Nice to have you back, Karim. The Madrid striker had a brace today against Tenerife.
Watching Karim Benzema’s brace (with an assist) against Tenerife gave me a huge sense of relief. Why am I – a dude from San Diego who’s never met Benzema – relieved that he’s scoring goals?
I go into that at World Soccer Reader and The Kartik Report. Here’s a taste:
Around the sixtieth minute of league match number five. That’s when it clicked for Benzema. That’s will be the turning point of his season. And who knows. I may have just seen the turning point in Benzema’s Real Madrid career.
Without today’s match, who knows how long Benzema could have gone eating himself up, because that’s what the reaction to his goal against Xerez indicated. This was a player that was starting to not only doubt – he was starting to use those doubts to sabotage himself. But Benzema is an elite talent, and thankfully, that talent shined today, hopefully putting all this speculation behind him.
I liked the idea behind this impromptu piece, but I’ll let you be the judge of the execution. I hope you enjoy it, but either way, let me know.