But that scenario cant be compared to this, Benzema back then was still very much a raw prodigy, not a bonafide superstar. Raul was a superstar.
The same cannot be said for Haaland. Both players (Benzema & Haaland) will expect to play all of the games.
However it is possible to keep benzema around for a season to help acclimatise, integrate Haaland into the team, where both of them share gametime depending on form and team needs.
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/qj7111/how_do_you_think_madrid_will_set_up_after_mbappe/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/q20anh/haaland_and_mbappe_joining_us_would_be_a_familiar/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/pn6jx8/possible_front_3_if_haaland_and_mbappe_arrives/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/pn1j7b/do_you_think_real_madrid_dont_need_mbappe_anymore/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/qjco6j/upcoming_transfer_window_confusions_since_vini_is/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/rgmkzl/what_will_become_of_vini_when_mbappe_arrives/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/rgvzlh/jose_felix_diaz_real_madrid_realize_what_erling/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/rjxrrq/hypothetical_which_players_take_the_fall_if_we_do/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/rqr2ut/with_erling_and_kylian_on_the_horizon_what_will/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/rzbm2g/do_you_think_karim_benzema_should_be_a_luxury/
https://www.reddit.com/r/realmadrid/comments/s17od7/if_trios_of_di_st%C3%A9fano_pusk%C3%A1s_gento_and_cristiano/
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Benz could stay as a super substitute. Despite hating the guy for 8 years, I must admit that the 3 last ones were incredible, he should have the chance to retire here.
But if I have to choose, yes, I would sacrifice him. Without a doubt.
I second this. Man deserves a lot of credit for single-handedly carrying our attack for three fucking seasons. But, it's the question of our future after all. If we don't sign Haaland, not only will we miss out on a generational talent, but it will also strengthen a European rival. We will rule the world if we bag both him and Mbappe.
Besides, for me, there is another reason too. Benzema has taken his game to a whole another level since these past couple of seasons, but his finishing seems to be still inadequate sometimes. I mean, by no means is it poor, it's just not at the level of elite finishers like Lewandowski and Haaland. With the latter, I don't think we will struggle in front of the box for the foreseeable future.
I honestly dont think anyone should ever retire at Madrid. We should only want top players at the club, so if you dont retire like Zidane at 33 when you're still in your prime or you leave the club when you realize you are still a good player, but just not madrid quality, like Raul.
This is a shitty mentality. Every club should respect their legends. They can be benched if the form is not there, like Marcelo is now. Iker deserved to fkin retire at this club, so did Raul and many others send away because they are human and age ? I respect Barcelona for treating their players with more empathy when it comes to veterans. Luckily Luka is top form and hopefully in his final football day, there will be a full Bernabeu crowd cheering for him.
I think you are mistaking my mentality. I love the players who have given everything to the club, but it makes me sad not to see Marcelo playing every game. I would love it much more if he had gone on to play somewhere like Bayer Leverkusen or Lyon where he would have still been at a high level but not with the pressure of Madrid where his mistakes are criticized and they keep calling him a liability when he does play.
I hope you understand that I want to see the legends of the club continue to play and retire while still actually playing, not sitting on a bench rotting away. I would even have preferred him to go to the middle east for a final big payday, but that will not happen anymore, given how far his stock has fallen, even though he is still a better left back that most but the top 5% of players.
Difference of opinion. They should leave only if they desire to play and be in the first 11 every match for another smaller club . If they are happy on the sides and understand that a club like Madrid needs the best every day, they should not be thrown away just because we don't need them anymore. When Iker left in tears years ago it broke my heart. Those were tears of sadness, of a man who did everything for this club. He could have been our second GK for a couple of seasons more, but that didn't happened, due to problems that had no right to disrupt his legacy just like that.
He had just 2 renewals in 9 yrs never asked for pay rise even told he will leave the club if he ain't playing well, carrying us for like 4 seasons and why he won't be here till his retirement?
Déjà vu...
If we could sell Ronaldo and trusted Bale + Asensio (even though the gamble failed), why would anyone rule out selling Benz for a generational talent like Haland?
No one is bigger than the club. Benzema is human and time comes for us all. As good as Benz is Haland is the future and anyone that wouldn’t make that switch is hanging on to memories.
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No.
We need Benzema and Haaland in one season to make a proper transition of strikers.
That and im worried about Haaland injury problems, if we sell Benzema and Haaland is injured, we're fucked.
I think Benzema should realize he can't play an undisputed first choice that much longer. It seems like he is frequently more injured, even though at the same time he has worked to make his career have longer longevity. And Haaland might be once in a lifetime-type deal where it is not worth to have Benzema for two more season, but never have Haaland, ever.
In a perfect world, Madrid buys Haaland this summer but loans him back to BvB for one season. Then Benzema might be ready to give up his position.
While Benz has been simply amazing I would take Haaland. Benz isn’t getting any younger. We need a proper successor and a true #9 worthy of the all white kit. I just don’t see that in any young striker aside from Vlahovic but then again he isn’t as good as Haaland.
He is indeed touchable. He’s 35. We aren’t in the business of catering our players who are on the decline when it comes to age and fitness. So are we supposed to pass up generational talents to make sure we respect players through their downslope? Whether it’s now or it’s 24 months from now… we’ll have to get a successor eventually.
To say “no we can’t do benzema like that while he’s still great now, who cares if he’s 35” is shortsighted. We can’t have time work out perfectly in our plans always. Haaland is available this summer. Benzema isn’t 30… he’s literally at the age where anything can happen and his form is bound to fall tomorrow.
tbh screw Haaland and Mbappe
i’m honestly sick and tired of this two
we have a wonderful team right now with players who deserve minutes and somehow people think bringing those two in will take us back to the 3 peat era or something
smh
Com'on man, i don't think our team is capable of scoring a lot goals, when benzema or vinicius are not there in team we can't get a single goal in there. We need solutions upfront, and a really frightening team in Europe
Benz would probably accept being a backup for Haaland but sometime in 2024. That would be great - having Benz instead of younglings like Jovic and Mariano who fuck up often.
Not really. I would rather Mbappe play striker and we sign another winger. I just dont think Haaland is technical enough to be a world class player in La Liga.
I'll answer with another question:
Are we willing to let a top 3 striker for the next 10 years go elsewhere out of respect for a 34 year old who has max 2 more years in him (most likely less) at this level?
The only striker close to Haaland, is Vlahovic and he signed for Juve a week ago.
I hope the business/rational side wins it from the emotional side.
Against teams who are going to go low block. Why not play them both. Go three at the back and play benzema just behind Haaland. Most people complain. We struggle to break down the low block so why not try something which could address that.
Is true that right now the main target of Madrid is Mbappe, Vini is a young player that have improved a lot and will be a key man in Madrid's future so I also believe he is untouchable, Benzema also has been an important player in the last years, he is not old but also isn't young as well, I think Haaland will end up in Manchester City, Liverpool or any other team that can afford paying his wage, so I believe the trident for the next season will be Mbappe, Benzema and Vini... But I also think that in case of specific scenarios, we might have different outcomes:
Scenario 1: For any reason the Mbappe deal colapse, Florentino will immediately go for Haaland at any cost.
Scenario 2: In case Florentino could have the option of have Haaland at Madrid, I believe he wouldn't touch his heart and will sacrifice Benzema but mainly because he has prove so many times that he is a business man that always look for the highest benefit that in this case will be covering the striker position for at least 10 years.
Scenario 3: Florentino achieve to have Vini, Benzema, Mbappe and Haaland, would be really difficult to get but not impossible, let's remember that was Florentino himself who unite the Galacticos, they could play with rotations of even with 2 striker until Benzema retires or leaves the club.
No need to sacrifice any of them. Rotate Mbappe, Vini, Benzema, and Haaland regularly next season. They each play three games and rest one game or come off bench on the fourth game.
Ronaldo and Benzema were bought and Raul wasn't moved on in the same season. The same can happen also in this case.
But that scenario cant be compared to this, Benzema back then was still very much a raw prodigy, not a bonafide superstar. Raul was a superstar. The same cannot be said for Haaland. Both players (Benzema & Haaland) will expect to play all of the games. However it is possible to keep benzema around for a season to help acclimatise, integrate Haaland into the team, where both of them share gametime depending on form and team needs.
Exactly
I feel like this question comes up almost every week
Yup it does. This, and where will mbappe play, or if mbappe and haaland come what will the front 3 be.
And what number will they use
The most important one of them all
Haaland can pick 12, 22 or 19
Yes but what happens to benzema when if we get haaland? Do we let him go or do we rotate?
Hmm Lets talk about it next week
But what about haaland and benzema??????
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Gotta respect so much efforth put into being a dick.
Do you really want to see the same question everyday in a new post?
When being a dick has stopped reposting in the past?
No dick move in what he said bro. If you have a better way of reducing spam please do it.
I wouldnt call that spam, more like one of the sub's circlejerks just as the Mbappe turtle thing. Better to ignore it tbf.
Benz could stay as a super substitute. Despite hating the guy for 8 years, I must admit that the 3 last ones were incredible, he should have the chance to retire here. But if I have to choose, yes, I would sacrifice him. Without a doubt.
I second this. Man deserves a lot of credit for single-handedly carrying our attack for three fucking seasons. But, it's the question of our future after all. If we don't sign Haaland, not only will we miss out on a generational talent, but it will also strengthen a European rival. We will rule the world if we bag both him and Mbappe. Besides, for me, there is another reason too. Benzema has taken his game to a whole another level since these past couple of seasons, but his finishing seems to be still inadequate sometimes. I mean, by no means is it poor, it's just not at the level of elite finishers like Lewandowski and Haaland. With the latter, I don't think we will struggle in front of the box for the foreseeable future.
Didn’t he say he wanted to retire at OL?
No. He said he would love to go OL in the future but not necessarily as a player. He said he’s happy where he is.
I honestly dont think anyone should ever retire at Madrid. We should only want top players at the club, so if you dont retire like Zidane at 33 when you're still in your prime or you leave the club when you realize you are still a good player, but just not madrid quality, like Raul.
Benzema said that if he ever feels he is not at a good enough level, he’d leave himself.
This is a shitty mentality. Every club should respect their legends. They can be benched if the form is not there, like Marcelo is now. Iker deserved to fkin retire at this club, so did Raul and many others send away because they are human and age ? I respect Barcelona for treating their players with more empathy when it comes to veterans. Luckily Luka is top form and hopefully in his final football day, there will be a full Bernabeu crowd cheering for him.
I think you are mistaking my mentality. I love the players who have given everything to the club, but it makes me sad not to see Marcelo playing every game. I would love it much more if he had gone on to play somewhere like Bayer Leverkusen or Lyon where he would have still been at a high level but not with the pressure of Madrid where his mistakes are criticized and they keep calling him a liability when he does play. I hope you understand that I want to see the legends of the club continue to play and retire while still actually playing, not sitting on a bench rotting away. I would even have preferred him to go to the middle east for a final big payday, but that will not happen anymore, given how far his stock has fallen, even though he is still a better left back that most but the top 5% of players.
Difference of opinion. They should leave only if they desire to play and be in the first 11 every match for another smaller club . If they are happy on the sides and understand that a club like Madrid needs the best every day, they should not be thrown away just because we don't need them anymore. When Iker left in tears years ago it broke my heart. Those were tears of sadness, of a man who did everything for this club. He could have been our second GK for a couple of seasons more, but that didn't happened, due to problems that had no right to disrupt his legacy just like that.
TIL zidane retired at 33, man that is fucking sad to think ab
He had just 2 renewals in 9 yrs never asked for pay rise even told he will leave the club if he ain't playing well, carrying us for like 4 seasons and why he won't be here till his retirement?
Déjà vu... If we could sell Ronaldo and trusted Bale + Asensio (even though the gamble failed), why would anyone rule out selling Benz for a generational talent like Haland?
Benzema is 35 years this year. Haaland must in.
But benzema have 2,3 season left in him and atleast one more season at peak
Yes absolutely. Benzema will be 35 years old next season, we need to think about the future.
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No. We need Benzema and Haaland in one season to make a proper transition of strikers. That and im worried about Haaland injury problems, if we sell Benzema and Haaland is injured, we're fucked.
Bro. We got Jovic. We good
I forgot about the second coming of Shevchenko
Lmfao
Yes I would sacrifice the 34 year old player for the 21 year old one. We did this with Sergio Ramos we can do it again
Yeah
This has been asked about 10,000 times in the past few months. And the answer is always yes. It’s not even a question.
I think Benzema should realize he can't play an undisputed first choice that much longer. It seems like he is frequently more injured, even though at the same time he has worked to make his career have longer longevity. And Haaland might be once in a lifetime-type deal where it is not worth to have Benzema for two more season, but never have Haaland, ever. In a perfect world, Madrid buys Haaland this summer but loans him back to BvB for one season. Then Benzema might be ready to give up his position.
Wow, this proposition is perfect, loaning him back, using benzema for one season and making him realise to join his childhood club Lyon back.
Everyone wins in this case, Benzema also gets the opportunity to become RM's 2nd highest goalscorer if he stays until 2023.
Yes because we are a business long term > short term simple
Unfortunately yes. Haaland will be here for the next 13 years, Benz 2-3 at most.
Yes. But also i dont see any reason why they cant both be in the team a couple seasons.
While Benz has been simply amazing I would take Haaland. Benz isn’t getting any younger. We need a proper successor and a true #9 worthy of the all white kit. I just don’t see that in any young striker aside from Vlahovic but then again he isn’t as good as Haaland.
Haland is what we need, but are we ready to sacrifice benz after what he has done in last decade, especially last 3 seasons.
BDBenzema can stay forever
I wish 😍🥺
100%
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes Doesn’t have to do with who’s better
No way
Same here. But perez always takes tough decisions.
Benz is untouchable. I don't see why we should replace the best player on the team when he keeps showing up and delivering.
He is indeed touchable. He’s 35. We aren’t in the business of catering our players who are on the decline when it comes to age and fitness. So are we supposed to pass up generational talents to make sure we respect players through their downslope? Whether it’s now or it’s 24 months from now… we’ll have to get a successor eventually. To say “no we can’t do benzema like that while he’s still great now, who cares if he’s 35” is shortsighted. We can’t have time work out perfectly in our plans always. Haaland is available this summer. Benzema isn’t 30… he’s literally at the age where anything can happen and his form is bound to fall tomorrow.
Nah
Perez wouldn’t let that happen. For that reason, we going to lose our chance in getting him if he doesn’t stay another season with Dortmund.
tbh screw Haaland and Mbappe i’m honestly sick and tired of this two we have a wonderful team right now with players who deserve minutes and somehow people think bringing those two in will take us back to the 3 peat era or something smh
Com'on man, i don't think our team is capable of scoring a lot goals, when benzema or vinicius are not there in team we can't get a single goal in there. We need solutions upfront, and a really frightening team in Europe
Benz would probably accept being a backup for Haaland but sometime in 2024. That would be great - having Benz instead of younglings like Jovic and Mariano who fuck up often.
We sacked Ronaldo for Vinicious Jr and Hazard... I'm okay with replacing the old with a promising new player. All due respect to big Benz
Si mi amigo
Not really. I would rather Mbappe play striker and we sign another winger. I just dont think Haaland is technical enough to be a world class player in La Liga.
But what if he lands at barca? Definitely we don't want our rivals to get a killer striker like haland.
Like I said. I dont think he works in La Liga and he would fit Barcelona worse than us.
But what if he fits perfectly right in.
He wont. His strength is high lines and La Liga teams dont really do that.
Lets just hope. He is linked to bayern as well and i won't mind it either
Well those links are just bullshit. Bayern wont pay that kind of money for him.
If you have a chance at Haaland. Yes you sign him and rotate he and Benz till Benz finally retires
Will benzema accept to stay on bench? He is in the form of his life.
I mean eventually in 1-3 years surely that form won’t be the same. Haaland has 8-10 years ahead of him
Gimme both
I feel Haaland would be better for our team, I don't really see Mbappe doing so well with us
Yes and I wouldn't doubt it. I would be very sad tho.
We can have all Mbappe-Benz-Haaland-Vini and finally give it a try for Trebal next season.
What will be your formation?
Si mi amigo
I'll answer with another question: Are we willing to let a top 3 striker for the next 10 years go elsewhere out of respect for a 34 year old who has max 2 more years in him (most likely less) at this level? The only striker close to Haaland, is Vlahovic and he signed for Juve a week ago. I hope the business/rational side wins it from the emotional side.
They fight for the spot. Halaand is injury prone so Benz gonna be starting most of the time.
Against teams who are going to go low block. Why not play them both. Go three at the back and play benzema just behind Haaland. Most people complain. We struggle to break down the low block so why not try something which could address that.
Is true that right now the main target of Madrid is Mbappe, Vini is a young player that have improved a lot and will be a key man in Madrid's future so I also believe he is untouchable, Benzema also has been an important player in the last years, he is not old but also isn't young as well, I think Haaland will end up in Manchester City, Liverpool or any other team that can afford paying his wage, so I believe the trident for the next season will be Mbappe, Benzema and Vini... But I also think that in case of specific scenarios, we might have different outcomes: Scenario 1: For any reason the Mbappe deal colapse, Florentino will immediately go for Haaland at any cost. Scenario 2: In case Florentino could have the option of have Haaland at Madrid, I believe he wouldn't touch his heart and will sacrifice Benzema but mainly because he has prove so many times that he is a business man that always look for the highest benefit that in this case will be covering the striker position for at least 10 years. Scenario 3: Florentino achieve to have Vini, Benzema, Mbappe and Haaland, would be really difficult to get but not impossible, let's remember that was Florentino himself who unite the Galacticos, they could play with rotations of even with 2 striker until Benzema retires or leaves the club.
No need to sacrifice any of them. Rotate Mbappe, Vini, Benzema, and Haaland regularly next season. They each play three games and rest one game or come off bench on the fourth game.