Since arriving at Real Madrid , Arda Güler has had to wait a while to establish himself. At 20, the Turkish midfielder had not yet spoken publicly since his presentation, suggesting a talent waiting to be recognized. "Now I don't know, I just want to play. Xabi asks me to be very involved, to manage and improve the team... Now I'm happier," the young player confided according to Marca , who has found in new coach Xabi Alonso the confidence and tools necessary to fully exploit his potential. For Toni Kroos , the German who worked alongside Arda Güler during the Ancelotti era, this evolution was predictable. "He's one of those talents who asks himself: 'How do you do this?' He wants answers and advice. Many 18-year-old players already think they're very good and don't need advice. But he has this mentality to learn , ” explained the German legend a few years ago.
A starter in 13 of his first 15 matches, the Turk has already accumulated 4 goals and 6 assists, while orchestrating the game with maturity, in a duo with Mbappé. Xabi Alonso underlines his progress: "he has a lot of qualities, he is an exceptional player. He has a very wide passing repertoire, we play better with him, but he still needs to develop his game ." Thanks to the attentive eye of Kroos and the coaching of Alonso, Arda Güler is now a key player for the White House, going from a young misunderstood prodigy to a true architect of the Madrid midfield .
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