Ramón de Mon cancels the comparison between Lamine and Arda Güler, points to another player

The evolution of Real Madrid under the tactical direction of Xabi Alonso, designed to offer a renewal in multiple ways in Santiago Bernabéu locker room, has already brought about several changes. One of the most notable is centered on Arda Güler, a footballer who had gone unnoticed by Carlo Ancelotti.

This hasn't been the case with the Tolosa coach, who has turned him into one of the most important players in his initial scheme. Ramón Álvarez de Mon points out that the merengue's "15" "is already securing a spot in the midfield and organizing the play as he pleases". This situation becomes even more amplified when he plays for Türkiye.

Indeed, the Altindag midfielder "feels so much like a leader that he plays wherever he wants" and even gives orders and instructions to the most veteran players of his country. Taking advantage of his match against Spain, the journalist notes that Arda Güler will face a player "he's already been compared to"... as well as a footballer to whom "he'll soon start being compared".

The names Ramón Álvarez de Mon offers in this regard are very clear: Lamine Yamal and Pedri. Both culé players have been drafted by Luis de la Fuente for the international break and will face Arda Güler in a preview of this season's Clásicos. However, the discussions between the new blaugrana "10" and the merengue "15" are, for him, "a poor comparison".

He is in a different position

Because "they're not even competing for the same spot. Güler is clearly evolving toward the midfield, toward the organizer's role, a player who filters passes and sets the pace of the match". While it's true that Dean Huijsen accompanies his teammate at Real Madrid, "in Türkiye this is even more pronounced" according to Ramón Álvarez de Mon.

Given this, the "correct" comparison for Arda Güler "because of the type of role he's performing" is none other than Pedri. The doubts that were raised about the physical condition of Barça's "8" are the same reservations shown with the Turkish midfielder not long ago.

The evolution that Pedri has shown under the technical direction of Hansi Flick could be similar to the progress of Arda Güler, this time under the guidance of Xabi Alonso. While it's true that the merengue's "15" "is just starting" in his new position, "we're seeing very interesting things". All those virtues that Arda Güler is developing allow him to be a difference-maker.

Because "he's giving Madrid a clarity on the ball in a squad that doesn't have many midfielders of that type". According to Ramón Álvarez de Mon, Arda Güler is shaping up as Pedri's equivalent at Real Madrid... with the caveat of the greater experience of the Canary Island midfielder in the position that the Turkish "15" now assumes under Xabi Alonso.