Also Benzemas technique and link-up play is far superior.
What's the point of having "link up play" as a No.9 if you're going missing in the box when the final pass comes in? CR7 isn't around anymore to do that for him.
I'd rather leave my striker positioned to grab a goal, than seeing him try to be Messi when I already pay millions to my midfielders and wingers to do that.
Lewandowski is doing it far better in that regard. He knows what he can and what he can't do. His part in the link up is the end of the chain where he should be. He is aware that the other forwards in the team are better creators than him, so he doesn't waste his time hogging the ball for hours and trying to occupy their jobs. You'd want your No. 9s "link up play" to basically just be 1 or 2 accurate touches at most on the ball and reposition again. That's how you end up with the such high scoring results: By having everyone stick a gameplan and noone getting on ego trips.
