Nobody could have expected this a few months ago and yet Karim Benzema is the target of Al-Ittihad supporters in Saudi Arabia.
The former Real Madrid captain used his influence to get the club’s ex-coach Nuno Espirito Santo fired, which was moderately appreciated by supporters of the Saudi club Al-Ittihad. On top of that, Karim Benzema is disappointing on the pitch. Certainly, the OL-trained striker has scored nine goals since his arrival in the Saudi Pro League, but in recent weeks, “KB9” has stalled. This week, he notably suffered from the comparison with a certain Cristiano Ronaldo during the clash of the Saudi Arabian championship between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr.
Karim Benzema faces criticism in Saudi Arabia
While Karim Benzema missed two big chances and had little impact on his team’s play, the Portuguese star scored twice, making him the top scorer in the 2023 calendar year in the world. The gap is obvious between the two stars and Saudi Arabia is starting to target Benzema to such an extent that the former French team scorer deactivated his Instagram account on Wednesday. Invited to speak on this subject in After Foot, Daniel Riolo expressed his surprise at such criticism, because the RMC journalist did not think the Saudi public was so demanding on a sporting level.
Saudi Arabia: Karim Benzema makes a radical choice
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“When the guys took the big checks to go to Saudi Arabia, we had the feeling that it smacked of the end of their career and that, in any case, they were going to wander because the level was low. We had the impression that we weren’t going to be too careful about the overall performances of the players, because the Saudis are guys who are capable of offering you a Rolex if you score a goal or a house if you score a double . But we realize that there is a critical eye on the performances of the players even though we said to ourselves that it was going to be the boss’s tour. We thought there wouldn’t be any criticism of the performances, now it gets interesting” analyzed Daniel Riolo, who finds it very interesting that the big stars of European football are heckled if they are not at the expected level in a minor championship such as Saudi Arabia. The situation of Karim Benzema is in any case a lot of talk and it will be interesting to see if the French international will manage to get back on track in the Saudi Pro League.
2023-12-29 12:21:31
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