British media Mirror reported that Roma manager Jose Mourinho commented on the new Ballon d'Or Mr. Benzema. Jose Mourinho praised Benzema as a very team player, "He is not selfish, he is not obsessed with the Ballon d'Or and he does not score more goals than others. ”
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At the age of 34, Benzema finally won his first Ballon d'Or trophy, which is no doubt because Benzema's performance is obvious to all. At the award ceremony, Benzema said: "Without the efforts of his teammates, he would not have been able to receive such an honor. Although the Golden Globe is an individual award, it is still a collective award for everyone who helped me win it. ”
During Mourinho's three years in charge of Real Madrid, Benzema was willing to become a wingman on the forward line under the halo of superstars such as Ronaldo and Kaka, leaving more opportunities to shine to other bigwigs in the team. During the Ballon d'Or ceremony, a clip of Mourinho was played, and Mourinho also gave praise to Benzema.
Jose Mourinho said: "Benzema is a very individual player, he is quite capable and very team player. Benzema has never been obsessed with being selfish, he is not obsessed with the Ballon d'Or, he is not obsessed with counting more goals than A, B or C, he is a typical team player. Benzema has done a lot of work for the team and I think he's the kind of guy who is willing to give everything for the team and winning the Ballon d'Or is a very natural result. ”
At the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, the new Ballon d'Or winner Benzema will try to help France defend their title. In Deschamps' squad, Benzema needs to partner with a new force like Kylian Mbappe to secure more goals for France.