To be honest, I'm quite annoyed with this player and I wouldn't call him a star player if he continues to behave like this. His inconsistency often disrupts the performance of other players and the problems he often causes with the coach sometimes make the dressing room less harmonious. Luckily, this time he realized and was willing to make the decision to train together with his partner and I couldn't stop thinking how long he would want to be like a child.
Al-Ittihad paid him so dearly and he shouldn't have behaved like that. I know Benzema is a star player but he should be able to set a good example for local players in the Saudi league. I think his expertise as a striker could be passed on more to the players around him instead of continuing to make things worse and disappear without a trace. I hope that this time he really comes back and doesn't make it unclear again just because he often underperformed with Al-Ittihad.
This season Benzema failed to live up to expectations, he failed to show his best performance with Al Ittihad. It must be admitted, many fans are disappointed with the performance of the former Real Madrid player, it seems like Al Ittihad investment has failed miserably this season. Even though he has returned to active training, it is not certain that Benzema performance will return to sharpness on the front lines. Previously, it was rumored that Benzema would return to play in Europe, because his relationship with the coach was not harmonious.
It's still remain unclear whether Benzema will be able to perform as well as he did when he played for Real Madrid because this time is totally different for him compared to when he still played at barcelona, people never ever decrease their expectations of him by keep try to imagine him to perform as good as his prime time in real madrid. It's the result of things turning 180 degrees in his favor, yet people didn't even try to realize it. The fact that benzema totally requires strong support from his team while still in conflict with Al Ittihad which is also making his chemistry with club has been weakening. So don't expect Benzema to return to his best form because he's having a lot of problems at the club which is also affects his performance and it matters a lot.
The environment in al Ittihad does not encourage him to play properly. It means that people have unrealistic expectations, such as when he played for Real Madrid. It's completely different when the club plays in Ittihad and Madrid. There are many great players who genuinely support him in real madrid like modric and vini and that's very different when it comes to the ittihad.
People shall move on and think realistically based on the current situation around him. Numerous factors greatly affected his performance in the club. It sounds stupid to expect Benzema back to his best form in the real Madrid.
Why don't people imagine if bnzema plays for real madrid again? it will make more sense rather than thinking of him to play as good as when he was at real madrid.