Laurent Blanc has worked with Benzema in the French national team, reportedly his appointment as manager of Al Ittihad was a recommendation from Benzema. Laurent Blanc success with PSG proves that the coach has the ability to boost Al Ittihad performance which slumped last season. Previously, Al Ittihad had almost agreed to recruit Pioli, but a change in the position of the club's top officials meant that the agreement did not take place, and Laurent Blanc has now officially been appointed as the new manager.
Last season Al Ittihad failed to defend the trophy, and they were only able to finish in 5th place by collecting 54 points. Their performance last season was very poor, and Benzema failed to adapt smoothly in his first season. I think the competition for next season will increase, where Al Hilal and Al Nassr will be the two favorite teams to win, Al Ittihad must try to fix the chaos within the team, if they want to be involved in the competition. We'll see if Laurent Blanc is able to manage Al Ittihad well, his success with PSG is expected to be repeated with Al Ittihad next season.
Yes, it's true that now Benzema can reunite with Laurent Blanc. They have worked together in the French national team. And yes, the news I read also turns out that Laurent Blanc is the coach recommended directly by Benzema. And hopefully that way Benzema can play more optimally at Al-ittihad. Because so far I have seen Benzema playing not very optimally and in fact he rarely played last season because it was reported that there was a dispute with the previous coach or something. But last season, Benzema was not really in a fit condition. So the previous coach also argued that he didn't play Benzema for that reason.
Last season Al-ittihada experienced quite a drastic decline because they could only finish in 5th place, winning only 16 matches out of 34 matches. and yeah that's not a good result at all from a big club like al-ittihad in the SPL who are champions in the 2023 season. Next season it is hoped that the change of coach will bring this team back to their best condition again. well, let's hope it works. And make the competition even more exciting.