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Can't say i'd be ecstatic about this. He's only managed 20 league goals once in his 6 years in Madrid, and certainly isn't getting any better with time. Basically no better than Rooney.
 
Orc said:
You already have an actual #10 who you spent nearly £40m on. Mata left us so he didn't have to ride the bench. He's going to be happy sitting on yours now?
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Don't think I said Rooney would be a garaunteed starter, also Mata also hasn't been a permanent fixture in the side, and most certainly not at 10 this season and he isn't exactly complaining.
Personally I would start Mata ahead of Rooney in the role, but if Rooney has to play and we had Benzema and also solved our midfield issues then where else is he going to play? Obviously at 10 (where he started the season with Mata on the bench btw)
 
Raoul said:
Can't say i'd be ecstatic about this. He's only managed 20 league goals once in his 6 years in Madrid, and certainly isn't getting any better with time. Basically no better than Rooney.
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He's easily better than Rooney.
 
Raoul said:
Can't say i'd be ecstatic about this. He's only managed 20 league goals once in his 6 years in Madrid, and certainly isn't getting any better with time. Basically no better than Rooney.
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Hes not their main goalscorer though tbf to him
 
Cassidy said:
Don't think I said Rooney would be a garaunteed starter, also Mata also hasn't been a permanent fixture in the side, and most certainly not at 10 this season and he isn't exactly complaining.
Personally I would start Mata ahead of Rooney in the role, but if Rooney has to play and we had Benzema and also solved our midfield issues then where else is he going to play? Obviously at 10 (where he started the season with Mata on the bench btw)
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See, I think Rooney is a guaranteed starter. I can't see any way in hell he gets dropped if he's fully fit. Especially not in any match of importance.
 
Orc said:
See, I think Rooney is a guaranteed starter. I can't see any way in hell he gets dropped if he's fully fit. Especially not in any match of importance.
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The manager has said otherwise so I'd be more inclined to take his word over yours mate
 
Orc said:
See, I think Rooney is a guaranteed starter. I can't see any way in hell he gets dropped if he's fully fit. Especially not in any match of importance.
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Which sort of underscores the need to buy a top class striker, who is ideally just now emerging. Someone good enough to depose Wazza by knocking in about 30 goals.
 
Raoul said:
He isn't, but that's besides the point. Its not like Benzema deliberately forgoes goal scoring chances because Ronaldo is his teammate.
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His goalscoring record is pretty impressive.

117 goals in 243 appearances, he is no mug then also add the 63 assists. Hes a very good player and yes I do think he is better than current Rooney and also younger.
 
Raoul said:
He isn't, but that's besides the point. Its not like Benzema deliberately forgoes goal scoring chances because Ronaldo is his teammate.
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In fairness, he quite often passes to Ronaldo rather than take on a shot whereas Ronaldo would shoot in most situations.

I'd love Benzema here, he'd be great for us up top in a 433. Only problem is what happens with our captain. To be honest, I wouldn't be against selling Rooney and getting Benzema, but that won't happen.
 
Cassidy said:
His goalscoring record is pretty impressive.

117 goals in 243 appearances, he is no mug then also add the 63 assists. Hes a very good player and yes I do think he is better than current Rooney and also younger.
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Its not bad, but its not really astonishingly good either. He hasn't knocked in over 20 league goals in few years in La Liga. I think people hear the name Karim Benzema and reflexively think he must be good...well because he's Karim Benzema.
 
Cassidy said:
The manager has said otherwise so I'd be more inclined to take his word over yours mate
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So your captain, on 300k a week from a fresh new contract, on pace to become your all-time leading scorer is going to be sat on the bench? I could see it for maybe one match at a time. I find it inconceivable that he'd be on the bench for consecutive matches.
 
BD94 said:
In fairness, he quite often passes to Ronaldo rather than take on a shot whereas Ronaldo would shoot in most situations.

I'd love Benzema here, he'd be great for us up top in a 433. Only problem is what happens with our captain. To be honest, I wouldn't be against selling Rooney and getting Benzema, but that won't happen.
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Captains Carrick and Schweinsteiger are safe.
 
Raoul said:
Its not bad, but its not really astonishingly good either. He hasn't knocked in over 20 league goals in few years in La Liga. I think people hear the name Karim Benzema and reflexively think he must be good...well because he's Karim Benzema.
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Nah, I watch Real quite a bit and he really is a very good.
 
Orc said:
So your captain, on 300k a week from a fresh new contract, on pace to become your all-time leading scorer is going to be sat on the bench? I could see it for maybe one match at a time. I find it inconceivable that he'd be on the bench for consecutive matches.
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Thats your point of view, but he most certainly won't be starting games next season irrespective of form (which he was able to do this season due to lack of competition)
 
Raul Madrid said:
I would say he has been better than Rooney over the last two seasons. There was not much in it in 11/12 but I would give it to Rooney (they were about equal in 12/13 and 10/11).
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Yeah, I think he is referring to current Rooney.
 
Raoul said:
Its not bad, but its not really astonishingly good either. He hasn't knocked in over 20 league goals in few years in La Liga. I think people hear the name Karim Benzema and reflexively think he must be good...well because he's Karim Benzema.
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I think you are wrong, Benzema is the most technical and the most creative striker at the moment, he is also a very good athlete.
 
He's my dream signing for the summer at Arsenal. Great player, and would be the 2nd best striker in the Prem if he came.
 
Cassidy said:
Yeah, I think he is referring to current Rooney.
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I would definitely consider the current Benzema to be better than the current Rooney. However, I think that Rooney has had the better career as he has been playing at a high level for longer than Benzema. If both players were to retire now, then it is Rooney who would have the greater legacy IMO.
 
Raul Madrid said:
I would definitely consider the current Benzema to be better than the current Rooney. However, I think that Rooney has had the better career as he has been playing at a high level for longer than Benzema. If both players were to retire now, then it is Rooney who would have the greater legacy IMO.
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Yes I agree, but he is older...
 
JR10 said:
Benzema is the better Striker. Rooney is the better player.
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What does this mean? Rooney's best up front, he's not very good in any of the other positions you play him in, and Benzema's the much better striker. The player Rooney was from 2005 - 2012 doesn't really matter.
 
Orc said:
I just think Benzema is on a level below Suarez, Agüero, Costa, Ibra, or Lewandowski.
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He's better SS then all of them combined. His finishing is poor, and he's quite slow, but he has good technique, and his vision and passing is on another level for a forward.
 
gaucho_10 said:
He's better SS then all of them combined. His finishing is poor, and he's quite slow, but he has good technique, and his vision and passing is on another level for a forward.
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That's not the position he'd be playing for United though...
 
Raoul said:
Its not bad, but its not really astonishingly good either. He hasn't knocked in over 20 league goals in few years in La Liga. I think people hear the name Karim Benzema and reflexively think he must be good...well because he's Karim Benzema.
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He is a quality player. Not much between him and Rooney. About the same level Benzema has been better in recent years whereas Rooney was better a few years ago.
 
Orc said:
That's not the position he'd be playing for United though...
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That's why we should go for Mandzukic and let him bully the centerbacks while we play around him.
 
Orc said:
Is he truly that good? I think he's a very good player who's thought of more highly than his ability warrants due to the club he plays for. In other words, he looks better than he actually is because he's surrounded by superstars.
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I think it's actually the opposite.

I feel like was more highly rated as a youngster at Lyon and sort of got forgotten about amongst all the big names at Real.
 
Raul Madrid said:
I would definitely consider the current Benzema to be better than the current Rooney. However, I think that Rooney has had the better career as he has been playing at a high level for longer than Benzema. If both players were to retire now, then it is Rooney who would have the greater legacy IMO.
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Yup, have no arguments with that.
 
If you actually gave me the option to sign any striker from across the world I would go for Benzema, if he became available I can see a long list of clubs who would be interested.
 
JPRouve said:
That's why we should go for Mandzukic and let him bully the centerbacks while we play around him.
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The problem with Mandzu is that he is difficult to handle. Every coach had problems - only Heynckes did not even if he "stole" him the golden boot at the end of the season because of resting him in the league.

I am not so sure if van Gaal would be able to handle him. Atleast the 2009/10 van Gaal would have had problems.
 
Blackwidow said:
The problem with Mandzu is that he is difficult to handle. Every coach had problems - only Heynckes did not even if he "stole" him the golden boot at the end of the season because of resting him in the league.

I am not so sure if van Gaal would be able to handle him. Atleast the 2009/10 van Gaal would have had problems.
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I was half joking, he is one of the definitions of trouble.
 
I like Rooney but I think you will struggle to find too many neutrals who think that at the moment he is better than Benzema, I actually think that we are stuck in a big problem because of Rooney being captain.
 
Orc said:
Well, yeah there's a huge gulf between he and Chicharito so of course they'd be worse off with Benzema out and him in.

I just think Benzema is on a level below Suarez, Agüero, Costa, Ibra, or Lewandowski.
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Costa and Lewandowski aren't on the level of the rest of that list - I'd put Benzema on par with those two, with form and team set-up mainly determining who has the better season.
 
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