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Luka Jovic and the benefit of the doubt

These days the signing of Luka Jovic for Real Madrid at the height of renowned failures such as those of Anelka, Woodgate O Prosinecki. The more than 60 million that Madrid disbursed in his day for a player of just 21 years have weighed too much on a Jovic who has ended up succumbing to pressure.

It is true that it is pressure that ultimately forges the diamonds, but not all players are born to be the one Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi O Mbappé shift. Dealing with the ballot of being the Real Madrid striker in his twenties is not easy. Morata, Higuain or himself Benzema They already had problems in their day to live up to the demands of the Madrid audience.

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The last, Karim Benzema, today a world star to his 33 yearsHe arrived in Madrid precisely when he was 21 years old. In his first season as a madridista he only contributed 9 goals in 33 matches, a distant figure from the galactic cartel and successor to Ronaldo Nazario with whom he arrived in Madrid. Somewhat later Jose Mourinho He even harshly criticized Benzema in the press room saying that it was difficult to go hunting with a cat, judging the biting and lack of scoring instinct of the French striker.

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Karim Benzema poses with Real Madrid trophies during his presentation in 2009

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A Jovic You haven’t even been given the benefit of the doubt. Something that is presumed unfair for a player who with 20 years was able to score 27 goals with the Eintracht de Frankfurt. It seems that the measuring stick used with Benzema in his day and now with Jovic has not been the same. Relegated to playing the minutes of disgrace and forced to hunt down a stray ball, Jovic has only been able to score 2 goals in the 27 matches who has played in his first season dressed in white, where by the way he was only holder 8 times. Their numbers are far from both Benzema’s scoring numbers and the opportunities the French striker once enjoyed.

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Eintracht Frankfurt pulls the purchase option with Luka Jovic

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Precisely the example of Benzema should serve as a role model with Jovic. The passage of time and trust have translated into maturity and a Benzema that has become one of the best forwards in the world. And Madrid should follow the same model with Jovic, who at 23 can perfectly serve as a replacement for the Frenchman, whose age, 33, makes the search for a substitute for guarantees more than necessary for a Madrid that is lacking in goals. .

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