Real Madrid midfielder Arda Güler has been bowling out the season. He has had a brilliant start to the 2026-27 season, and even though he already looked much better a year ago compared to when he was when he first joined, it seems like he has taken another few steps forward this year.
Güler has easily been a top two Madrid player this season, and for his country, there is not even a question about where he should rank. The question is how far ahead he is of number two. It is a very good situation for Real Madrid to have a player like him, being as creative as he is in the attack.
But for Türkiye, the problem is that he is the only player who does whatever the team wants him to do. He provides for the team on a regular basis, but it seems like no one else in the entire squad takes up any share of responsibility to make things happen and win.
Arda Güler is in the same boat as Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of his luck with the national team
Türkiye have had this problem for a while now, ever since the World Cup, as they have now lost all five games in the group that they're in, despite being a very talented squad.
Even on Thursday night, Türkiye lost to Belgium 2-1, and Güler was the only player who actually played like he wanted to win. He created so many chances for his teammates, but nothing came off them.
He even scored the goal - a brilliant free kick, which reminded fans of Lionel Messi's against Liverpool a few years ago - but apart from that, there was nothing from his teammates that said that they wanted to win as much as he did.
Even Kevin De Bruyne, when he talked about the match after, afterwards. He said, "Arda Güler is amazing. I think his Türkiye teammates should take more responsibility because all the responsibility is on him right now. They should help him. We base our plan on Arda."
Saying that about a player who is only 21 years old is insane, but it is true. Türkiye have put too many responsibilities on Güler's shoulders. They expect him to be the only one to create and score goals, and they have done so since the start of the World Cup. However, things just did not improve back then, and even now, Güler is the only player who is consistently balling after them.
This is the same problem that Cristiano Ronaldo had with Portugal for a few years, when they were not winning anything. Portugal desperately needed a lot more from their teammates, but Cristiano Ronaldo was the only player who took on the responsibility to provide.
Even despite that, they ended up winning the Euros in 2016, and they won the Nations League a couple of times - all of which was due to Ronaldo being as good as he was. Of course, at the World Cup, the situation was a bit different because Ronaldo was a bit older, but their team was a bit better.
The point still stands, and even Ronaldo desperately needed help from his teammates whenever he was playing in the World Cup during its prime. It seems like Güler is stepping in the same direction because, just like Ronaldo, he must feel helpless right now. His teammates are not doing enough, and whatever Türkiye are doing right is going through him, which is not the best thing to happen for any team.
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