Things are going badly for Karim Benzema in Saudi Arabia. Eric Di Meco defends “Nueve”.
While his arrival at Al-Ittihad had delighted the crowds, the 36-year-old player is now attacked by supporters of the Jeddah-based club, who criticize him for his lack of investment in the field and his performance. “KB9” even deleted his Instagram account.
The end of the career of “Nueve” even seems threatened. “ Knowing how to stop when you’re at the top, after winning big titles, it’s rare, analysis for RMC Sport Eric Di Meco. It’s not easy when you’re in great shape and you have an offer like the one Benzema had. »
“Ronaldo still has goals”
The former defender thus considers that Karim Benzema “ perhaps did not want to spend too much of a season at Real and we see his decline in the club where he left his mark.” Despite everything, he believes that joining the “slightly artificial championship” that is the Saudi Pro League was not the ideal decision for the striker.
“ Ronaldo still has goals, he wants to make the Euro with Portugal… and he counts all his goals! thunders the former OM player. For Benzema, the France team is finished… And then maybe he can’t do it anymore. Not all guys are machines. When you have high goals, the head pulls everything else. But when it stops, you don’t want to put in all that effort anymore. »
