The highly competitive environment at Real Madrid makes Arda Guler, despite his impressive Euro 2024 performance, still unable to break into the main squad.
Mustafa Denizli, former Turkish coach, warned Guler: “He looks unhappy at Real Madrid. Guler is in poor shape because he was not in the best shape before entering this season.” . When Guler was absent, his teammates were able to progress well.”
Guler just played his 8th match in La Liga in the 2024/25 season, including 5 appearances from the bench. This 19-year-old young star has not scored a goal or had any assists in the domestic tournament. In the Champions League, Guler has also appeared as a substitute 3 times and has not contributed any goals to “Los Blancos”. After 12 appearances in all competitions, Guler has only started 3 times.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti explained that Guler faces stiff competition at Real Madrid. However, many people believe that the Italian strategist does not really believe in this young talent.
Ancelotti once determined that Guler could play well in the central midfield position, ensuring he took on the task of making the ball for Real Madrid the same way Toni Kroos did. However, “Don Carlo” said the 19-year-old player still needs more practice.
AS determined that Guler needed to change his playing style and transform himself into a central midfielder. “This could be a way out for Guler at Real Madrid, because this player has almost no chance of competing for a position in attack with Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Brahim Diaz and Endrick”, Spanish newspaper analysis.
Today, November 16, Guler started in Türkiye in a 0-0 draw with Wales in the 2024/25 Nations League. Today, October 14, the 19-year-old midfielder contributed 1 goal in Türkiye’s 4-2 victory over Iceland in this same tournament.