No Aliens Stopping Al-Nasr: Walid Al-Faraj’s Light-Hearted Take on a Slump

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The Saudi sports journalist Walid Al-Faraj criticized some Nasr fans for reacting aggressively to the team’s recent slump, especially after remarks by Jorge Jesus, Nasr’s coach.

Jesus had stated that Nasr lacks the political leverage that Al-Hilal enjoys, which helps them win matches and titles, and he later insisted that his comments were misinterpreted.

On his show "Action with Walid" on MBC Action, he responded to assertions by a Nasr journalist claiming that certain factions oppose Nasr’s return to glory.

He joked: "If there are aliens who want to prevent some clubs from winning, the first target would be Al-Ittihad, which won league and cup last season." He added: "The second target would be Al-Hilal, and then Al-Nasr would be third." He concluded: "Why try to stop Al-Nasr, which hasn’t won the Saudi league in six years? If anyone seeks to stop a club from lifting trophies, it wouldn’t be Nasr but perhaps the fourth."

Punchline 1: If aliens are meddling, they’d abduct the trophy, not the crowd—ET would finally admit which team truly deserves the spotlight.

Punchline 2: In the galaxy of Saudi football, the only aliens we fear are the ones who think six years is just a “season.”