Real Madrid attacker Karim Benzema
has revealed that he dreams of winning the Fifa Ballon d'Or at some
point in the future, although he realises it would take some
extraordinary performances to achieve his goal.
Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi and Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo have
dominated the prestigious individual award in recent years, with the
Argentine bagging the trophy four times in the last seven years and
Benzema's team-mate emerging victorious on the remaining three
occasions.
Nevertheless, the France international refuses to bury his dream of
once being regarded as the best player in the world.
"Winning the Ballon d'Or remains one of my objectives," Benzema
told BeIn Sports.
"I am not going to lie about it. The Ballon d'Or is always in the back
of my mind. Every player dreams of winning it.
"What I would need to do to win it? I would have to win a lot of titles
and score 80 goals or so in one year!"
The 27-year-old then went on to admit that he went through a
difficult period after joining Madrid from Lyon in the summer of 2009.
"I was quite happy with my move to Madrid, but after the first few
weeks I felt lost without my family.
"It was very difficult for me. I had to put in a lot of hard work, things I
did not necessarily do at Lyon. It was like another dimension.
"All the hard work has helped me develop. I know what I am worth
now. This is my sixth year at Real Madrid. Had I been just any other
player, I would not have stayed at Madrid this long."
Benzema also briefly discussed the upcoming Clasico later this
month and stressed that Barcelona are an opponent he likes to come
up against.
"The Clasico is the best game there is in the entire world. Everybody
has to be at 100 per cent. It's the biggest game out there. Things go
really fast and you feel enormous pressure.
"Barcelona are an opponent that suit me, though."
Madrid travel to Camp Nou on March 22. source: goal |
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