A new perspective on Benzema's poor form (post from reddit)

What's wrong with Karim Benzema ?

The Real (sorry) story behind his downfall.

While we all know how Karim Benzema has been dropped from French team and has been treated poorly by French Football , there's more to his downfall than many know.

Before we go into different matters he's been involved in, let's get into the most infamous one - The Valbuena Case.

The Valbuena Case : What exactly happened?

One of the people related to the French National team had gotten hold of Valbuena's Sex tape. This individual passed this video on to a local French guy for a hefty sum. Though this local French guy -name not revealed- did call up Valbuena over the sex tape he ignored it, initially. That was when this guy got in touch with Karim Zanetti , a close buddy of Benzema. While many have said Benzema should cut ties with his old buddies, this man still owes it to those boys who bought him is boots, jerseys and food during pre Lyon days. They grew up together and helped each other as well.

Getting back to Valbuena's case , Zanetti was told to discuss this matter with Benzema to let Valbuena know the un-named guy isn't lying. A concerned and then French captain Benzema talked it out to Valbuena. The only question Valbuena asked Benzema was

"Did you see it?"

Benzema told him

"I haven't , but my friend (Zanetti) told me he has and it's real".

Though the intention was to tell Valbuena to get rid of the issue, he instead went ahead to the police and reported this. Thus when the case broke out , Benzema was the one accused as he talked to Valbuena about this.

Since the (unnamed) guy has finally spoken out and witnesses have cleared Benzema, the case still hangs on.

Result of this? Benzema lost his captain ship, his goodwill among the French fans ,lost support of the FFF and the Coach has ruled him out.

French National Team oust, what's going on ?

Many may wonder why would a National team snub Benzema .

Remember the famous interview where Benzema told Deschamps, that he bowed to racist political parties ?

Though the ongoing case was the main reason for his snub, his comment further killed his chances as Deschamps decided there's no Benzema comeback under him (at least any time soon).

But what has Benzema lost out on since last September? After the coming of Deschamps and new breed of French stars post the worst French era (2007-2012) , Benzema was finally going on to become one of the most prolific French National star, his goals and assists tally from 2013-2015 showed that he's on the right way to lead France to Euro triumph. Who could forget Benzema's World Cup heroics and then going on to he awarded as the Best French Player and top scorer?

What's more worrying is since his last game (2 goals and 2 assists in 4-1 win) Benzema's second choices like Giroud and Gamiero have added on whooping 17 goals over last 1 year 2 months time frame with a lot of friendlies.

Benzema thought 2016 would be his year and he would lead France to glory but none of that happened. He missed out on his chance to become No. 1 French scorer in the history, a chance to win Euro and potentially a Ballon D'or final nomination which he always wanted.

Did anyone know about Benzema's personal life ?

Karim Benzema was at peak of his life when he finally fell in love after his long time friend Chloe De Launay. His close pals say, some his best performances came along when he was with her. But, just before the Valbuena saga, Benzema was planning on getting married with Chloe. Benzema also has a daughter with Chloe called Melia.

Yes, that's his daughter that he flaunts around on social media. The marriage between them never happened though, and it was a highly emotional moment for him. Nobody really knows what went through but Chloe decided to call off the wedding with him in Early 2016. Sources close to him said this was the biggest crack in his personal life and the one that started his downfall. What could have made it worse?

Melia was taken away from Benzema as her mother claimed custody after a legal battle with Benzema. Most of the photos you see today are Benzema's old pictures with daughter Melia.

A shattered Benzema was left humiliated by his French Fans , FFF , Coach and further left alone by his love , deprived off his daughter.

Story does't end there.

Benzema's father

One of those simple men from the most dangerous Neighborhood in France that also produced Zinedine Zidane.

He was a small time worker and part time farmer. Supported Benzema during his highs and lows, but always wanted his son to do big for France. Few people know how strong some political parties are in France and how the islamophobia drove things there post the Paris attacks. While Islamophobia was a factor, Benzema was a migrant as well, originating from Africa.

When these things added on with the Valbuena case and the National Anthem Saga, Benzema's home became a target of these local protestors. Benzema had to tell his father to shift to Spain in a new villa purely for security reasons. This sums up the struggles he faced.

He was,

Disowned by his Country. Disowned by his Love. Lost his Daughter. Lost his professional glory. Attacked by his fellow Frenchmen.

This may probably be the last of Benzema, one may see on top level football. Spanish media and fans have been very cruel to Benzema this season.

What are your thoughts on this?

guest7 wrote:Depression affects your body alot. I've been depressed so I know, you're just not as healthy as you're usually when you're depressed. My hair and skin were becoming very dry when I was at my lowest and I was just very lazy and uninterested in everything. Tried prescription drugs but they only made it worse.

I don't know if depression can give you a actual physical injury, but it did affect me physically imo. Maybe that's why Benzema has such a hard time keeping fitness