently has are clearly not the result of Pioli's choice. That's why Pioli will definitely have difficulty adjusting his strategy to the players currently at Al Nasr.
So in the upcoming transfer market if Pioli is given a large enough fund by Al Nasr, I think Pioli will bring in players who fit his coaching style. So that way Al Nasr will definitely have the potential to be much more advanced next season. So hopefully Al Nasr will provide enough funds for Pioli.