Karim Benzema criticised for goalless spell

Karim Benzema

Noel La Graet, president of France’s Football Association, has criticized Karim Benzema after the forward failed to score for France in last night’s 0-0 draw with Georgia.

“There is a problem. He is very disappointing. A starter at Real Madrid can’t be as bad as people say. We expect more,” he said.

However, Benzema defended himself when questioned by the gathered journalists.

“I know when I am good or not. Tonight I was not terrible. For me to do better in the next game, I will not dwell on my substitution,” Benzema told the reporters.

“It’s complicated – we don’t win, we don’t score goals and we don’t do good things. It’s a difficult period. I wouldn’t say we doubt ourselves, but it’s becoming a long time since we scored a goal,” he added.

The Real Madrid forward hasn’t scored for the national team for more than a year with his last goal coming on June 5, 2012.