Carlo Ancelotti and assistant Davide Ancelotti do not agree on the place in the starting eleven for Real Madrid

Real Madrid have yet to find the perfect formula to get the best out of their players this season as they adjust to the loss of Toni Kroos, and the addition of Kylian Mbappe to their starting line-up. The Blancos have tried several combinations, but Real Madrid will enter a key week with doubts over the “Gala XI” including Rodrygo Goes, Vinicius Junior, Mbappe and Jude Bellingham.

According to RadioBrandone of the players that the coaching staff cannot accept is Arda Guler. The Turkish prodigy has shown how talented he is in tackles and bursts, but has also been flat on several occasions this season. Assistant manager Davide Ancelotti I believe that his creativity deserves a starting role, despite doubts about where exactly he should play. Meanwhile, his father, Carlo Ancelotti, is still not convinced by Guler as a starter on the biggest stages.

The 19-year-old has plenty of time to earn a starting role at the Santiago Bernabeu, but has already shown enough ambition to reject all talk of a loan move away from the club for more minutes. The problem facing Ancelotti senior is not necessarily to put Guler in, but to remove someone – his inclusion means removing a heavy weight from the de facto line.