I can't emphasize this enough, he has improved dramatically in this area this season even two seasons ago when he was a beast he wasn't doing these things. The goals are going to come I don't doubt that but the sharpening of his intangibles has been great to watch. Just no more false dawns, let this consistency stick!
Oh, also didn't it mention it but his high pressing was awesome. He ran his ass off tonight. Never slowed down. You rarely say Benzema put in a shift, he sure as hell did tonight.
Benzema and Bale are just a perfect combo against Barca if we play like this. Bale's pace and Karim's technique and playmaking ability are complementing so well. Add Ronaldo and Di Maria to the mix, and we should always be able to have the advantage against them. Damn, if he just took a placed shot with his right foot after that magnificent stepover, instead of shooting with the left, it would have been 3-1 and game over. He rushed that shot, his defender was completely out and there was nowhere around, he could have switched his feet. Shame.
Karim was world-class in the middle third of the pitch today and utter shite in the last third. I don't understand how it's possible for someone to be so immensely talented and skilled and yet play so poorly in patches. I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it. Personally I'd almost rather we not buy a striker this summer because Karim is still 26 and I think you can't be that good and skilled and not eventually develop that killer instinct.
He was below the team last night. Perhaps our worst player. If he didn't make that assist, from which Di Maria made the most anyway, i'd have given him a 0/10. I said it many times, consistency is his problem. He had a good run of 10 or so games and now it's over. Back to the old karim. Also lol at this pic
A 0/10? Put the crack pipe down. The only thing he didn't do was score, this criticism is getting over the top now.
I am being honest, i am getting tired of him. He wasn't anything special last night, and imo our worst player. He also missed a pretty good chance which could have made it much easier for us if he had scored it. 0/10 if not for the (almost ruined) assist.
Benzema first touch is utter shit ( first touch from passes in front of the goal ), he still plays hot/cold, but at least now he is showing some fighting spirit and flashes of "briliance". "Hopefully" he can solve this issues couse if not i am still for bringing in a new player.
After seeing "hot/cold" for so many years, i have no reason to believe he will finally get his shit together. I'd be very happy if we replace him in the summer, or the next summer.
That's exactly the expression . Anyway, i just heard that he isn't even in top 10 goal scorers playing in Europe.
This is ridiculous. I've never seen a more polarizing player. After a game, almost regardless of how well he plays, half the people claim he was complete crap the other half claim it was the best performance they've ever seen out of a striker. Da hell is wrong with people?
Its a good way to differentiate between people who understand football and people who don't But that wasn't a great performance by any means tbh. He was solid, as someone put it. Marvelous assist, good holding up, playmaking etc., what you usually get from him. He should have scored though. Still, if people can't recognize how important he is for the attacking dynamic and chemistry, then all you can do is feel sorry for them.
lol So those who think he stinked, are people who don't know anything about football. But those who think he was: half claim it was the best performance they've ever seen out of a striker, are football experts. Legit thinking.
Yeah, as you can see from the previous post, I said exactly that, that its the best performance I've ever seen from a striker.
ok then, since I have to explain it to you like to a 5-year old (which you probably are): Those people who think he sucked last night (like you) don't have a clue about football. Those people who think he had a good, solid game, know their football. Those people who think that it was the best game ever from a striker don't exist, and @MadridFan22304's post was a hyperbole. Are we good now?
You really think someone takes your opinion regarding benzema into account? LOL He had a bad game, contributed very little defensively and offensively. Plus he missed a sitter. Spin it around however you want, there are many better strikers out there and he will be soon replaced by one of them.