Under the orders of José Mourinho during his first years at Real Madrid, Karim Benzema experienced a real shock with the Portuguese coach.
Arriving at Real Madrid in 2009, Karim Benzema benefited from the support of its president, Florentino Perez, who immediately appreciated him. Recruited as a striker, the defector from Olympique Lyonnais scored eight goals in twenty-seven games for his first season, then almost double that the following season, in the league alone. The following season, he rose to twenty-one pawns, still in La Liga. A growing evolution which was not due to chance. A conversation between “KB9” and a certain José Mourinho may have changed everything.
The latter was reported Tuesday in the columns of Mundo Deportivo. The media relayed a telling anecdote, told to ESPN by a certain José Morais, Mourinho’s assistant at the time of Real. “ Benzema was a player well-liked by fans and president Florentino Perez, but he had not scored many goals. » And the witness continued by talking about the conversation between Benzema and the “Special One”. “ You have to score goals, right?“, the coach asks him. “ Do you want me to score goals?“, replies Benzema. “ Of course I want you to score goals. Why are you here ? To score goals. You are an attacker“, Mourinho is surprised. And the Frenchman acted on it. “ Well okay. IF you want me to score goals, I will.“
Finally boss
And the scoring machine started. However, it will be a little more discreet with the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema becoming the reigning ball provider for the five-time Ballon d’Or. Then, when the Portuguese leaves in 2018, Karim Benzema will put on the boss’s costume and lead his team to the results we know, with the Frenchman winning a historic 2022 Ballon d’Or.
