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Event for the June issue of 24hfootnews! Karim Benzema, the star of Real Madrid and the French team, receives his Onze d’Or 2022 trophy and grants us an exclusive interview. His career, his mentality, his inspirations or his hard knocks, KB9 tells us everything in a number to be found since this Thursday on newsstands and on our online store!
On his vision as an instinctive player and preparing for matches
“I play instinctively, I’m an instinctual player. What goes through my head, I do on the pitch. (He cuts) Afterwards, when I enter a field, I too know my vis-à-vis the day. I know if he’s going to come out hard on me or if he’s going to give me time to control the ball. I take into account all these parameters too. I anticipate. In fact, I do not fit in the head of my opponent. I don’t even try to get inside his head or find out what he’s thinking. Me, I know what I have to do and I do what I have to do. I implement what I have in mind. I never say to myself: “I play against this defender, I have to do this or that”. Before the match, I see which defender I’m going to fall on, I find out about his style of play. On the other hand, once on the pitch, I can change things at any time, it all depends on my feelings and the match. What is football. »
What he has in common with Ronaldo
“It’s complicated to answer this question because it’s too hard to try to get something from him (laughs). I’m not going to tell you that I have a Ronaldo thing… (He thinks). Come on, maybe ball driving. I always liked watching him and when I watched what he was doing, I tried to focus mainly on his movements. And even the dribbling, the strikes, the passes, his movements, his handling of the ball, I dissected everything about him. I tried to take things from Ronaldo, but then to achieve the same thing is impossible. »
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His complicated debut at Real and José Mourinho
Karim BenzemaPhoto credit – Icon Sport
“My first season, the first six months, were very difficult, I was on my own, I didn’t speak the language so everything was complicated. In addition, I had arrived in a new world, with another team, another football. Luckily I didn’t give up. An anecdote ? What comes to mind is when I had a little problem with José Mourinho. We saw each other at the hotel, we had a conversation, it was the day before a match against Mallorca. I shouldn’t play the game. And when we discussed, I said to him: “Tomorrow, you start me, I will score and I will make you win the match”. The next day I scored and we won 1-0. »
The World Cup, the apotheosis
“I still have a lot on my mind. I want to stack the titles, win one or more Champions League. And with my selection, I obviously want to win the World Cup. Dreams, that’s all I have. Lifting the World Cup would be the apotheosis for you. Winning the World Cup would be a dream come true. Winning a trophy with your country would be extraordinary. So of course I’m aiming for this title, it’s the highest possible level for a national team. We will do everything to achieve this. »
Find the full interview with Karim Benzema, Onze d’Or 2022, in the new issue of 24hfootnews, available on newsstands and on our online store!
to summarize
Karim Benzema, crowned Onze d’Or 2022 by the readers of 24hfootnews, gives us an exclusive interview in the June issue. The opportunity for the Real Madrid striker to confide in his career and his inspirations!
