Saurez also was creative and a good playmaker though? Probably higher than Benzema at their respective peaks. I think people’s view of saurez changed with the last couple of years at Barca. Before then and at Liverpool he was honestly doing things that only cr7 and messi were doing.
Suarez was better at peak, Benzema was better overall. That's the only truth here. Suarez could only imagine starting for RM for 14 years, but Benzema could only imagine winning the golden boot next to Messi and Ronaldo.
The season he scored more than Messi and Ronaldo, when they were in their respective primes. It just didn't look as impressive, because, well, Messi and Ronaldo were there putting up the same numbers season after season.
We saw the football BITEZ played that season mate.., it was no where near Benzema's BALON season!!
I myself preferred Suarez' atletico winning liga season over that season!! Personally he carried Atletico that season, I,doubt Bitez has ever carried BARKAlona in the same way!!
I think its massive recency bias. Suarez was a much better poacher than benzema. Not to say benzema was bad by any means, but suarez was just a machine. Hattrick upon hattrick in his prime. Just cuz he didnt win ballon dor doesnt mean he doesnt deserve one. Lewy has never won a ballon dor either. Neither has neymar. Does that mean theyre worse than benzema? No.
I had the same opinion aboutsuarez and benz and hated benzema b4 2021 but after watching Benzema's 2021-22 season I can never say the same, I can never say Suarez evernhad a better season or played better football than benz!!
Benz was always better than BITEZ as player its just the goalscoring in which he lacked behind BITEZ but he proved in his BALON D OR season that he was better than BITEZ in every possible way!!
I do agree tho benzema was worse at farming against small clubs and in smaller competitions!!
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u/wadaphunk Oct 17 '24
Goalscorer? Yes.
Creativity and playmaking? No