Tag: Arda Guler

The star Real Madrid have to worry most about losing in 2025
10Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
LaLiga

The star Real Madrid have to worry most about losing in 2025

Real Madrid are in a difficult period, because even though they got back to winning ways with a Vinicius Junior hat trick- fueled 4-0 demolition of solid La Liga side Osasuna, they also lost superstar center back Eder Militao for the rest of the 2024/25 season. Already, Real Madrid are falling behind Barcelona in the title race after a 4-0 drubbing in El Clasico, and they didn't exactly instill confidence against top competition by getting dismantled by a thoroughly mediocre AC Milan side 3-1 in the Champions League. Nobody is facing more pressure at the Santiago Bernabeu than manager Carlo Ancelotti, who, for the first time in his second stint at the club, is playing for his job. Real Madrid don't want to fire Ancelotti - certainly not before they can secure Xabi Alonso as his re...
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Even Real Madrid players aren’t happy with Carlo Ancelotti snubbing two teammates
8Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
LaLiga

Even Real Madrid players aren’t happy with Carlo Ancelotti snubbing two teammates

Real Madrid are in their most painful period in a few years, as their combined 7-1 defeats to Barcelona and AC Milan back-to-back have let a sobering reality sink in: the club is worse after signing Kylian Mbappe. The defending champions of Spain and Europe as a whole, Real Madrid have looked anything but invincible, even as there was optimism among fans that they would be untouchable in 2024/25 after signing the most talented footballer in the world. But Mbappe has struggled to deliver on his quality, while the Real Madrid structure has been in shambles, left chasing the dirt kicked up by opposition attackers. And there is a worry that Carlo Ancelotti's facade has come crumbling down after the departure of his coach on the field, Toni Kroos. Real Madrid have to get serious about ...
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Carlo Ancelotti has no choice but to use Arda Guler more
28Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Carlo Ancelotti has no choice but to use Arda Guler more

There will be an innumerable amount of rumors and reports circulating in the media following Real Madrid's abhorrent 4-0 loss to Barcelona in El Clasico, an unacceptable result at the Valdebebas and one that should have consequences for how the Merengues approach the remainder of the season. Already, the tide was seemingly turning as far as Real's pursuit of center backs, which had been non-existent prior to this point despite a multitude of injuries, and, now, it is abundantly obvious that defensive help is needed across the back line to keep up with Hansi Flick's emerging attacking juggernaut in Barcelona. In the more immediate term, questions will be asked about Carlo Ancelotti. And these will be serious ones, perhaps even graver than the ones he so deftly answered in March 2022 w...
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Now we see why Real Madrid want Florian Wirtz despite already having Arda Guler
15Oct By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
LaLiga

Now we see why Real Madrid want Florian Wirtz despite already having Arda Guler

Real Madrid have been one of the handful of elite clubs most frequently linked to Bayer Leverkusen superstar Florian Wirtz, and since former Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso is his coach and has his eyes on the Madrid managerial job after Carlo Ancelotti, there's a school of thought that says the Merengues are the favorites to sign the German international. However, there is another school of thought within the Spanish capital that says Real Madrid should not spend 100-150 million euros on a No. 10 when they already brought in the very talented and successful trio of Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler, and Brahim Diaz in summer 2023. All three men played key roles in Real Madrid hoisting the La Liga and Champions League trophies last season. Although Bellingham has moved back to a No. 8 role i...
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Real Madrid predicted XI vs. Espanyol: Arda Guler and Luka Modric run the show again
19Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Real Madrid predicted XI vs. Espanyol: Arda Guler and Luka Modric run the show again

After defeating Stuttgart 3-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, Real Madrid will head back to LaLiga this weekend for a battle against Espanyol on Saturday night at the Santiago Bernabeu. Nothing less than the full points will be expected for Real Madrid, and although they will be riding high after back-to-back wins over quality Spanish sides in Real Sociedad and Real Betis, Espanyol are stingy against the elite teams and shouldn't be slept on. Here is a look at the possible Real Madrid starting XI against Espanyol this weekend. Defense: Thibaut Courtois, Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal The best back four remains the same. None of these four Real Madrid starters is going to be displaced any time soon, and the only real weak link is Ferland Mendy wh...
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Real Madrid have one doubt for their starting lineup against Stuttgart
16Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Champions League, Features, LaLiga

Real Madrid have one doubt for their starting lineup against Stuttgart

Real Madrid will face Stuttgart in their first match of the 2024/25 Champions League campaign as the defending champions, having beaten another historic Bundesliga side in Dortmund in the Final. Stuttgart are underdogs through and through and don't have superstar striker Serhou Guirassy, who joined Dortmund this sumner, but as their 3-1 win over Gladbach shows, they still have the firepower to threaten anyone. After all, they finished higher than Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga last season. Real Madrid are coming off another big 2-0 win in LaLiga, this one over Real Sociedad, with Luka Modric putting in a vintage display and Arda Guler shining in his debut as a regular center midfielder. According to a report from COPE, with Aurelien Tchouameni set to move from midfield to center ...
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Why Real Madrid aren’t going to sign Jamal Musiala or Florian Wirtz
8Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Features, LaLiga

Why Real Madrid aren’t going to sign Jamal Musiala or Florian Wirtz

Real Madrid have traditionally approached the summer transfer window with the idea that they want to sign the biggest superstar in world football, unless if there is nobody who qualifies as a big superstar, they are currently working to sign that superstar in a later window, or they have no space in their squad to even feasibly accommodate another top player. In 2019, Real Madrid signed Eden Hazard from Chelsea. In 2020, they didn't sign anyone because of the pandemic. In 2021, they thought they had Kylian Mbappe signed. In 2022, they also thought they had Kylian Mbappe signed. In 2023, they signed Jude Bellingham knowing they wouldn't be able to sign Kylian Mbappe that summer. And in 2024, they finally signed Kylian Mbappe. Even though Florentino Perez just snagged his "white whale"...
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