For what it’s worth, this man had the game of his career yesterday. And we should all be incredibly grateful for him. He’s come so far since the CWC and the beginning of the season, where he sometimes struggled against top tier opposition. Yesterday, Arda, along with Jude, led our team in distance covered. He was calm, composed, and focused the entire match. His two goals were absolute bangers, and he went toe to toe with the best attacking team in Europe.

Hats off to our Turkish starboy 👏👏👏

by Agreeable-Stage-6896

19 Comments

  1. Dizzy-Psychology-262 on

    The only player who actually improved this season. The performances of absolutely everyone else declined.

  2. eneskaraboga on

    Do you realize all of Arda’s goals are bangers. They’re either shooting from a big distance, taking a free kick, or winning the ball by pressing. The reason is simple: Vini, Mbappe, and Bellingham aren’t passing to him. I remember at least ten times when he was open, but those players chose to dribble or shoot themselves. He has to create his own chances all the time. If he played with less selfish players, he would have scored a lot more.

  3. Hopefully we can see him with number 10 in the future. I believe it is his dream also. And he also defended left side well with Mendy. Run distance is best of the team. Almost 20G/A this season. And I am hundred percentage sure it will be much better with a better tactical team or more offensive team. He can do much more assists to a real number 9 striker.

  4. Slowpokebread on

    He also played well in the first leg and both games VS City.

    Not just his attacking skill, but his decision making, his press and defense skills are all improving.

  5. Pretend-Technician64 on

    As a Fenerbahçe and Madrid fan, I am so glad that he’s finally getting the respect that he deserves. I’ve watched this kid do wonders at Fener when he was 16-17 at the time… It’s such a joy to watch him shine at the biggest stage.

    Zero ego, top level professionalism, insanely humble personality, incredible vision and amazing football IQ with one of the greatest left foots that the history has ever seen.

    He is becoming the “natural leader” of Real Madrid without even trying for…

    Keep going kardeşim. Seninle gurur duyuyoruz.

  6. Capable_Idiot_2239 on

    He will get better, he needs to stay humble, work hard and he can become a key player for RM for a long time! IQ is there, we need to see what is the ceiling for his stamina etc.

  7. Not to forget It’s also his first season getting consistent play time. He has way more to offer.

    I was very upset that Ancelotti didn’t give him the play time he deserved.

  8. Arda, Valverde, Jude, Trent, mbappe, Tchouameni, and a couple of the center backs should be who we build our team around going forward.