Quote from: Velvet78 on July 06, 2025, 12:50:41 PM

There is a good bond being established between Arda Guler and Xabi Alonso recently. Xabi Alonso is really keen on using him in the starting lineup just as he is doing these days. He will just need to adapt to playing at the centre mostly.

So far he has done a good work with it though.

We could probably see him in Modric's position most of the time. Modric is leaving for Milan soon you know. It isn't easy to be his heir maybe but I believe Arda will put a lot of effort into it.

You are right, under Xabi Alonso's coaching Arda Guler was given more playing minutes, and it was different when Real Madrid was coached by Ancelotti, Guler often sat on the bench. But now Xabi seems to have a different view of Guler, that's why Xabi started giving him a lot of playing minutes. I think this is a very good action, considering that Guler is still very young, so if Guler's skills can continue to be honed and given a lot of playing minutes, I'm sure he will become a very good player. So with this, Guler must be able to prove that he deserves a place in the starting IX at Real Madrid. So the point is Guler must not disappoint Xabi. Because in my opinion this is a golden opportunity for Guler to be able to shine even more at Real Madrid. Moreover, currently Xabi doesn't seem to have much confidence in Rodrygo or Brahim Diaz. Because the proof is that during the World Cup competition, Xabi did not give Rodrygo and Brahim Diaz much playing time. So with this, of course it is a good sign for Guler. Because the point is that he currently wins the competition against his two colleagues.