Karim Benzema

[bluesman2610 1,344]

Should be on 5 goals by now, what a beast. But Swiz isn't that good as well aren't they so he is still shit.

Should be on 5 yes.. I honestly think he would be a better fit for us the Costa really wish we were linked with him instead

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Another cracker got ruled out, this guy should be on 6-7 goals now but still overrated apparently for many.

[Rmpr 8,977]

I am hoping Real goes for Suarez so we can try to sign Benzema!

He is not my ideal striker, but he is way better than Diego Costa...

[Sheva. 5,373]

If anything after his performances in this WC, Real might decide to get a backup for him, rather than try to replace him.

[didierforever 7,349]

If anything after his performances in this WC, Real might decide to get a backup for him, rather than try to replace him.

and we would be dogding a bullet!!!

[cadenza666 221]

French reporter Frederic Hermel, who writes for L'Equipe, said that Karim Benzema will not go anywhere "no matter what happens this summer."

"Karim Benzema is going to stay with Real Madrid. He doesn't want anything else, he's a Real Madrid fan and he knows that it would be a step back to join any other team. No matter what happens this summer, Benzema is staying. Real Madrid want a midfielder and a backup striker for Benzema, but even if Suárez was to sign, Benzema would stay."

It should also be noted that Frederic Hermel sometimes contributes to Real Madrid TV's match reports, and he's obviously close to Karim Benzema and Raphäel Varane.

[Beigl 1,387]

I am hoping Real goes for Suarez so we can try to sign Benzema!

He is not my ideal striker, but he is way better than Diego Costa...

Way better than Costa?Maybe you have an agenda against him because he chose Spain over Brazil,but sorry that is ridiculous in my eyes.

[Special Juan 27,439]

Way better than Costa?Maybe you have an agenda against him because he chose Spain over Brazil,but sorry that is ridiculous in my eyes.

Both top strikers but right now it's not about agenda….Benzema is awesome.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Way better than Costa?Maybe you have an agenda against him because he chose Spain over Brazil,but sorry that is ridiculous in my eyes.

Ridiculous is you using my nationality in order to question my judgment!

[Beigl 1,387]

Both top strikers but right now it's not about agenda….Benzema is awesome.

To be fair he scored 3 goals against Honduras.which isn't exactly a superpower in world football and one goal against a terrible,injury weakened Swiss defence.

I am not question his qualities,but it's not fair to say he is far superior to Diego Costa.

[Special Juan 27,439]

To be fair he scored 3 goals against Honduras.which isn't exactly a superpower in world football and one goal against a terrible,injury weakened Swiss defence.

I am not question his qualities,but it's not fair to say he is far superior to Diego Costa.

I'm judging him as whole, not even on the WC.

[Beigl 1,387]

Ridiculous is you using my nationality in order to question my judgment!

It isn't a secret that most of the Brazilians don't like Diego because of his decision.This isn't anything against you or your country.

[Special Juan 27,439]

Way better than Costa?Maybe you have an agenda against him because he chose Spain over Brazil,but sorry that is ridiculous in my eyes.

It isn't a secret that most of the Brazilians don't like Diego because of his decision.This isn't anything against you or your country.

Come off it fella.

[Rom2013 446]

Anyone that saw La Liga can say Diego COsta was a lot better than Benzema.

By the way, no one likes that much Benzema in Madrid, and also in France. 2 years ago the fans would pick Higuain instead of Benzema, and Higuain had also a lot of problems in Madrid specially in big games.

[Beigl 1,387]

I'm judging him as whole, not even on the WC.

He was really inconsistent in most of his RM spell aswell.

[Pizy 18,409]

He just seems like the kind of player that Real Madrid would ditch or force out in order to bring in the flashy, galactico like Suarez. Just like they forced Özil out for the flavor of the month Isco.

Coincidentally, I could see Benzema going to Arsenal just like Özil did. Hope not because I think he'd be lethal in that side.

[Rmpr 8,977]

It isn't a secret that most of the Brazilians don't like Diego because of his decision.This isn't anything against you or your country.

It is not I secret I absolutely hate Diego Costa, everybody in here knows it! However, that has nothing to do with his quality. Otherwise I would also say Messi and Suarez are shit just because I despise them...

The fact you are resorting to those kind of defensive comments just shows you arent intelligent enough to give me decent footballing reasons as to why Diego Costa is better than Benzema.

For instance, can Diego finish in so many different ways like Benzema did against Switzerland (a top seeded team)? Can he link up like Benzema does? Can he stand the pressure of having to win week-in and week-out?

Sorry, but those are all questions Diego Costa still has to answer. While we already know Benzema has done it before for more than one season!

[Barbara 15,149]

It isn't a secret that most of the Brazilians don't like Diego because of his decision.This isn't anything against you or your country.

that's generalizing.

It's no secret Costa is better than any of our options to the NT attack, but unlike Chelsea, Brazil had really no other option while Chelsea may have many.

Lukaku and Costa are more of the same and with useless Torres we don't have any technical striker to bail us off the jail if it comes to that.

I don't like Diego Costa because he's limited in my eyes. While I think he could improve both Chelsea and Brazil, Chelsea can buy other options while Brazil only had him. So I'd welcome him more at Brazil than Chelsea because Chelsea have other options while Brazil don't. It's not rocket science.

I wish I had access to the Torres speculation thread... I'm sure I'd see a lot of similarities to the Costa thread right now and I won't be surprised at all if Costa ends up being yet another shot at water. He's better than Torres, but the same way I was cursing everyone and their mothers in Chelsea when we signed Torres - before he even touched a ball for us, I'm more than weary about Costa as the big or at least the only striker we're signing. It's a recipe to uncertainty in my mind and that, my friend, has nothing to do with him playing for Spain or Brazil... I don't even care much about Brazil NT... I care a whole lot more about Chelsea and this isn't the ideal business in my head. Far from it. And then if he comes and God forbid he proves to be just what I think he is, then people - maybe even you - will make his thread Torres 2.0 while they were all wanking themselves about him now. At least I've always cursed Torres from day zero - even before day one. If Costa ends up only fairly better, than I'll be happy to have had the same opinion about him through and through. But you know what will make me even happier? To be proved wrong and the guy be spectacular playing for us. I just think he shouldn't be our only or biggest striker target.

I rate Benzema higher than Costa, and if I could have a say, I'd want Benz to play both for Brazil and Chelsea, but while one is impossible, the other is far-fetched. But my opinion isn't because I'm bitter about a player choosing Spain over Brazil. I'm not even bitter about it to be honest and he did nothing for Spain that Fred hasn't done for Brazil too: dive a penalty and have not even one shot on target.

He was really inconsistent in most of his RM spell aswell.

that's a bad and shallow argument if you don't analyze it further.

He split appearances with Higuain for two seasons, he had an injury and he plays by Ronaldo's side.

Those things can influence in a player consistency and show me one striker that doesn't go through dry spells? Consistency is much more apparent in the striker position and guess who's going through one dry spell just now?

Is Karim the best striker in the world? Not even close, but this inconsistency argument is the same about Schurrle while he was in Leverkusen. Just stats bullshit and a player having a dig of form here and there - in addition to starting about only half matches in the season and having one of the most selfish players by his side (which is not a dig at Ronaldo, he should be as selfish as they get with his quality - chances of him scoring are bigger than any striker by his side).