Alert: Saudi Professional League 2012-13

Discussion in 'Saudi Arabia' started by al ittihady, Aug 2, 2012.

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Who will this season?

Poll closed Aug 9, 2012.
  1. Hilal

    50.0%
  2. Ittihad Jeddah

    25.0%
  3. Al Ahli

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Al Shabab Riyadh

    25.0%
  5. Al Nasser

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. Al Ittifaq

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Aimar 21

    Aimar 21 Member+

    Jan 27, 2011
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I don't think Hilal is a 1-man team, never have been.
    Although I won't disagree that Hawsawei left a huge gap to be filled as he was the most consistent-performing defender I've watched in recent years of Saudi football, but his absence doesn't justify current results.

    They weren't playing at highest level in ACL when he was in XI either.
     
  2. Coach2007

    Coach2007 Member

    Jun 29, 2012
    Rio (Rehab)
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I won't dispute that. Unfortunately, Hilal has lately been rather dependent on a select few players- their absence is heavily felt.
    Fridays derby against Nasr should be interesting :)
     
  3. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    If you talking about Crown Prince Cup then I rarely care for it. Its only to watch because its one of dream to watch Hilal- Nasser play each other in final. Other wise CPC is a waste of time.
     
  4. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Dude, Hilal never ever performs in ACL even if they have best of the players. Accept the fact..
     
  5. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Results -
    Ittifaq 0-2 Nasser
    Shabab 3-2 Hilal
    Tawoon 1-1 Shoalah
    Najran 0-2 Fateh
    Ahli 2-1 Faysaly
    Raed 3-2 Hajer
    Wehda 2-1 Ittihad

    Fateh have almost sealed the league. 7 points lead over the top accept that they dont lose against weaker teams. As of Ittihad is concerned , the coach needs to be sacked. The administration have bought new players but still the team is in jingle. The coach plays new players instead of the existing one and sucks big time.
     
  6. Coach2007

    Coach2007 Member

    Jun 29, 2012
    Rio (Rehab)
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Hey now, lets not be too harsh on Hilal. They are the most successful Saudi club with 13 title wins (runner-up Ittihad is second with 8). True Hilal has for a while not been top notch when it comes to ACL; but they have in the past won the cup twice and been runners-up twice (thats a better overall record compared to Itti), and as of 2003 they are ranked as the 6th all-time Top 20 AFC Champions League Clubs.
    Oh yeah- proud to say we have never lost against Al-Wahda this season; actually not a single team has .......except Itti :D .
     
  7. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Theres no point bringing Ittihad in btw. I only talked how Hilal depends on some of its players. If you talk about the old champions league r record for Hilal , it was a different scenario. Now the things have changed.
    Anyways, to my relief, Raul Caneda has been sacked. A good coach indeed. He can be successfull if the team understands his philoshophy. Sadly ittihad started of well under him but thanks to the managment for the later downslide in the perfomance.
     
  8. Aimar 21

    Aimar 21 Member+

    Jan 27, 2011
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I didn't follow up closely the situation in Ittihad camp, but there were always rumors about "Players vs Manager" fights.



    I don't base my thoughts on that video, but could Caneda's refusal to handshake Noor suggest that he was among the "old guards"?
     
  9. Coach2007

    Coach2007 Member

    Jun 29, 2012
    Rio (Rehab)
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Not cool.... how low can a coach be if he disses his teams captain. Although from what I hear- Noor too has a lot of baggage and is not easiest of people to get along with.
     
  10. Aimar 21

    Aimar 21 Member+

    Jan 27, 2011
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    I agree. It doesn't matter how horrible is Noor's attitude during Caneda's tenure, you shouldn't refuse to shake one of your players AND the captain of the team in your farewell.
    I think it's pretty much a professional reason behind the anger, not a personal one.

    Anyway, according to Caneda's twitter feed it was just a "misunderstanding".
     
  11. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    One of the worst decision seen so far. Ahli sacks coach Karel Jarolim and replaces with Alexander Ilic. Surely Hilal will lure him if not Ittihad will the next.
     
  12. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Results-
    Ittihad 0-2 Fateh
    Shabab 1-1 Shoalah
    Raed 1-2 Hilal
    Ittifaq 1-4 Ahli
    Tawoon 1-2 Najran
    Wehda 1-1 Nasser
    Faysaly 3-0 Hajer
     
  13. serro

    serro Member

    Dec 6, 2009
    Riyadh
    Club:
    Al Hilal Riyadh
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    can we change the poll now ?
     
  14. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Results-
    Shabab 0-0 Nasser
    Ahli 5-1 Najran
    Ittihad 2-1 Tawoon
    Hilal 2-0 Wehda
    Hajer 2-3 Ittifaq
    Shoala 0-0 Raed
    Fateh 1-0 Faysaly
     
  15. Aimar 21

    Aimar 21 Member+

    Jan 27, 2011
    Club:
    Real Madrid
  16. serro

    serro Member

    Dec 6, 2009
    Riyadh
    Club:
    Al Hilal Riyadh
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    what no team from the big four* gets the league ? this is blasphemy !

    ____________________
    * the big four are not related to human limbs they are Saudi football clubs
    1. Alhilal
    2. Ittihad ,
    3. Shabbab
    4. Alhilal B team
     
  17. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    what do you mean Hilal B-team
     
  18. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Results--
    Raed 1-2 Ahli
    Shabab 2-1 Tawoon
    Etttifaq 0-2 Shoalh
    Wehda 1-2 Faysaly
    Najran 1-1 Nasser
    Hilal 4-2 Ittihad
    Haejer 1-2 Fateh
     
  19. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Ittihad team in tatters..Managment has suspend Noor, Zayed and Tukar ..Thers also a lot of conflict in the board..2 days back fans also gathered outside the team stadium to protest against the team..
     
  20. serro

    serro Member

    Dec 6, 2009
    Riyadh
    Club:
    Al Hilal Riyadh
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Al Ittihad has changed they are moving to the right direction . in my opinion . I really don't want to see another Nasser like drama and the league is not fun without 3 or 4 strong teams .

    Alblowi and noor will not live forever sooner or later they will become too old for football. ittihad cannot depend on them.
     
  21. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Fateh wins Saudi Premier League by beating Ahli 1-0
    Other Results -
    Ittihad 2-0 Najran
    Shabab 3-1 Ittifaq
    Raed 1-1 Wehda
    Faysaly 0-1 Hilal
    Tawoon 0-0 Hajer
     
  22. Aimar 21

    Aimar 21 Member+

    Jan 27, 2011
    Club:
    Real Madrid
  23. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    I dont know were they deserved winners or not but they took the open oppurtunities very well...
    Hilal, Shabab , Ahli and Ittihad were on all ACL which effected there league games and Fateh took well advantage of it.. Having nothing to play in international competitions and only 2-3 players selected for national team this team got enough rest in between the breaks and were on sound whenever the league resumed. They dont have super star players and a coach but the overall balanced they achieved was tremendous.. They have showed the other Saudi and gulf clubs that keeping faith in coach brings out trophies..Congrats Fateh..
     
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