Real Madrid ace’s former coach says he is being mobbed by teammates: ‘There is a group that hasn’t accepted him’ | OneFootball

Arda Guler started the ongoing season in great form for Real Madrid and was seemingly one of the first names on the starting XI for Xabi Alonso. 

After a difficult campaign with few minutes under Carlo Ancelotti last season, the player finally had a manager who trusted him, and he began repaying the same faith with good performances and numbers.

As the season progressed, however, criticism arose about his stagnant style of play, reduced contributions and poor physicality.

While he is still a starter, there are now mixed feelings about his season so far.

Guler’s former mentor makes a shocking revelation

Guler’s early-career manager and mentor, Serhat Pekmezci, recently spoke about his former protege’s situation in Madrid and how the player had adapted to life at the Spanish capital.

His statements, however, were nothing to cheer about and created controversy regarding the situation behind the scenes at Real Madrid.

“Even though Real Madrid is a mega club, Arda Guler is under massive mobbing,” he told Sports Digitale, suggesting that the player had been targeted by a section of the dressing room.

Guler’s former coach has made a massive revelation. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

“Not that he complained to me, but I knew this would happen,” he added.

Pecmezci then stated the advice he gave Guler and confirmed that the ‘mobbing’ he was referring to was from the players.

“I told him to be patient. The mobbing came from the players.

“Unfortunately, there is a group there that hasn’t been able to accept Arda. These are players with very high egos,” he added.

The revelation raises several questions about the internal situation in the Real Madrid dressing room and ego clashes between teammates.

While it is hard to state if the statements indeed reflect the true nature of the situation, it is likely that such targeting began because Guler was preferred by the manager over other dressing room heavyweights.