Nuri Sahin He was one of those footballers whose time in real Madrid It was worse than everyone expected. His time was brief and marked by injuries, which prevented the player who had been named best footballer in the Bundesliga in 2011 could demonstrate his level in Spain. That lack of rhythm, added to the enormous psychological pressure of a club that waits for no one, ended up diluting his confidence, turning his time in Chamartín into a cycle of just ten games that left the feeling of what could have been and was not. Now, the current coach of Istanbul Başakşehir, He does not hesitate to talk about his time in the white team… and an attempt to sign Arda Güler.
Dortmund’s emotional tribute to Sahin: you will not see anything like it!
“I really wanted Arda to come to Dortmund. I tried several times. He was very clear about it and rejected me: ‘No matter what happens I will be able to wear the Madrid shirt, I want to play for Real Madrid’“he said in a video podcast. Currently, the team he leads Nuri Sahin He is fighting to get into Europe (he is fifth in the Turkish Super League)… and he does not hesitate to embark on an adventure about what would have happened if he had been with Ancelotti when Güler arrived at Madrid: “It would have been better for him if I had been with him during Ancelotti’s time. We would have had a close relationship and he would have played safer”.
Years later, Sahin described years later that the club was like a “high speed train” who did not wait for him, admitting that, although he felt technically qualified, I was not mentally strong enough to withstand the extreme pressure of the Madrid environment at that time.. “Wearing that white shirt, playing at the Bernabéu, is something incredible. It will be a legacy that I will be able to tell my children and grandchildren. I will never forget what I went through in Madridit was incredible. Marcelo, Ramos, Pepe, Cristiano, Xabi, Kaká, Benzema… We had an incredible team. “It was incredible,” he said.
