Real Madrid just won against weak team Deportiva Minera, thereby winning a ticket to the round of 16 of the Copa Del Rey. Los Blancos' starting lineup only has 2 main players, Eduardo Camavinga and Federico Valverde, the rest are reserve players or youth coaching stars.
Among the stars who have often been on the bench in recent times, Arda Guler and Endrick have received more attention because they are still very young and eager to prove themselves. However, Guler's performance was somewhat superior and skepticism began to turn to Endrick.
Throughout the 90 minutes, the Turkish striker had 6 shots and 95 touches, made 5 important passes and created 3 big chances. In addition, despite his not-so-bility, Guler won 7 duels, and he even had 2 successful turns.
In this match, Guler had a double scored in the 22nd and 88th minutes. The first goal helped the 19-year-old star win the MVP title at that time, which was a decisive finish from outside the box after overcoming many opposing defenders.
In the past few months, Real Madrid's coaching staff has made many reviews of Guler's performance and the numbers gradually prove that everything is going well. This season, Guler has scored 3 goals and 3 assists after 766 minutes. In particular, injuries no longer haunt this young striker, that is the most positive signal.
Guler has said he wants to start more but he fully respects Carlo Ancelotti's decision. The 19-year-old star understands that the decisions from his coach are completely good, wanting him to accumulate more experience. If they continue to play well like the match against Deportiva Minera, there are many opportunities.
While Guler shined, Endrick was somewhat unimpressive. This is the first time the Brazilian youngster has played in 3 months, since the UEFA Champions League loss to Lille on October 2, 2024.
Despite playing as a center forward, after 5 shots in the whole match, Endrick did not score any goals. Minera goalkeeper Fran Gonzalez is excellent, but that is only part of the reason.
During the past break, Endrick did not choose to return to his hometown Brazil to rest. He stayed at Real Madrid to train because he knew the match against Minera was a good opportunity to prove his ability. However, for this young star, everything did not go as expected. However, witnessing his student's efforts, even though he had not scored, Ancelotti still had necessary words of encouragement for Endrick.
"He played well in the whole match even though he didn't score any goals. I am sure Endrick will shine when Real Madrid need him" - Ancelotti shared as opening the door for Endrick to appear in the near future.
