Following the Ballon d’Or awarded to Karim Benzema last Tuesday, former France midfielder Zinedine Zidane opened up about his friendship with the Real Madrid striker and recalled the time the two worked together at the club.
Zidana also pointed to the building of Benzema’s leadership profile in the Real Madrid dressing room. For Zidane, the number 9 merengue knows when and how to train.
-Karim is a leader who speaks little – it also brings us together – but always says the right words. When he talks about football, he knows what he’s talking about.
Finally, Zidane finished talking about the Frenchman’s role after Cristiano Ronaldo left Madrid but said Benzema was already important alongside the Portuguese.
Everyone says that the departure of Cristiano (Ronaldo) changed everything for him at Real, but I can’t find it. He was very good when there was Cristiano, he scored goals, he gave assists to Cristiano. I think he has evolved and gained a bit more confidence.
Together, Zidane and Benzema have won 11 titles for Real Madrid, three (2016, 2017, 2018), two UEFA Super Cups (2016, 2017), two Club World Cups (2016, 2017), two Championships of Spain (2017, 2020) and two Spanish Super Cups (2017). , 2020).