Higuain separate Benzema a goal despite playing less than 159 minutes

Karim Benzema, Real Madrid striker, added only one goal less than his rival for the post, the injured Gonzalo "Pipit" Higuain, who has played more minutes than the French in all competitions and scored 10 points, one more than only pure striker currently available to coach Jose Mourinho. The data reveal that Benzema, whose mission is to score goals, has acceptable levels when compared with those of Higuain, who has just undergone surgery for a herniated disc and will be about four months out.

The coach has asked the club luso a forward more insistently. What you been doing since summer, but Higuain's injury increased the need for Mourinho, who in the past month and a half has said publicly on more than one occasion that Benzema is not enough. In total, the Frenchman has enjoyed 687 minutes in the league (Espanyol scored), 284 Cup (Murcia was one penalty and three to the Levant) and 249 in the Champions League (got a hat trick against Auxerre and became a target Ajax).

Higuain minutes before the injury are divided into 971 in league (scoring two each to Malaga and Athletic, Sporting, Racing, Deportivo La Coruna and Espanyol), 73 Copa (scored one to Murcia) and 335 in Europe (made Ajax goal and one to Milan.). Before the match against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, the press conference by José Mourinho was focused on the search for a new striker.

There was only one question about the game against the red and whites. Up to four of the injury fell from Gonzalo Higuain. "I do not want to miss even a minute to talk about this issue," he said then. But he also recalled that the big clubs in Europe have on staff of many attackers. He spoke of five of Arsenal, the four of Milan ...

and the only one with the Real Madrid, Karim Benzema. For now, the French figures are very similar to those of Higuain, but also based on explosive moments. The Argentine is more regular, while Benzema can sin to operate at specific times. In total, six of his nine goals were marked in only two games.

But Mourinho, despite a desperate search for a player to attack and despite saying he would not use "any longer" to talk about after the game against Atletico again made statements. And Benzema, this time, standing out well. "The club is looking for a striker and has not changed Karim related things.

We do not want an attacker because we do not like Karim. It has nothing to do.'s Working harder than ever but is a defensive phase front is not selfish. He's missing a bit of hunger to score. The typical goal striker Christian who likes numbers, presumed to score. A Benzema is missing this, but it's a great player, "said Luso in his appearance before the media.

The club has been launched to find a substitute Higuain. As always in these cases, many names sound. Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Adam Szlai (Mainz 05), Nelson Valdez (Hercules) and Emmanuel Adebayor are displayed front most of the media. But for now, must await the settlement of a situation that Mourinho sure sighs end.

Meanwhile, Benzema is at your own pace. Slowly and sometimes invisible, short, but not enough, only a goal unless Gonzalo Higuain. And he has been playing less minutes.

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Gonzalo Higuaín (wikipedia)