AS Roma coach José Mourinho, who coached Karim Benzema at Real Madrid for three seasons, has regularly commented on the Blues’ news in recent days.
For AS, the Special One said all the good he thought of the number 19 of the Blues, after having sharply criticized the coach Didier Deschamps and the arrogance of the players during the celebration of the third goal against Switzerland, in round of 16 (3-3): “He (Karim Benzema) is the reason why I’m a little sad that France didn’t come through because I think Benzema could be… Cristiano Ronaldo no, Lionel Messi no, (Kylian) Mbappé no… I think Benzema would have finally had the chance to get a reward, a Ballon d’Or… or something like that. He’s an incredible player, he played so well, under tremendous pressure. When he came back to the national team he was under tremendous pressure and he was fantastic. (…) He is a fantastic player and he takes so much of himself and his preparation, now physically he is better than he was ten years ago. He’s better, he’s thinner, he’s stronger, he’s faster. I think he’s playing amazingly well and I’m disappointed that he doesn’t compete because I was supporting him to do something special. “
In four matches at the Euro, Karim Benzema (33) has scored four goals.
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