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.
Yes, that's right. There is no other way for Al Nassr if they want to finish in 3rd place, they have to win all the remaining matches. On the one hand, Pioli's appointment as coach was indeed late but there is a serious problem with Al Nassr, namely a very fragile defense line. The team management is too focused on bringing in front line players but forgot to bring in strong defenders. You can see Al Nassr this season, even though they score goals easily, they also concede goals easily. If this is not fixed in the transfer market next season, Al Nassr will suffer the same fate again.
Pioli is a very experienced coach, this can be seen from his career journey, so I am sure that if Al Nassr management fully supports what the coach wants, Al Nassr next season can compete in the league and even win the trophy that Ronaldo has always dreamed of. However, if you look at Ronaldo's age who is getting older, maybe he can be productive in scoring goals in just one more season. So Al Nassr must prepare a strong squad for next season, because I also really want to see Ronaldo at the end of his career lifting the Saudi Pro League trophy.