Give the Ballon d’Or to Karim Benzema!
Benzema after being unsealed Ronaldo
Most football fans are probably thinking that the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo is the hinge that opens a new chapter for Karim Benzema’s career. According to statistics, Benzema has scored 124 goals for Real since Ronaldo left the shirt in 2018. During this same period, Ronaldo only scored 119 goals.
Benzema has been with Real Madrid for 13 years and up to now, he has scored 317 goals. Thus, in just 3 years of not playing alongside Ronaldo, Benzema has scored 39.1% of the total goals he has achieved in a Real shirt.
According to the logic of many football fans, the absence of Ronaldo in the squad forced Real Madrid to find a new heavyweight and naturally, Benzema would have more chances to score.
However, if you are a Real fan in general and Benzema in particular, you will realize the fact that “Ben ú” (Benzema’s nickname) doesn’t need any objective help to shine. Benzema’s talent was clearly shown in the Lyon shirt, and even during the period when he had to live in Ronaldo’s shadow, Benzema still played very well every time he entered the national team.
There are also many people who have said that Benzema is thanks to Ronaldo to get to the level he is today. However, it was the Spanish press that once said that the favor that Real gave to Ronaldo was the obstacle that prevented Benzema from reaching his full potential.
And now, when he no longer has to serve Ronaldo, when Real Madrid has created a healthy environment for development, Benzema is simply showing his inherent ability.
When Benzema played at his best, the experts were startled to realize that his level was not inferior to that of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. We will use the Champions League as a measure.
Ben is no less next to Ronaldo and Messi
In terms of goals scored in the Champions League, of course, Benzema (83 goals) cannot match Ronaldo (140) and Messi (125). Fortunately, however, we live in an age of more detailed statistics than in the past.
One of the statistics that is being used to evaluate a striker’s capacity today is goal-scoring performance. Roughly, how many minutes does it take the striker on average to score a goal?
Specifically as follows: If you subtract the goals scored from the penalty spot (Ronaldo scored 19 goals from the penalty spot, Messi scored 18 goals), Benzema only took an average of 123 minutes to score 1 goal in the Champions League. This performance of Cristiano Ronaldo is 132 minutes per goal and Messi’s is 120 minutes.
Thus, Benzema actually contributes to Real in the Champions League more regularly than Cristiano Ronaldo and only 3 minutes less than Messi. This will definitely be a statistic that makes many fans change their minds about Benzema. Obviously, it wasn’t until he got rid of Ronaldo that Benzema shined. He has been a superstar for a long time, unfortunately, he was “sealed” by Ronaldo.
Unfortunately, Benzema is 34 years old this year. Perhaps we also need to face the fact that 2021/22 is a very special season for Ben ú, but it could also be the last season we see Benzema play at his current form. in.
Because the first is the age, it will also chase the spring. Second, Real has begun to splurge to create a new galacticos. In the new era of Real, the role of Benzema will certainly not be the same as it is now.
So, try to enjoy the current Benzema and also hope that there will be a Golden Ball awarded to the French superstar. Benzema has met all the factors to become the owner of the Golden Ball: High performance, contributing very important goals, creating special emotional values, bringing entertainment to matches. These are all the feelings that Ronaldo and Messi brought to football fans in their heyday.
At 02:00 tonight, Benzema’s Real Madrid will march to Sevilla in round 32 of La Liga. Real is currently at the top of the domestic league table with 72 points after 31 matches, 12 points more than Barca and the rest (but Barca played 1 game less).
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