Kroos confident Guler will improve

2025-07-14 03:01

Real Madrid legend Kroos recently talked about the 20-year-old Guler in an interview and believed that the young midfielder will make progress.

Güler from Turkey contributed 3 goals and 4 assists to Real Madrid in the 2024/25 La Liga season, and his overall performance has attracted a lot of attention.

However, in the earlier 2025 Club World Cup, Guler was repeatedly broken through by the opposing players in his defense against Paris Saint-Germain, and was therefore criticized by some people.

When talking about Guler's performance, Real Madrid legend Kroos said, "If there is such a player who can move between the opposing defense lines, I can accept that he will be broken through in a one-on-one confrontation. But the key is that he must be more aware of his role and participate in the team's overall defense."

"Xabi Alonso gave him a lot of game time and he was ready on a technical level last season and now he has improved significantly in terms of physicality as well."

In addition, Kroos also said, "When the team feels that everyone is involved in defense, it will be of great help. When the players successfully win the ball back, they will feel that they have more energy. Otherwise, they can only chase back, or they will feel that they can't press high because they are always easily broken by the opponent, and they can't retreat quickly because they are not used to that style of play."

"That's where we suffered the most last season and that's why we were so bad in possession of the ball.