From "Silly Horse" to Mr. Golden Balls: The football epic of Benzema and the BBC!

In the white scarfs all over the sky at the Bernabeu Stadium, Benzema and Ronaldo and Bale lined back to back, 1. First encounter doubts: The new Bernabeu who was shrouded in shadows

In the summer of 2009, the 21-year-old Benzema descended on Madrid with the light of 31 goals in Ligue 1.

At that time, he was Florentino's first forward signing for the "Galaxy II" and was entrusted with the dual expectations of "Viela + Henry".

But fate's first heavy punch came unexpectedly - When Ronaldo airborne at a sky-high price of 94 million euros, when Higuain locked the main position with an efficient shot, Benzema became the "background board" on the Bernabeu.

▸ Mourinho's tactical board: He is an outlier who "failed to get the ball behind his back";

▸ The pen of the Spanish media: He is a parallel person who "is not worthy of Real Madrid".

On those darkest days, he curled up on the bench and listened quietly to the booing from the stands, like a young lion whose teeth were removed.

"He didn't even speak Spanish well, how could he be the champion?" - At those years, even the air was filled with doubts.

2. The moment of breaking out of the cocoon: The transformation of the "Running Horse" carved with self-discipline

▍The turning point occurred in the summer of 2011.

The then French coach Blanco's words were like thunder:

"Karim, if you continue to gain weight like this, you will never be able to play again."

This young man, who was praised for being "second only to Messi", looked down at his body for the first time: his beer belly was slightly convex, his muscles were blurred, and he looked like a middle-aged man abandoned by professional football.

He followed Zidane's advice and walked into the Morano Palace Sanatorium. Under the monitoring of a nutritionist, he gnawed lettuce and soaked ice water. He threw away 8 kilograms of fat for three months and grew stronger muscles. On the day he returned to the training ground, Mourinho stared at his clear jawline and hugged him for the first time:

"Now you look like a Real Madrid player."

The transformation from "stupid horse" to "running horse" began with making up for yourself.

He no longer holds his center position, but is like a universal puzzle. Under Ronaldo's light, he was willing to be the support point - retreating and receiving, protecting the ball from behind, and pulling space for the winger.

It is these seemingly ordinary efforts that laid the foundation for the BBC Trident.

3. Symbiosis legend: The silent "earth" lifted up the Gemini star

In 2013, Bale joined the franchise at a sky-high price of 100 million euros, and the BBC combination was officially formed.

At that time, there was a metaphor circulating in the Bernabeu:

• Ronaldo is the flying eagle

• Bale is the galloping cheetah

• Benzema is the earth that silently lifts them up

The moment when the three men jump and high-fives, Benzema pointed at his teammates in the center, and the background was the dome of the Bernabeu

He remembered the night when Bale overtook Barcelona in the 2014 Cup final - it was him who made the ball behind his back at the front of the penalty area to create for Bale. He remembered that in the 2016 Champions League final, Ronaldo blamed himself after kicking a penalty kick. He silently handed the water bottle in French:

"Let's win together next time."

Data comparison:

Players

20-2015-2016 season key data

Ronaldo

50 goals

Bell

20 goals + 20 assists

Benzema

15 goals + 12 assists

He often said: "Football is not a one-man show, it is a symbiosis dance of three people."

4, Houlang Taosha: Ten years of dormant ended up becoming the only brave man in the Bernabeu 2018 Kiev Champions League final, which is the final curtain call of the BBC.

Royce's transfer rumors are rampant. Bale proves himself with two barbs, but cannot hide his ankle injury;

, while Benzema is sitting on the bench, with a sadness that is clearer than anyone else in his eyes - he knows that the era of trident is about to end.

When Ronaldo went away from Juventus and Bale was troubled by injuries and controversy, the 31-year-old Benzema became the only "living fossil" at the Bernabeu.

People laughed at him for being "not as many goals as Ronaldo", but they didn't know that every night he practiced to shoot more in the training ground, he was declaring a war against himself who was once despised. At the 2022 award ceremony, Benzema held the trophy in his hand, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes reflected the stage chasing light

2022, when the camera swept through his wrinkled corners of his eyes - there was a ten-year forbearance of the substitute,

5. Praise to ordinary people: The philosophy of starry that lifted the supporter

In the stands of the Bernabeu, some people cheered for Ronaldo's barbs and shouted for Bale's overtaking, but few people applauded for a precise return of the stupid horse.

But the most moving thing about football is never a single highlight, but a support that has been ignored countless times.

Benzema's story is a love letter to all "non-genius":

1. When the talent track is behind, remember that life is not a sprint, but a marathon.

2. The supporting role is also the stars: each star has its own orbit, and the glimmer of light can illuminate the universe.

3. True power grows like a tree: take root down for ten years, just to get upward for a moment.

In today's Bernabeu, the legend of "BBC" has become a yellowed poster.

But whenever the camera scans Benzema's back, we can still see:

The "stupid child" who was once ridiculed has long been transformed into his own hero in the tempering of time.

The coolest thing in life is not to shine in birth, but to grow wings from the mud. And we all have the power to grow wings.