Miranda

🚨Javier Aguirre (Valencia head coach) on Arda Güler: “I told one of my assistant coaches before the game, ‘We must not allow Arda to start enjoying himself.’ He asked me what I meant. I said, ‘You’ll understand if it happens.’ Then, halfway through the first half, I watched Arda receive the ball with three players around him, turn out of pressure and immediately put Real Madrid into another dangerous position. I looked over and thought, ‘Okay, now you understand.’ The difficult thing about players like him is that you can convince yourself you’re controlling the game simply because you’re controlling his team. Those are two completely different things. Real Madrid could be winning comfortably, and somehow Arda is still playing as if the score is 0-0. Everybody around him might be enjoying a wonderful evening, but he is still looking for the next opportunity to hurt you. He keeps demanding the ball, attempting difficult passes and coming back for more even when something doesn’t work. At one point, I genuinely thought, ‘Does this boy know he’s allowed to let somebody else solve a problem?’ Apparently not! I understand why Real Madrid trust him, but sometimes I think they haven’t fully understood what they have in this boy. A special No.10 is not someone you simply give the ball to and expect him to create magic every time. You’re supposed to build a team that allows him to express his qualities. Because players like Arda shouldn’t just be part of your system. They should be one of the reasons you build that system in the first place.”