Playing Karim Benzema as a Trequartista
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Karim Benzema is arguably the best playmaking striker in the world. His ability to link up with his team-mates has always favoured Cristiano Ronaldo the most. For the BBC to feature to its best, the Frenchman needs to be at his playmaking best.
The thing with Benzema is that he is the most intelligent player in the team. The elegance with which he plays one-touch passes and the speed with which he executes his mesmerising flicks are a treat to watch.
Even Barca admire his talent and always give the feeling that they are more worried about him than any other Real Madrid player.
With him in the hole, the Barcelona players would be confused about how to deal with him. In a setup such as this, all the three players in the trio will continuously swap positions, putting Barca’s web-like defensive set-up in a state of worry
While all this might sound like a Tolkien-esque high fantasy, Zidane should try these unorthodox methods as a means to surprise the Catalans. Barca have figured out how to stop Madrid and it is only with some out-of-the-box thinking that Zidane’s men could stutter the Blaugranas.
Also the fact that the Whites have nothing to lose makes it all the more compelling a reason to take the risk of trying something like this.
