Solari backs 'incredible' Benzema
Karim Benzema is without a goal in eight LaLiga games, but Real Madrid caretaker coach Santiago Solari praised the forward.
Published : Nov 04, 2018 12:50 IST
Real Madrid caretaker coach Santiago Solari backed the "incredible" Karim Benzema despite the forward's struggles for La Liga goals continuing.
Benzema has gone eight league games without a goal after again failing to net in Madrid's 2-0 win over Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
The Frenchman has seven goals in 16 matches in all competitions, but just four of those have come in La Liga. But Solari praised Benzema's contribution after Madrid ended a five-game winless run in the league.
"I'm not the one who is going to discover him. He was liked by the previous managers and he's an incredible player," he said.
"He's got incredible tactics, he makes his team-mates better and he worked very hard also in defence which I think are fantastic characteristics which say a lot about him."
Madrid is sixth in the table, seven points behind rival and leader Barcelona.