"I've been on the other side, so I know what that's like. I've already benefited from it. They have more economic power. When I was there, I benefited as a coach. It's normal. Al-Nassr, with different resources, has to compete for the top spots. We have to continue to be strong. That's why I was hired, to reduce the gap between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr, in terms of titles and points."
"And that's what we're doing. We have a lot of confidence in Al Nassr's structure, a structure that, little by little, is increasingly managing to balance the group. But not only the group of players who play, but also a group off the field, a team that is aware of the difficulties, a team that knows it will be fighting against opponents with greater economic power, not sporting power."
Al-Nassr have recovered from a four-game winless run with six consecutive league victories to sit one point behind Al-Hilal. Cristiano Ronaldo missed two matches in protest over the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund's lack of winter transfer-window support, then returned to score in a 2-0 win over Al-Fateh. Al-Nassr operate with fewer economic resources than Al-Hilal and must compete for top positions through improved cohesion and structure. Strategic emphasis on balancing on-field and off-field groups aims to close the gap in titles and points despite opponents' greater financial power.
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