There will be no public statements on the subject, remarks to the squad or even complaints, but inside Real Madrid they already know what goes through Carlo Ancelotti’s head on the subject. Privately and with the lordship that defines him so much, the Italian coach acknowledges that the Whites have a ‘problem’ with Karim Benzema
A day of reflection in Valdebebas, where, as after every Real Madrid match, it is time to return to the ground, to analyze what happened and to draw conclusions from a coaching staff that agrees on the diagnosis. Both Davide and Carlo Ancelotti have no doubts about the impact that these absences of a Karim Benzema with whom no risks will be taken, have been having on the squad
The Ballon d’Or has had a start to the season full of contrasts. The fact of being the last player to join the preseason, plus the individual prizes won in recent months and a physical condition that does not shy away from the reality of carrying 35 years on his legs have meant that Karim has missed several games in a start to the campaign where Carlo Ancelotti sees a ‘problem’ when he looks at the horizon
‘Benzema dependency’
The word is strong of course, but so is the reality that it entails. Carletto and his son have no doubt that Real Madrid loses at least 30-40% of its potential when KB9 is out of the eleven. Although youngsters like Rodrygo, Vinicius or Federico Valverde have taken a step forward in this regard, the power of association that the Whites have in attack thanks to their ‘9’ cannot be replicated by any replacement, a fact that makes predictable an attack that we repeat, nothing is done in the face from the bench
