Quote from: Jatiluhung on Today at 06:02:38 PM

Quote from: Arenga pinnata on Today at 05:50:49 PM

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While not all of them, there are always a few newly promoted clubs who immediately manage to break into the top-flight competition every season. However, regarding Al Hazm, I doubt they'll be able to compete for a top-five finish this season. However, I think a mid-table finish is quite possible, given their performance.

The score has now shifted to Al Hazm's advantage, 0-1. And perhaps Al Hazm will indeed win this match. But remember, Damac is no ordinary team. This team has consistently managed to survive and avoid the relegation zone, not just through luck. It's also because of their excellent skills and consistently manages to trouble some of the top teams. Even if Damac loses this match, it doesn't necessarily guarantee defeat in their other matches. Likewise, even if Al Hazm wins this match, it doesn't guarantee victory in their next matches.

Well, that's my point. I also don't mean to predict Al Hazm as a top-five contender. I was just talking about Al-Ahli and Al-Qadisiyah as examples from previous seasons. But I think this Saudi League is more intense than expected. Because it seems like every match is quite difficult to predict. Maybe we can't even bet much except on a few matches that pit a strong team against a team considered weak.

Al-Ittifaq's next match will be against Al-Kholood. And it seems like the match has already started. What are your thoughts on this match? Do Al-Ittifaq deserve to be the favorites? I don't know much about this team yet, but they seem to have a pretty reliable squad in terms of depth.

Al-Ahli and Al-Ettifaq may be exceptions. Just look at their transfer market moves. They've been actively purchasing many quality players from Europe, which has brought their performance up to par with other strong teams in the SPL, such as Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal, and Al-Ittihad. Since Al-Ahli is also part of the PIF, we can understand this. Meanwhile, Al-Qadisiyah has substantial funding behind them, allowing them to make significant moves in the transfer market, making them a strong team.

As for Al-Ettifaq vs. Al-Kholood, I think Al-Ettifaq is the deserved favorite. But since it's early in the season, we shouldn't expect too much.

Quote from: Just Say on Today at 06:08:18 PM

Quote from: Arenga pinnata on Today at 05:50:49 PM

The score has now shifted to Al Hazm's advantage, 0-1. And perhaps Al Hazm will indeed win this match. But remember, Damac is no ordinary team. This team has consistently managed to survive and avoid the relegation zone, not just through luck. It's also because of their excellent skills and consistently manages to trouble some of the top teams. Even if Damac loses this match, it doesn't necessarily guarantee defeat in their other matches. Likewise, even if Al Hazm wins this match, it doesn't guarantee victory in their next matches.

Damac Football Club made an incredible comeback today, they are truly a remarkable team because they are able to survive by maintaining consistency, perhaps as they proved in the opening clash of the Saudi Pro League but it is true that this group has been struggling recently. In my opinion this opening match of the new Saudi Pro League season between Damac and Al Hazm may have given the audience a proper sense of joy,in this match we saw both teams applying a lot of pressure through counterattacks, which made it really difficult to determine the outcome of this match but in the final stages, Damac managed to avoid their embarrassment by scoring a goal.

That's right, my friend. And that's how Damac always has a lot of surprises. Making the score level in the final minutes was quite a dramatic result, wasn't it? Cheesy