The boat is full. The bandwagon is overflowing with new-born supporters of Karim Benzema; those who laughed and despised him months ago are now converted to the religion of good football that the Frenchman is leading at Real Madrid, that No.9 with the soul of a 10.
It is a ship that came close to sinking once or twice, but it has always been captained by Florentino Perez and he has regularly defended Benzema's continuity at the club.
The president has always been convinced of his importance and now Benzema is convincing everyone else, from his admirers to his biggest critics and Madrid must thank Perez for his stance.
Benzema showed a new dimension against Girona of what he can do, proving an ability to do things that many thought he couldn't.
"I'm willing to take over the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo," he said at the start of the season, referring to the 50 goals the Portuguese took from Madrid with his departure. While Benzema's tally is some way off the Juventus star's, he has added 17 goals already this season.
Benzema is Madrid's point of reference in attack, he is on a roll and it is showing, particularly in his last two appearances, in which he has shown the instinct of a pure centre forward, as well as the subtle technique of something more.
Vinicius Junior's arrival at Madrid has proven to be something amazing for the Frenchman and he has shown an understanding with the youngster. They speak the same language on the pitch and that translates into assists, space and success for Madrid.
Los Blancos are getting back to their best and it is timely with the Champions League soon to return, the team in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and still with time to salvage something in LaLiga Santander.
yiybilmnu
90
sometimes I have to smh sometimes at these Madrid fans...how can u not see the potential in benzema in the first place...y'all say he's not good and say he should leave because he not scoring and to be honest when benzema arrive at Madrid he showed he was more than a goal scorer so even if he wasn't scoring he give thousand of assist to y'all best player ronaldo and he never got the credit he deserves...he's a hard working player and contribute in many ways and am not saying he should not be criticize when he doing bad but some things ronaldo use to get away with on the field benzema gets nail to the cross fo dem...I will always be a benzema fan till I die and am a die heart Madrid fan...good luck Benz hala madrid
riubdmorz
71
hard to find real fans this days so it's easy to carried away. in real fact benzema has been a loyal son to madrid,how do we thank him by saying he's not a goal scorer. I can argue with no hesitation benzema not only makes other players better but sacrifices him self for the overall team performance. think about this before you criticize him how many trophies has madrid won. how many link up plays and rotations to allow other players to shine. benzema without any doubt the most underrated player within a successful team but actually puts in work.
12UnitedGuyReborn
66
Real Madrid can never be stained with shame, not even in our darkest hour because there is always a saviour Vamoos Big Benz Hala Madrid
tropicalda
58
Just managed to catch both of Benzema's goals and wow this is looking like 2012 Benz. Clearly super confident, Benz is really strutting his stuff again and it's a joy to watch. Brilliant at his best. is that seriously our Benzema or a bald CR7? I would have broke that finger myself years ago if I knew this would be the results 😂🔥
chidesco1
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He's to thank really, but it was quite a useless gamble he took there. Madrid have the cash to get a new striker and although benzema is in the form of his life now, he was very poor then. He just endured benzema's inability to deliver, perhaps because of cr7's constant scoring.
U.S.A7713953
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It is the selfishness of Benzema teamates, who all act as strikers themselves, shooting stupidly from anywhere, and never seing Benzema who is always well positioned for the pass to score, but mostly never given to him. Benzema would have shined 10 times better in a dfferent big team with generous players. Maybe Benzema did not score enough, but he made his team win, that what count. He is at the same time the number 10 Real Madrid does not have. Benzema made Ronaldo what he is, and at the same time hurt himself by being too generous. Ronaldo has sometimes made his team lose by his selfishness. unfirtunately he got all the credits, mostly thanks to the generosity of Benzema.