Arda Güler is one of Real Madrid’s hope. Now the young Turk remembers his early days and an embarrassing encounter with a legend for him.
On Sunday there will be a game of the games again in the league. Real Madrid competes at FC Barcelona (from 4.15 p.m. in the live ticker). For the royal, the game is something like the last chance to save a messed up season.
Arda Güler finds it better and better at Real Madrid
That’s why you need a win. One who could play an important role again is the super talent Arda Güler. The Turk has become more and more established in the royal star ensemble in the past few weeks and could even be on the starting eleven at the weekend.
The young Turk seems to have arrived in Madrid. Coach Carlo Ancelotti played an important role in this process, who was “like a father” for him, as he wrote to The Players’ tribune .
Curious meeting with real legend Raúl
Despite the good relationship, he would have had to get used to the special conditions and the special humor of the Italian.
Representing this, Güler tells of a curious anecdote around him, Ancelotti and a meeting with real legend Raul.
“One day after the training this guy came over to us and Ancelotti said: ‘Arda, that’s Raúl’,” Güler recalled: “That thing is only: If you suddenly see one of these legends in flesh and blood, it just doesn’t feel real, but somehow fake.”
He was still too young to see Raúl for Real games, so he did not recognize the Spaniard directly. Since Ancelotti also laughed at the performance, he thought that his trainer would hug him.
That’s why Güler replies: “Come on, coach. Sorry, but that’s not Raúl.” He hoped that Ancelotti would then laugh and resolve the situation, “but he only gave me this expressionless look and replied: ‘What do you mean that this is not Raúl?'”
Kroos and Modric must confirm Raul identity
Raul then introduced himself to him. Güler still didn’t want to believe that the real Raúl is standing in front of him.
“I said, ‘No, you are not. Come on’. The others couldn’t believe what they heard,” recalls Güler.
Then Ancelotti Toni Kroos called: “‘Toni, is that Raúl?’ And Kroos: ‘What?
But that’s not enough. Afterwards Luka Modric, who also confirmed Raul’s identity.
“Now I got afraid. Even Raúl looked at me as if he wanted to say: ‘Of course I am Raúl’. They started showing me pictures of Raúl on their cell phones. Finally I gave up and said: ‘Okay, sorry. You are really Raúl. Nice to get to know you. Everyone laughed at the boy from Turkey.
Family zu Güler: “Arda, you are so stupid”
Then the young Turk went home and reported his family about the incident on the training area.
His families would not have understood him and looked at him completely questioningly. “‘Arda … you are so stupid’. That was at Real Madrid. Good start, Arda …” recalls Güler.