Teenage starlet Arda Guler only got a minute plus stoppage time for Real Madrid on Sunday night against Celta Vigo, but he took advantage of his few minutes to open his account for Los Blancos. It has been a tough spell for Guler, who in total has played just 93 minutes since arriving last summer.
“It was wonderful to score in this spectacular atmosphere. I am very happy to have scored my first goal and very grateful to all the people who support me. I hope many more will come. I will work hard for it.”
neck he had a complicated introduction to life in Spanish football, missing the first six months due to a series of injuries, and only made his debut in January. Since then, he has also been on the bench for most of the time – he was brought on with a minute to go against Celta.
“The feeling of scoring is incredible. It was a great game and we congratulate the team for the 4-0 victory. I thank those who support me because it has been a very difficult season so far, but I hope that better things will come from today”, said to RMTV, as carried by. MD.
Guler also highlighted that he was happy to be in “the best club in the world”, despite the discussion that he could be outside of it.
“Even if it's difficult, I believe I have the quality and character to overcome it.”
This should help ease it tensions between Guler and coach Carlo Ancelotti. The Turkish starlet is set to fight for his place next season at Real Madrid, despite fierce competition for minutes. Meanwhile Ancelotti, irritated by his attitude on the bench, believes that it would be better for his development if he goes out on loan.
“He has great talent which he showed today,” Anceloti said. “He will have, in the future, I will not say tomorrow, more minutes. In the goal he scored he had a fantastic dribbling and a fantastic finish. This goal is important for him, as for us to have a great player.”
