EThe group of footballers, all in yellow, is heading to one of the training camps at the Mille felitana hotel in Benidorm. More than twenty. It’s all in yellow, but one stands out in the distance. The imprint of a great player. Thin and hungry. Something natural, but what they want is courage and pride, not food and new titles and conquests. Before stepping on the green, he recognizes us and comes to say hello. “What about here?”, He says with a smile from ear to ear and demonstrates the feeling of comfort and comfort in his second season in the Jeddah team. “I’m fine, happy, satisfied and looking forward to doing nice things with the team. I can see that already very well, ” he says, laughing and recalling the close successes of his former team and the Spanish national team. He puts on his shoes and trains for an hour and a half in the Sun Benidorm. After training, the appointment is repeated. This time with the microphone and the camera, in a reunion with the Spanish press, with the brand as the medium of choice.
We have much better football, to be able to play well and to be able to win the league, which is the most important trophy for the club and the fans. And I’m here, with the Union, to win it.
Ask your question. The second season in Saudi Arabia, with important changes in the federation, what to expect from this new campaign?
The answer. Very well. We started the pre-season in the best possible way in terms of work, with new players, a new coach and, as usual, with other points of view when it comes to competition. Now we are working for the season which is what matters (in their first birth they lost to Elche and in a few days they will play against Sevilla, later (after passing through Portugal and Italy to close the European tour against Betis).
S. How has the team changed from last season to this season?
R. There is a lot of motivation to do things well, a good team is being formed, every day it gets stronger and I feel much better.
S. In another league and in other circumstances, but with the idea of being Kampen is that?
R. Absolutely. Always, always. It’s not easy because the league is complicated, every time the teams strengthen more and better. There are very strong and good opponents, but this season I think we can do very nice things.
Little by little, more players come every year and the quality of football rises a little more and all this turns the Saud league into an interesting, stronger and more level tournament.
S. All those who are inside, talking about a stronger championship than is believed in Europe, do you think this is the case? Is there more quality than you think?
R. Little by little, more players come every year and the quality of football rises a little more and all this turns the Saud league into an interesting, stronger and more level tournament.
S. What are Benzema’s expectations this season in the association?
R. I think more and better than last year. Things didn’t work out. We have much better football, to be able to play well and to be able to win the league, which is the most important trophy for the club and the fans. They want to win it, just like us, do not hesitate. And I’m here, with my team, to win it, so that everyone is clear about it.
S. Does Benzema feel important here? I say this because everyone is talking about being a team reference.
R. O, o, of course that’s what I have to do. That’s why I’m preparing well, to be in good shape and be able to help my teammates and hopefully I can win championships this season. This is my goal and the goal of all my colleagues. There is football and you win.
Players pass, others come, but Real Madrid will always be at the top, at the top.
S. Real Madrid won everything last season, what do you think? Do I look back with some nostalgia?
R. BC, an amazing season, very good. Real Madrid is always the best team in the world. Players pass, others come, but Real Madrid will always be at the top, at the top. He is the best and will continue to prove it.
Real Madrid legend: Karim Benzema and the Champions League 2022
S. What did you think when you watched the London final at Wembley?
R. Glad to. A lot. It’s my team and I will always be by the side of Real Madrid and my teammates. It’s a logical thing. Real Madrid is Real Madrid, a nice thing.
Today I don’t see any other team that can be better than Real Madrid
S. Have you come to regret your departure?
R. Some arrive, others leave. It’s as it will always happen. The time has come. Of course I look back and feel happy. Last season they gave a feeling of strength and good football and that’s why they won the Champions League and the league. Today I don’t see another team that could be better than Real Madrid. (His face lights up again when he talks about Real Madrid).
S. Do you see any team on the horizon capable of jeopardizing Real Madrid’s dominance?
R. They are the best team in the world. He is always strong and fights for everything. I stand, look and I don’t see which team is capable of being better.
Florentino’s emotional farewell speech to Benzema: “today is a very difficult day for M…”
S. Benzema was tasked, but in the end the recognition came in the form of a Golden Ball, who do you see as the favorite to win the next stage?
R. (After a few seconds of thinking about it, he said it emphatically.) The Golden Ball? I will say Vinny because he deserves it for his season and not only for what he did this year, that in the previous season, he was also ahead of football and what he does with the ball. He is a child, a full-fledged football player.
The Golden Ball? I came. It is that he can win the match himself, because it makes sense to help his teammates, but he is very good when Real Madrid needs him
S. What is the main ability of Vinicius?
A: he can win a match on his own, because it makes sense to help his teammates, but he is very good when Real Madrid needs him and that’s why I think he deserves it. He is always there and shows up. For all that, my favorite is Vinnie.
Vinicius made 250 appearances for Real Madrid
Q: after a season without anyone showing the world number nine for Real Madrid, Benzema’s number, you now have a duel in Kylian Mbappe.
A: before or after playing for Real Madrid. I always thought so and that’s what it was. He’s a great player. (Both maintained a good relationship when both coincided in the choice, taking their relationship to friendship).
S. After a successful year like the one experienced by Real Madrid, it is usually not easy to stay awake, do you see your former team capable of repeating?
R. Absolutely, absolutely. Really. I don’t see a better team than Real Madrid. Really. (Words accompanied by gestures of being something impossible and smiles). She has everything. Players, coach and President.
Spain has always had a game of touch and movement, but on this occasion he deserved the title from the first match
S. What do you think of Spain at the European Championship?
R. Very good from the first game. The way he plays, the attitude, the football. Spain has always had a game of touch and movement, but on this occasion it deserved the title from the first match. It was the best choice and as such it should be praised. She was the fair winner, the best choice.
