Arda Güler He did not start in the first match of the Club World Cup, against Al-Hilal. The Turk entered the pitch after the break, for a Raúl Asencio affected by an 'light' version of the virus that left Kylian out of the first phase Mbappé. Güler already started before Pachucascoring in that game his only goal in the World Cup to date, and repeated presence in the initial eleven against RB Salzburg and Juventus. Its location as'5'It is one of the tactical signs of the new Real Madrid of Xabi Alonsothat trusts the former Fenerbahce to start the ball out of his good foot and criteria with the ball.
Bellingham y Valverdecon Tchouaméni More time as a central than as a medium, they have been the usual linemates of Arda. Its consolidation in eleven illuminates a New era at the center of the Real Madrid fieldwhich for many years was dominated by a trio of legendary midfielders: Casemiro as pivot and Kroos y Modric As interiors, the famous Ckm, The core of the four Champions (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022).
The Turkish player appeared before the media in a mixed area and talked about his situation in the white team
The trident began a slow but inexorable transformation when Casemiro decided to leave Madrid to sign for the Manchester Unitedin the summer of 2022leaving more than 70 million of euros in the coffers of Madrid. Kroos y Modric They were still valid, but the club had already started the transition with the signings of Players like Valverde (in the first team since 2018), Camavinga (2021), Tchouaméni (2022) and Bellingham (2023). In total, More than 200 million euros Inverted to build a generational relay that did not have just arrived, given the unique talent of Modric and Kroos. Both were, in fact, determinants in the successful season 23-24in which Madrid conquered the Double Liga-Champions.
With the team at the top, Kroos He decided to leave football and 'orphan' to Modric, who stayed as the only representative in the template of a legendary generation. However, the last season of Croatian in Madrid, an adventure that ends after the Club World Cup, He did not see a residual Luka: participation in 61 games, around half of them as a starter, and farewell of Bernabéu on May 24, after a league match against the Real in which he started and captain. An afternoon of tears in the Bernabéu, who also fired Ancelotti to close one stage and started the next.
A lonely goal by Gonzalo García is worth Real Madrid to eliminate Juventus and get into the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup
The arrival of Xabi Alonso sealed the change of cycle, confirmed in the Club World Cup, with Growing Arda participation (45 minutes in the first game, and then 60 ', 67' and 78 ') and four substitutions of Luka Modric, who after his participation in the new Tournament promoted by FIFA must seal his pass to AC Milan. Its goal is to reach the World Cup (of selections) of United States 2026with the dream of continuing to keep Croatia In the football elite. Luka's desire was still doing as a Madrid player, but the relay is already a fact. Arda Güler is the footballer who symbolically closes a perhaps unrepeatable stage in Real Madrid to give way to the future.
