Arda Güler Displays Frustration Despite Victory Against Barça: Ancelotti Responds
One of Real Madrid’s notable absences in the final stretch of the 23/24 season is Arda Güler. Although he was on the sidelines warming up, he ultimately didn’t get any minutes in the Clásico.
FC Barcelona’s visit to the Santiago Bernabéu ended with a narrow 3-2 victory for the Merengue club, sealed by Jude Bellingham. After several matches focused on maintaining tactical order and defending, the English ‘5’ finds the net again… and he couldn’t have chosen a better moment to do so.
With this last-minute victory over Xavi Hernández’s pupils, the Merengue team secures an important 11-point lead over Barcelona, the second-placed team. Most people label the white team as the virtual champions of the league, a tag that they won’t delay in refuting from Ciudad Real Madrid. Having overcome the clash against their ‘eternal rival’, the coaching staff now shifts their focus to the match against Real Sociedad.
The visit to the Reale Arena will take place on Friday, April 26th, a match for which Carlo Ancelotti could consider rotations. The first player that comes to mind is Arda Güler, who made a striking gesture this same night: he remained in the technical area and didn’t join the huddle that his teammates formed to celebrate Jude Bellingham’s winning goal.
Immediate Response Carlo Ancelotti interprets this gesture as an expression of his frustration: Güler warmed up for several minutes but ultimately remained out of the changes planned by the coach from Reggiolo. While it’s a surprising gesture, Ancelotti understands it perfectly and has decided to speak with him face to face for the remainder of the season.
In the month and a week remaining until the end of the 23/24 season, Carlo Ancelotti has publicly committed to giving minutes to Arda Güler in league matches. Thus, the attacking midfielder from Altindag could become a regular in the substitutions for the remaining six league matches: rotations, with an eye on the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich, are the best option to preserve the privileged physical condition enjoyed by Ancelotti’s pupils.
