The French striker has not scored in the ongoing European Championships but Laurent Blanc is not worried about his star player as he believes that Benzema will hit top form very soon
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 has failed to shine in the tournament.
Karim Benzema was in top form for his club Real Madrid scoring 32 goals and providing 15 assists in 52 appearances last season. However, the Frenchman has failed to bring that form to the Euros. Although Benzema played a key role in France’s 2-0 win against
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 by providing an assist for Yohan Cabaye’s goal and his overall performance was relatively better, but more was expected of the former Lyon man.
France need to beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 in their final group-game in Kiev on Tuesday to top their group. And Laurent Blanc has touted Benzema to shine against the Scandinavian country. The Frenchman stated that it is not important who scores, the important thing for
Les Bleus is that they are creating chances. As far as Benzema’s barren goal-run is concerned, Blanc is not so worried and has tipped his striker to score in the next game.
"He can score at any time. Maybe if we hadn't taken him off (in the second half against Ukraine) he would have scored, and he will most probably score in the next game"
"I'm not focusing on whether Karim scores or not," Blanc said. "He's an important player for us, and showed he had a good understanding with the wide players against Ukraine."
Laurent Blanc rates Benzema in very high regards and has claimed that the 24-year-old is among the best strikers in the Europe. Blanc stressed that even though Benzema is not scoring goals, he creates chances for other players.
Laurent Blanc has discarded the idea of playing Benzema and his other striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oliver-c28477 Giroud together as he feels that in such competitions, teams prefer to play with more depth in midfield and playing with an extra striker will harm his team’s chances in
the tournament.
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