This has, without question, been an ensemble success: Zidane has rotated his team constantly this season; he has deployed 37 different players, even Bale, when he has had absolutely no choice; 21 players have contributed goals.And Madrid’s strongest suit has, for once, not been its star-studded attack but its (perhaps slightly uncharacteristically) resolute defense. And yet it is a shame, somehow, that we will never know what Rangnick might have done with Milan.
Perhaps it’s time for The New York Times to host a flashy awards ceremony ….There was a point, a few weeks ago, when you wondered if events might conspire against the restarted Premier League. Kaká departed in 2013, after four years disrupted by injury. Or what his ideas might have done, in fact, for Italian soccer.Still, it is probably for the best. Ronaldo fared considerably better, leaving in 2018 as the club’s career goals leader, the talisman who spearheaded four Champions League victories in five years.Bale and Rodriguez, of course, are still there — though not, perhaps, for much longer, certainly if Madrid’s coach, Zinedine Zidane, It would be a disservice to Benzema’s teammates to depict Real Madrid’s triumph in La Liga — remarkably, only its second domestic championship since 2012 — as solely his work. Pioli has not lost a game since the restart; his team is up to sixth in Serie A; he has proved, according to Ivan Gazidis, Milan’s chief executive, that he can “deliver the vision of football we have.”Which all makes perfect sense. He has been described as an "immensely talented striker" who is "strong and powerful" and "a potent finisher from inside the box". He has, after all, survived at Real Madrid — a club where patience is thin and churn is endemic — for more than a decade, longer than all those other stars. José Mourinho, his former coach and the current Tottenham manager, once said that Benzema was not a “killer,” not enough of a ruthless finisher to be ranked among the best in the world.He has demonstrated that cool head and that dead eye this year, and — as rather neatly encapsulated by his wonderful back-heeled assist for the crucial winning goal against Espanyol last month — lost none of his virtuosity.It is strange, though, that Benzema should have needed vindication.
That Milan has changed its mind suggests he would not have received any of those.Despite, as far as I can tell, being an Arsenal fan, Perhaps, though, he didn’t go far enough. Milan has trusted its near-term future to Manager Stefano Pioli.West Bromwich Albion players, still in their uniforms, celebrated with fans in their stadium’s parking lot after clinching promotion to the Premier League on Wednesday. Keeping this in mind, French kickboxer Fouad Ezbiri asked the Benzema was quizzed on his assessment, if any, on the number of years he could play football. The forward revealed that he loves to score goals. Benzema, who has scored 27 goals in 81 international appearances, admitted being an outcast from international duty has been tough, especially when playing for … Settle in, and steel your nerves.An apology: a couple of weeks ago, we highlighted the forthcoming appointment of It was the sort of arrival that fired the imagination: Rangnick is the sort of figure who could, with a fair wind and a bit of support, transform Milan from ailing giant into slick, modern club.
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He went on to reveal that he has trained with Ezbiri in the past and would do so again. The conclusion that the decision this year was influenced by the cancellation of France’s Ligue 1 — at a time when all of Europe’s other major leagues have continued — is easy to leap to, but is an unfair reflection on what is, without question, a publication worthy of respect.The explanation, though, does not really add up. Not only does Messi excel in goals scored and assists, he also boasts the most passes in the final third (795 passes for Messi and 504 for Benzema) as … The accusation came from international teammate Despite the reports from after Euro 2008, Benzema remained a regular in the team and, ahead of Following the World Cup, Benzema returned to the national team under the reign of new coach On 11 October 2013, Benzema scored his first goal for the France national team since June 2012 in a friendly against On 6 June 2014, Benzema was named in France's squad for the On 13 April 2016, French Football Federation announced that Benzema would not be picked for In November 2019, Benzema replied to Le Graët's comments that his career with France was over, by saying: "If you think I'm done, let me play with one of the other countries I am eligible for and we'll see".A creative, skillful, quick, agile, and prolific forward, who is good in the air and capable of playing off the shoulders of the last defender,During his time at Real Madrid, Benzema has also been praised by pundits for his work-rate and tactical intelligence off the ball, as well as his positional sense and attacking movement as a On 18 April 2010, it was first reported by French television channel On 4 November 2015, Benzema was arrested by French police for his alleged part in "Benzema deserves full credit for his transformation.