Real Madrid vs Leganes

Lineup

Thibu
Carvajal Varane Ramos Marcelo
Valverde Casemiro Kroos
Rodrygo Benzema Hazard

Mendy needs to get some practices in. He's been injured too much. I don't mind him logging some miles outside of a game first.

Leganes are absolutely terrible

I think this is a terrible rule

Props to Ricky Martin on goal

Winning a game we should win. Good half. It would be nice to get Hazard to score or give an assist.

Like Isco, Hazard just holds on to the ball FAR too long. He needs to adjust.

halamadrid2 wrote:It's criminal that Deschamps is still being a dick about Benz. He's 10x better than all their strikers right now

Can this midfield hold i am starting to dig it tbh

Benzema full deserved his ban.  None of the french players want him there either.  A shame...  but something Benz brought on to himself.  

When Benz had gone 1000 mins without scoring on NT, Deschamps was the only one defending him.  It tells you how badly Benzema f-ed up.

With Mbappe and Griezmann, they don't need him anyhow. They play better with a targetman to give those two their space.

Come on now... Benzema got involved in the blackmail of a teammate that he was trying to transact during NT get together, called Deschamps a racist, etc.

Not to mention he never apologized for any of it to Deschamps.

I have no problem with what Deschamps has done. He needed to set that line.

Griezmann is absolute class... that's not even a question.

Good game

I think our midfield is settled as well as our attack (zidane will likely switch around Rodrygo for Bale)

Hazard needs to be more selfish but he had a good game

Glad Jovic got his goal. Hopefully he builds on it

Good win leganes or not scored a lot of goals, more combination play less crossing please zz.

Rodrygo again looks a million times more composed than vini, just play for the team and thing will workout, hope he continues to start more often.

valverde needs to stay as starter, modric as sub is better for everyone, more directness less dwelling on the ball, hazard needs to speed up his decision making, he keep dribbling after beating his defender for no reason, just crossing or cut in, rodrygo shouldn't be outplaying you brah, defense is looking much better and tibu can focus on saving easier shots.

Jovic finally off the mark good for him, looked much more relaxed and focus, he will get his chances with benzema as a partnership, he can build on this hopefully.

So happy to see Zidane finally playing my son. By far the best young talent we've had for a long time. He's fucking 18 and plays with such composure. He doesn't try too much and fit into the team without giving up his flair.

halamadrid2 wrote:It's criminal that Deschamps is still being a dick about Benz. He's 10x better than all their strikers right now

Can this midfield hold i am starting to dig it tbh

Let it go. Benzema will never play for the national team again unless Deschamps resigns and Benzema continues to be a world class forward in the next 5-6 years. Who knows, the new Fracne NT coach might call up Benzema in the future.

sportsczy wrote:Come on now... Benzema got involved in the blackmail of a teammate that he was trying to transact during NT get together, called Deschamps a racist, etc.

Not to mention he never apologized for any of it to Deschamps.  

I have no problem with what Deschamps has done.  He needed to set that line.

I'm not surprised these absurd narratives is coming from a well-known Benzema hater lol.

Benzema has never called Deschamps a racist.

And no, Benzema was never involved in the blackmail scheme towards Valbuena (as if the former needs money lol). Since the sextape would've been released all over the internet if Valbuena went to the police, Benzema advised him to do what they said.

There's no Benzema should apologize to Deschamps who permabanned him from NT. It's not like he was a locker room cancer or has even been convicted about Valbuena incident. And 4 years has passed since it happned. I mean, Theo Hernandez is convicted for domestic abuse and is still part of NT. Or how Hugo Lloris comitted drink driving for a while ago.

sportsczy wrote:

halamadrid2 wrote:It's criminal that Deschamps is still being a dick about Benz. He's 10x better than all their strikers right now

Can this midfield hold i am starting to dig it tbh

Benzema full deserved his ban.  None of the french players want him there either.  A shame...  but something Benz brought on to himself.  

When Benz had gone 1000 mins without scoring on NT, Deschamps was the only one defending him.  It tells you how badly Benzema f-ed up.

With Mbappe and Griezmann, they don't need him anyhow.  They play better with a targetman to give those two their space.

Please quote of these French players who actually said they don't want Benzema in that team.

And yes, not scoring goals in 1000 mins is definitely bad. However, who hasn't had such bad phase. Zlatan did not score for 1119 minutes, Rooney for 978 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo for 863 minutes. Giroud went scoreless 800 minutes last year and contributed 0 goals + 0 shots on target when France won World Cup.

Mbappé & Griezmann are individually brilliant players. They do well playing alongside with a #9 in their respective clubs, I'm pretty sure both of them would do just as fine regardless who's playing in the ST position.

Thimmy wrote:Sports is, by no means, a Benzema hater. He’s defended Benzema almost as passionately as you, in the past. Even now, I disagree with him regarding when Benzema supposedly became world class. I was more excited than anyone else on here, at the time when we signed Benzema from Lyon. I was a big fan of his, and I still am to some extent, but there’s no denying that his career has had it’s fair share of ups and downs both on and off the pitch.

Benzema is still a world class player even to this day. You don't become Real Madrid's 5th highest scorer in history (229 goals currently) with a better goal-per-game ratio than guys like Raúl if you aren't performing at elite level. The fact Benzema has accomplished this despite being a complimentary piece next to CR7 & Bale without taking FKs or scoring few penaltise is extremely impressive.

And now to the bold statement...

You'll find that with ANY player. In a sport where they play upwards of 60 matches a year some just days a part, there's a bigger margin for inconsistency. That goes for all players, including legends like Raúl, Zidane, Maradona, Pele, Der Bomber, Maldini, Fenomeno etc. If you're basing someone's greatness on 1 criteria, you'll get a bad image of who that player was. You need to look at his stats, his skills, his longevity, trophies etc. how great someone is/was.

Man, Benzema will go down as the most underrated player of 2010s decade.

Benzema has proven for sure nowadays he whether fans admit it or not, that a lot of his prime years was wasted thanks to cr glory hunting, and mou trying to ruin and turn into scapegoat, something his reputation has never recovered from and everyone pretends like they don't see the lack of service he gets, just to troll him.

anyway I'm happy that he get his day in the sun, so when he leaves the club, even though 90% of the fanbase will try marginalize his legacy, no way anyone can claim cr carried him, more like cr held him back which everyone quietly knew anyway.

Benzema should have never been involved with that situation, that just dumb valbuena is a coward that dragged him down, when he could have told him to stay out of it, the length of the ban is bit much but it's his fault still.

Varnagel wrote:

Thimmy wrote:Sports is, by no means, a Benzema hater. He’s defended Benzema almost as passionately as you, in the past. Even now, I disagree with him regarding when Benzema supposedly became world class. I was more excited than anyone else on here, at the time when we signed Benzema from Lyon. I was a big fan of his, and I still am to some extent, but there’s no denying that his career has had it’s fair share of ups and downs both on and off the pitch.

Benzema is still a world class player even to this day. You don't become Real Madrid's 5th highest scorer in history (229 goals currently) with a better goal-per-game ratio than guys like Raúl if you aren't performing at elite level. The fact Benzema has accomplished this despite being a complimentary piece next to CR7 & Bale without taking FKs or scoring few penaltise is extremely impressive.

And now to the bold statement...

You'll find that with ANY player. In a sport where they play upwards of 60 matches a year some just days a part, there's a bigger margin for inconsistency. That goes for all players, including legends like Raúl, Zidane, Maradona, Pele, Der Bomber, Maldini, Fenomeno etc. If you're basing someone's greatness on 1 criteria, you'll get a bad image of who that player was. You need to look at his stats, his skills, his longevity, trophies etc. how great someone is/was.

Man, Benzema will go down as the most underrated player of 2010s decade.

Bruh benzema hating has taking on a life of it own, no matter how shit the service or how selfish the other players are, the fanbase will excuse them so they can pile on him, you ever notice anytime any cf other benzema is playing, everyone claims their doing something benzema don't and how much they don't get enough service, etc, anything to take benzema down a bit, he plays with a brain he ain't a 9 but second striker or a 10, same bullshit anything to claim he ain't one of the best overall players to ever play for the team, let alone cf he has scored clinical goals and made goal out of nothing his whole career at the club.

Unbelievable

Oh and Jovic opened his account and didn't need to break down in tears.

All in all, good win, didn't expect this kind of performance tbh.