Carlo Ancelotti has developed the reputation of being a manager who, although being among the greatest in terms of man-management and having the ability to bring out the finest level from his players, does not like to move his squads too often. This reputation has been established over the course of many years.
On several cases, this results in injuries, and on other occasions, it causes some players to not get sufficient playing time during the course of the season.
Arda Guler, who was one of Real Madrid’s summer signings in 2023, is one of the players who has been an unfortunate victim of this situation throughout this season for Real Madrid.
As a result of Guler’s signing with Barcelona during the summer transfer window, it was anticipated that he would instantly become a part of the senior team dynamics. However, due to an injury, he was unable to participate for a number of months.
Nevertheless, the Turkish international player has been denied more than 100 minutes of playing time in La Liga and sixty minutes in the Champions League, despite the fact that he has been totally healthy since late November.
Among the senior players who have participated in the game, he has earned the same number of minutes as Eder Militao, who had an anterior cruciate ligament injury on the opening day of the season. He has received the joint-fewest minutes in the squad.
Imagining a victory in the UCL
After a strong performance against Real Sociedad, in which he scored the game-winning goal, Arda Guler gave an interview to KAFA Sports in which he revealed his most significant aspiration while he was playing for Real Madrid. He said, “I want to become the first Turkish player to win the Champions League’s championship.”
In addition to that, Guler discussed his nickname in the Madrid locker room, which was written as “Abi.” As an explanation, he said, “Everyone on the team refers to me as ‘Abi,’ which is the Turkish word for older brother.” I am taken aback whenever Modric uses the name “Abi” or anything like.
During the course of this conversation, he also mentioned David Alaba, revealing information regarding the cordial connection between the two of them.
Alma was up in a neighborhood in Austria that was home to a significant number of Turkish residents, and she is a supporter of Galatasaray. “You are from Fenerbahce, and I am from Galatasaray,” he would remark to me in a playful manner every time we were together.
The possibility of Guler leaving Real Madrid on loan at the conclusion of this season has been brought up, and teams such as Napoli, amongst others, are taking serious consideration of making a bid to acquire his services. Despite this, the footballer is primarily concerned with achieving success at the Santiago Bernabeu soccer stadium.