{"id":17115,"date":"2025-12-12T01:43:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T01:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/karim-benzema-gives-verdict-on-whats-wrong-with-real-madrid\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T01:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T01:43:26","slug":"karim-benzema-gives-verdict-on-whats-wrong-with-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/karim-benzema-gives-verdict-on-whats-wrong-with-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Karim Benzema gives verdict on what’s wrong with Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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K<\/span>Alim Benzema is currently in Dubai after a month-long break and is preparing for the second half of the season with his club Al Ittihad. In the Emirati city, the French striker gave a wide-ranging interview to L’Equipe newspaper, touching on a variety of topics, from a possible return to the French national team to the current situation at Real Madrid.Real Madrid crisis: “What they lack is just a connection, between Mbappe, Vinicius, Bellingham and Rodrygo. Everyone needs to know what to do on the pitch. Bellingham needs to understand that he is a playmaker, not a goalscorer. Mbappe is a playmaker. Vinicius is not a defensive midfielder, he is a left winger. That’s all, if everyone knows what to do on the pitch. “Because we are talking about players who are in the top 10 in the world, and they are all in the same team. \u201d<\/p>\n
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The coach can’t do anything, it’s the player’s problem.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
“It’s difficult because everyone has their own personality and characteristics. It’s a little difficult because everyone wants to be the best…Each person has to understand that they can contribute in their own role, but it’s for the benefit of the team.”<\/p>\n
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If your partner is better than you, you have to accept it. The problem is that you can’t accept that the person in front of you has scored more goals<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Xabi Alonso’s responsibility: “No, the manager can’t do anything. He has a name and he is the one who plays the most. It’s up to the players… If your team-mates are better than you, you have to accept that. The problem is that you can’t accept that the player in front of you will score more goals. That’s why you have a problem when you have five or six great players together. They all bring something to the table. And in the end, the guy who scores always gets a little bit more attention than the guy who scores.” You can’t do everything by yourself. \u201d<\/p>\n
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Real Madrid don’t have players with enough experience to say what’s wrong with Bellingham, Mbappe and Vinicius.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Ego problems: “At Real Madrid now, we no longer have that type of player. We no longer have experienced players who can tell Bellingham, Mbappe, Vinicius what’s wrong. So the situation is complicated…In my opinion, the coach says so, but another There’s a way to say it, because football these days… is so complicated. Players don’t talk to each other anymore. And, you know, it’s, ‘I did my job, I scored my goal.’ That’s football now.”<\/p>\n
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Football today is… frankly, very complex. Players no longer talk to each other<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Accepting criticism: “It’s always difficult to accept criticism. But it’s actually progress. The better you take it, the better you get. It’s good for me and good for everyone. But to be honest, it’s difficult at Madrid. There are too many good players.” Mbapp\u00e9’s level: “He has scored a lot of goals, as he did at PSG, and will continue to do so. But the most important thing for Mbapp\u00e9 is that Real Madrid signed him so that he can win games for his team in important moments. And he can do that. That’s the pressure he has to take on, to take small steps to become the leader of the attack, because he is the one who has to lead Real Madrid to the title, not alone, but together with other players. That’s why I talked about that connection. \u201d <\/p>\n
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If we take criticism well, we can improve, but to be honest, Madrid are difficult. too many good players<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Being decisive in important matches: “Be careful! Two goals or a hat-trick against Elche is difficult. Just because you hear ‘Elche’ doesn’t mean it’s easy. It’s like Saudi Arabia. If you score three goals, people say ‘only Saudi Arabia’… No. You have a defender, you have a goalie. I’m talking about those moments when there’s a game that the team has to win. That’s why I signed them because he has that ability and I hope he has it. \u201d Playing at the World Cup: “But who doesn’t want to play in the World Cup? Everyone wants to play in this tournament. As for whether I’ll be selected or not…I love soccer and competition, so needless to say, if I was asked to go to the French national team to play in the World Cup and I said no, I’d be lying.” <\/p>\n
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Mbappe needs to step up and take small steps to become the leader of the attack. Madrid signed him to win the match at a crucial moment<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Zidane: “If Zizou becomes the coach of the French national team, I wish him good luck. In any case, Zizou will win. It doesn’t matter whether it’s club or national team… If it’s where you want him, he’ll win. That’s it. We keep talking. We have a special relationship. Zizou, with his experience at Madrid, is the number one coach. He is someone you don’t have to talk to. You can go shopping with him, you can go out with him. I have no doubt that he will be successful if he becomes the manager of the French national team.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n