Maradona37
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Every player has those clown moments though. Lewa has had them too. I have saw plenty of disasterclass Ronaldo compliations. I think those clown moments were overblown too - missing chances doesn't make someone a clown.I rate RL9 and Suarez above Benzema easily.
For most of his career, he was an upgraded version of Firmino. Benzema might be the most well rounded CF and an excellent team player but he has many clown/donkey moments in his game and became a bit of meme/punchline back in the day. If you go to the social media posts of Benzema renewing his contract in 2018(?), most of the Madrid fans were hating on him and wanted him gone. They watched him week in week out. Under Mourinho, there was a season when Higuain was just as good as Benzema and Jose used to rotate the 2 all season. Madrid were constantly linked to strikers like Lewandowski and Aubameyang. Perez publicly admitted that he tried to sign the former numerous times.
I really rate Benzema's all round game but at some point, we have to acknowledge that his finishing and goalscoring abilities have been erratic, unreliable and far from elite.
I like Benzema more than Lewa because I think his all-round game is superior - you prefer Lewa because he scores more goals. Neither viewpoint is wrong.