Karim Benzema has been speaking to the media in France ahead of their World Cup qualifiers and he was, predictably, asked about his competition with Olivier Giroud and his own poor scoring record recently.
Benzema has not scored for France since June 2012 and was dropped by manager Didier Deschamps last month. In that time Olivier Giroud has scored twice [against Spain and Gerorgia] and much has been made in the media about the competition between the two players.
Benzema said:
“I’m living this situation very well, I’m not unhappy."
“I want to score, to be better, that’s normal. I love football, I love playing, I’m lucky to have had few injuries."
"I cannot say I’m unhappy, I’m just annoyed that I’m not scoring."
“It’s a bit harder than previous years but it’s part of the career of a top level footballer."
“You get periods like this… you just have to keep working hard, don’t fall into a routine.”
“He [Giroud] is a good striker, he plays well. That’s good for us (France). There’s competition everywhere, we here for the team. It’s not a match between Giroud and Benzema.”
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