How You Like Me Now? - The Karim Benzema Thread

I'd rather win the UCL than a league title tbf.

Even this season I'd love both but if I had to choose, I'd take the UCL all day every day.

 

It's going to sting real bad if we fail to win the league this season. We've only won 4 out of the last 13 available, Barca have not been at their best, and we've been on top of the table from pretty much the start of the season. Back-to-back CL titles would be a remarkable feat, but even the possibility of becoming the first team to retain it doesn't interest me as much as clinching LaLiga. Just been too damn long, and to end up empty-handed after so many emotional roller coaster matches this season would be a bitter pill to swallow.

 

Where does Benzema stand after these b team performances. Definetly not a sell, but next season should see all roles alongside CR be experimented during preseason.

Zidane is being pressured into dismantling of the starting 11 baring a few exceptions. You can't fault him for sticking with the current 11 throughout the remainder of the season as we have been succesful thus far. The next month will be truly interesting as all our players are in good form and i trust zidane will do whats best for the team going forward.

Benzema is still very useful but so are many others who aren't playing regularly, we keep him to fight for his spot and heck buy Mbappe in the process - let them all fight it out, the cream always rises.

 

No way. He needs to leave asap. This Galactico project is finished. Ronaldo is holding back the team too in terms of performance, but at least he still scores a lot of goals and its hard to remove such a huge legend. But Benzema is done at Madrid, and I would say at the highest level. Any italian team apart from Juventus would be perfect for him right now, I hope to see him at Inter or Milan next season.

 

He stands in the departure booth. Physically and mentally defeated player, definetly a sell.

Through out the season we had fantastic opportunities to make 2 digit lead over Barca - we failed. We also failed to keep that lead and managed to be currently behind poor Barca. Also through out the season, our performances were not the ones of the powerhouse, the contrary they were bland. But the most problematic is your last sentence. Judging by the moves taken by Zidane this season, i don`t have perticular confidence in him doing what is best for the team. For example, the best for the team would be to bench Benzema and Bale until furhter notice. Will he do that? No he won`t.

Benzema was unable to fight for his spot on his own when he was young and in his prime, as result club either sold or reffered of buying new options because it would hurt Karim. So, what makes you think current Benzema is able to fight for his spot? He is not. The only one fighting for his spot is Zidane.

Objective number 1 this summer should be offload Benzema alongside Bale. Secondly, keeping our young, talented base and adding leathal CF who can beat opponents - Mbappe fits that perfectly. By doing this, we already have a better team.

 

Griezman, Kante, Dembele and.. don't know how Benzema nominated for the best French player abroad award this year.

 

Zidane has been so shockingly stubborn with this situation that I still don't see Benz being benched let alone sold. The Clasico debacle at home in front of the whole world may be a factor in perhaps utilizing Morata a bit more now but I don't see anything changing for the rest of this season.

 

Morata has 18 goals this season in all competitions - a goal every 82 minutes. Benzema scored one less but played 1,060 minutes more. [as]

 

This for a backup striker who has not even got a fair run of games.

Will be catastrophic if we let go of him.

 

Understood, to each his own, I enjoy every CL win, but, I'd loved us to have won more than one league title in 7 years, I'd like us to win everything all the time ( not possible of course) this season for sure I'd love the league title, it's high time we showed that we are capable of this difficult task. Consistent excellence throughout the season,

 

So you would rather a league title than making history by becoming the first team ever to win the UCL back to back.

odd choice but ok...

 

I'd take both but if it came down to it, I'll take the CL. 12 CL's, that'd shut all those Bayern idiots up.

 

For me it's always gonna be CL over La Liga, especially in this edition where we can become the first team to win it back to back.

 

ZZ rates his boy Benzema higher than Raul/Ronaldo in his Real Madrid all time greats. Chance of him getting sold in the summer is next to zero.

 

Yup, easily, don't even have to think about it, we already hold the most trophies in that comp, not getting caught anytime soon either, back to back is not personally a big deal for me, but that's just me, we show we are a major club with tradition in that comp, as a major club though, 1 league title in 7 years is poor, let's begin to set that right, my thought, but as I said, to each his own, no one is wrong or right here I think, we just have differing opinions

 

That can't possibly be true can it?

 

Fair enough, but no competitive trophies are handed out, but I get that most prefer the CL I'd probably prefer it too if our league haul wasn't so poor in the last 10 years to be honest

 

Posted below comment in match thread but thought i would see if i could get some explanation as to why the home crowd are so lenient with this guy ?


How does benzema never get booed or whistled that badly after doing nothing for like 15 matches yet ronaldo gets booed or whistled for missing a chance against bayern after scoring two in the first match ?

 

People just expect Benz to be poor? Whilst expecting perfection from Ronaldo?, I have no idea really,

 

he did get booed when he went off, lucky for him, he was very close to the line, so it only lasted 1-2 seconds before the crowd cheered for Morata.

 

Well said. The issue right now seems to be mental.....just not into it. Talent means nothing if your mind is not right.

I guess Zizou is persistent with him to try to force him into good form for the crucial month ahead because to win these titles, we'll need contributions from everyone. An in-form Benz is still world class.

That being said, he shouldn't do it at the expense of other players.

 

This is not a lack of form issue. Benzema was an elite striker in the past years, but hes not anymore, plain and simple. He needs to be sent packing, with the respect he deserves for his contribution over the years, as soon as possible.