Vilarrubi
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Honestly, he couldn't lace Van Nistelrooy's boots in terms of meaningful contribution to our frontline.
It says so much when people overrate him to such a silly extent as to say "he's our best player" or "we'd be nowhere without him". Guarantee you, if you took Benzema and stuck 3-4 other seniors used to playing with him on the bench, we'd not lose any efficiency at all if there were ample substitute options. All it takes is casting your mind to what Real Madrid were achieving when we had hungry Vazquez, Isco, Kovacić, Morata and James rotating in for Benzema and Ronaldo against bottom 10 teams. Compare that time from 16/17 with what we have to rely on offensively right now. Difference is night and day.
Do you mean just this season? Last season he was great with that big goal tally and obviously the seasons before being a key part in CL success and perfect for Ronaldo.
Haven't actually watched any of your games this season except 10 min of the Celta game. What would your starting 11 be if there were no injuries?