Karim Benzema has emerged from the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo since his departure from Real Madrid and we can fully appreciate just how smart the Frenchman is.
The number 9 has had a string of impressive performances and today is benefiting from an unprecedented media exposure in his football career. Karim Benzema has never been stronger since taking over as Real Madrid’s attacking captain. Then everyone realizes how much the Frenchman has always been at the service of the group, and thus Cristiano Ronaldo when he was playing in Madrid.
To some of the Portugal striker’s critics, especially Antonio Cassano, who needs no introduction, CR7 is the one who has benefited most from this association with Karim Benzema. On the Twitch show “BoboTV” hosted by Christian Vieri, he praised the merits of Nueve.
“In football, it’s not just titles and goals that matter. Zidane scored quite a few goals but he’s one of the greatest players in history. Riquelme too. You need goals and titles but these are not the most important things,” he explained first. Talking about Karim Benzema.
Then he attacked his former teammate again: “Cristiano Ronaldo should pray in the morning and say: ‘Thank you Benzema for playing with me’,” Cassano said, backing his statements with the fact that the French player has better statistics than the Portuguese since 2018. “Ronaldo scores and will always score but he is a player Different. Benzema is an attacking center player but he’s also Zidane, 9, 10, 9 and a half.”
An analysis opposed by Vieri, the former player and presenter: “”Cristiano was devastated. They both played in a team that was very strong. In Juventus there was no Benzema and Ronaldo scored 100 goals. “He is the greatest scorer in history,” he said.
